Re: [Boost-build] using boost c++ libraries with bbv2

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-12 05:53:19

On Wednesday 12 April 2006 13:17, Renaud Lepere wrote:
> I would like to use boost c++ libraries with bbv2. I have
> a problem for libraries containing true libs (not
> libraries with only headers) with gcc. (under msvc linking
> is done automatically #pragma comment(lib, name)).
>
> I compiled installed the latest boost c++ libraries
> in c:/Boost/lib and in c:/boost/include using bbv1 as
> described in the documentation.
>
> c:/boost/lib contains a lot of libraries corresponding
> to the availables runtimes for example
> (libboost_serialization-gcc-mt-1_33.lib).
>
> So i can possibly use prebuilt targets as described in
> the bbv2 manual. But is there a better way to do it ?

Yes,

  using boost : the-directory-with-boost-source ;

  exe your_exe : source.cpp /boost//boost_filesystem ;

This will automatically build the requested Boost library and link it with 
your application.

- Volodya

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Vladimir Prus
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