Re: [jamboost] static lib extension on windows

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-12-02 02:59:58

David Abrahams wrote:
> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>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?
> 
> 
> For Cygwin GCC, that's right.

Ick! Can it handle "lib", so that we don't have to implement
per-toolset suffix right now?

>>In this case, will be need to be able to determine suffix
>>based on os/toolset combination?
> 
> 
> It's not required, but desirable. You can optionally generate import
> libraries with Cygwin GCC, and those should have extension
> ".dll.a". Believe it!

Fancy!

OK, filed

http://zigzag.cs.msu.su:7814/scarab/issues/id/BB14

Have to implement new system libraries interface before turning
to it.

- Volodya