Re: Getting started with Boost Build and Linking to Boost libraries

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-22 10:44:51

Jason Stewart <jstewart_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Unfortunately, the second library used several boost libraries and 
> the test harness used the boost unit test framework. (I say 
> unfortunately only because I have not been able to get it to link, we 
> love the boost libraries we are using). I added the include path in 
> the project root's Jamfile and it compiles but I get a link error 
> because the boost unit test framework does not automatically link. I 
> apologize if this is a dumb question but I cannot figure out how to 
> add a library to the link command. There is an example in the 
> documentation but for some reason I find it confusing and it doesn't 
> make clear how it handles a library whose name depends on the compile 
> time flags (i.e. libboost_unit_test_framework-vc71-mt-gd-1_33.lib).
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

It would help if you would post your Jamfiles and the error message
you're seeing.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com