Re: [jamboost] I don't want to depend on msvcr71.dll

From: Victor A. Wagner Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-03 11:23:29

Many people doesn't like "top posted" replies, but you ramble on so much 
about irrelevancies that I'm going to answer here anyway.
1) look up MSVCR71.dll in the MSDN help that came with your compiler
2) on the off chance you didn't install it, use the online (the search will 
take you to: 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/_crt_c_run.2d.time_libraries.asp
3) read about the /MD option

you'll notice that none of this has to do with either STLport or Boost
At Thursday 2005-03-03 08:48, you wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I'm using the Boost shared_ptr and weak_ptr classes, and the Boost
>Date-Time package. I'm using STLport, and do not want to distribute
>any MSVCR71.dll with my application. I do not know much about linking
>and how the linker selects which .lib-file to use, and I wonder
>whether it is possible to use Boosts without MSVCR71.dll. Is it
>possible?
>
>There are additional questions below, so, if you have time, please
>continue reading...
>
>
>I build Boost like this:
>
>bjam "-sTOOLS=vc7.1-stlport"
>"-sSTLPORT_PATH=C:\Dev\MySTLportDirectory" "-sSTLPORT_VERSIONS=4.6"
> "--prefix=C:\Dev\Boost" "--exec-prefix=C:\Dev\Boost\vc7.1-stlport"
> "--builddir=C:\Unextracted\Boost\vc7.1-stlport_buildDir" install
>
>and then several versions of the Date-Time package (and other packages
>as well) are created:
>
>boost_date_time-vc71-mt-gdp-1_31.dll
>boost_date_time-vc71-mt-p-1_31.dll
>
>boost_date_time-vc71-mt-gdp-1_31.lib
>boost_date_time-vc71-mt-gdp.lib
>boost_date_time-vc71-mt-p-1_31.lib
>boost_date_time-vc71-mt-p.lib
>
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-gdp-1_31.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-gdp.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-p-1_31.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-p.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-sgdp-1_31.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-sgdp.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-sp-1_31.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-sp.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-sgdp-1_31.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-sgdp.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-sp-1_31.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-sp.lib
>
>
>The Boost "Getting Started" information says the "s" in a library name
>means "Static link to runtime". Can anyone please explain what this
>means? E.g., what is the difference between the following two libs?
>
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-p.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-sp.lib
>
>How do I know which version (i.e. with or without "s") the linker
>selects?
>
>
>Another question: what is the difference between the two libs below?
>(I guess the first one is used to dynamically attach to
>boost_date_time-vc71-mt-p-1_31.dll in some way, wheareas the second
>one itself contains all code provided by the .dll file?)
>
>boost_date_time-vc71-mt-p.lib
>libboost_date_time-vc71-mt-p.lib
>
>
>
>Another question: I've checked some Boost headers, and I think it
>seems they include <vector> and then declare a vector, but they do not
>prepend _STL:: (i.e. the declaration read "vector someVector" not
>"_STL::vector someVector"). I haven't seen any "using namespace _STL"
>directive; is it really _STL vectors that are used, or are std vectors
>used? If std::vector is used, then it should be impossible to avoid
>MSVCR71.dll?
>
>
>
>Another question: When I build Boost, I only want to use the Date-Time
>package (and shared_ptr and weak_ptr). I added this switch to jam:
>"--with-Date-Time", but despite this, all libraries were built again
>:-(. Is "--with-Date-Time" incorrect? What should I write instead?
>
>
>
>Finally, now when you know what I don't know, would you please like to
>expalin how can I get rid of the MSVCR71.dll dependency (if you have
>time and haven't already explained this, of course :-))
>
>
>Best regards, Magnus
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