Re: Setting library search path for linker

From: quarendont (tomq_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-22 06:34:09

Are the <search>, <library-path> etc properties documented anywhere in
a reference? It would be nice to be able to see easily what I can use
on a lib rule, and what they mean.

Thanks for the help though. That should fix my problems.

--- In jamboost_at_[hidden], Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_c...> wrote:
> On Wednesday 22 December 2004 14:18, quarendont wrote:
> > I think I had read the page you referenced, but I clearly hadn't
> > undersood it. I think I do now.
> >
> > On Windows though, I don't need to explicitly add the boost library to
> > the link step, just the directory (the OBJ files have the name of the
> > library written in them in using the "auto link" facility. Can I make
> > use of this, or do I have to write
> >
> > lib boost_filesystem : <name>libboost_filesystem-gcc-mt-d-1_31.lib
> > <search>c:\boost\lib ;
> >
> > lib lib1 : $(SOURCES) boost_filesystem ;
> 
> You can use 
> 
> lib lib1 : $(SOURCES) : <library-path>c:\boost\lib ;
> 
> in that case. 
> 
> - Volodya