Re: [Boost-build] [Boost-users] Repost: [Serialization] Build Fails for --layout=System, 1.33.1, vc-8_0 toolset, Win XP

From: Rush Manbert (rush_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-27 16:52:30

Rene Rivera wrote:
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>>
>>If my conclusion that there is a build bug is correct, is there some 
>>workaround possible to make the build succeed? (I looked at the 
>>serialization jamfile and came away unenlightened. :-) Is there some 
>>other explanation?
> 
> 
> Rush,
> 
> It's the automatic linking, which we know doesn't work with the system 
> layout option, which the Boost Serialization library uses internally by 
> default. You can disable the autolink by defining BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB when 
> building Boost as such:
> 
> bjam "-sBUILD=debug release <runtime-link>static/dynamic 
> <threading>single/multi <define>BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB" ...
> 
> Looking at your error output I believe that will fix it for you.
> 

Thanks Rene, that did the trick. I think I understand now about auto 
linking, because I had to fight with it again when I made my first 
Windows app that linked against a Boost library.

I can see where the auto linking would be handy if it worked in all 
cases. Is there any plan to fix it for the system layout case? Maybe in 
1.34?

- Rush