Re: [Boost-build] "lib" prefix for cross-compiled library in cygwin environment

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-03 08:41:49

Hi Mark,

> The toolset I am creating for a cross-development environment on cygwin 
> targeting HP NonStop Kernel system requires that shared libraries be 
> generated with "lib" prefix.  Is there a way to control the  decision on
> whether or not to generate this prefix?  This appears  to be goverend by
> build/virtual-target.jam as follows:
....
>       if [ type.is-derived $(type) LIB ] && [ os.on-unix ]
>          && ! [ MATCH ^(lib) : $(specified-name) ]
>       {
>           prefix = "lib" ;
>       }
>
>       return $(prefix:E="")$(specified-name)$(suffix:E="") ;
>   }
>
>   Someone else ran into this problem and ended up having to change the 
> rule above.  
> (http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20060102.130852.3389a353.en.html)
>
>   I'd rather not have to go that route.

I'm afraid that's the only option possible with the current codebase. The code 
above is indeed hardcoded because when it was written "lib" on Unix was the 
only know usecase. Would you mind filing this as enhancement request in the 
issue tracker:

   http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build

Thanks,
Volodya