Re: [jamboost] Re: dll prefixes + imp libraries under cygwin

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-21 05:01:16

> > Finally had some time to look at this... And could not find any
> problems. When
> > I try an equivalent build of a DLL is does have the extra options to
> > generate the import lib. Specifically I ran this:
> >
> > bjam -sTOOLS=gcc -sUNIX=unix -sJAMUNAME=cygwin -n
>
> Hmm... I tried the following simple test:

You're right bjam doesn't produce an import lib for cygwin dll's, however
cygwin will link directly to the dll *without* the import lib (that's how
our regression tests work anyway).

John.