[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8777: layout=system is always creating symbolic links

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8777: layout=system is always creating symbolic links
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-07-04 09:55:24

#8777: layout=system is always creating symbolic links
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 Reporter:  Augusto Cesar Righetto               |       Type:  Feature
  <augustorighetto@…>                            |  Requests
   Status:  new                                  |  Milestone:  To Be
Component:  Building Boost                       |  Determined
 Severity:  Problem                              |    Version:  Boost
                                                 |  1.54.0
                                                 |   Keywords:
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 Currently, while building boost binary libraries using "layout=system
 runtime-link=shared target-os=linux", boost build always creates symbolic
 links without versioning pointing to the real shared libraries.

 However, some filesystems don't support symbolic links.

 There is anyway to ask to boost build to not create symbolic links and
 generate the shared libraries without versioning?

 I'd like to have the same behavior as cross-building using
 x86_64-w64-mingw32, but for Linux.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8777>
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