Re: static lib extension on windows

From: Markus Schöpflin (markus.schoepflin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-27 05:34:13

Vladimir Prus wrote:

> Somewhere in builtin.jam, I see
> 
> declare-type NT : STATIC_LIB : a : LIB : main ;
> 
> Hmm.. One thing sure: borland compiler won't work
> with it (I'm just adding support for it). So, why this
> line is there? Is ".a" a common suffix for gcc on NT?
> 
> In this case, will be need to be able to determine suffix
> based on os/toolset combination?

Yes, have a look at the following conversation:

news://news.gmane.org:119/[e-mail] 
(Automatic lib prefix on NT, 2002/07/12).

Markus