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

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-21 08:35:21

Hi Mark,
> Hi Vladimir,
>
>   Sorry for delay - I seem to have wincvs firewall issues at work so have
> to do this from home.
>
>  Hopefully this will pass scrutiny.  I tested with my  fledgling toolset. 

This version of patch is good! I've did just one mechanical changes, moving 
the new 'prefix' rules near the point where 'suffix' rules are defined to 
keep related functionality closer in the code.

Otherwise, everything's OK. Can you update from CVS, and if everything works 
fine for you, close

    https://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/ticket/33

as fixed?

> When I have some slack time I'll take a stab  at creating a formal
> regression test case unless you beat me to the  punch.
>
>  See the "hack" comment in virtual-targets.jam - Can  the unix handling for
> "lib" prefix be removed and replaced with a call  to the new
> type.set-generated-target-prefix in the unix toolkit?   (Unix derived
> toolkits might not like this so I'm not sure about it.)

As you've already noticed, this requires 

    https://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/ticket/53

to be fixed first. I'll take a look at it one day.

- Volodya