Re: [jamboost] Re: Patch: gcc -mno-cygwin support in Boost.Build v2.

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-31 04:02:13

Hi Vincent,

> > The first question is why "-mno-cygwin" is needed? I guess it causes gcc
> > not to use cygwin runtime? Why do you need this switch?
>
> Right; it eliminates the Cygwin runtime, much like MinGW. Ultimately, I
> want to commercially distribute the build products.

Okay, understood.

> Well then, I misread the mission of the v2/tools directory. I was trying
> to add support for a TOOLS choice, and wound up in the wrong place.
>
> Is there a way to specify the default value of TOOLS in user-config.jam
> or site-config.jam?

What's "TOOLS" ? ;-) If you mean if it's possible to specify default 
<linkflags> in user-config.jam, then no, unfortunately not yet.

- Volodya