[Boost-build] [bbv2] lib not built in msvc?

From: King, Steven R (steven.r.king_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-09 15:19:37

Hi,
I'm using bbv2 from the 1_33_1 boost package.  I'm experimenting with a
simple library and its test program.  Compiled and passed tests fine on
Fedora Core 4.  When I tried the exact same source tree on my Windows
machine with msvc 7.1, the test program failed to link for lack of the
.lib file.  Adding <static> to the test program requirements made it
work.  Obviously, I'd like the same Jamfile to work in both
environments.
 
Why would this Jamfile work with Linux gcc, yet fail to link without
<static> in msvc?

Thanks for any guidance.
-steve

Here's my Jamfile that worked under gcc but not msvc:

# symbolic name of this code
# and common requirements
project ctllib
    : requirements <include>$(SW_ROOT)/lib
;

lib ctllib
    : # sources
    src/qlist.c

    : # requirements
    : # default build
    : # usage-requirement
    <include>.
;

run test/test_qlist.c ctllib
    : # args
    : # input files
    : # requirements
        # <static> needed for MSVC !?!
    : # name
    : # default build
    debug release
;

Error message in msvc:
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file
'..\..\bin\lib\ctllib\msvc\debug\ctllib.lib'
...failed msvc.link
..\..\bin\lib\ctllib\test_qlist.test\msvc\debug\test_qlist.exe...