Re: [Boost-build] Solaris 10 and <runtime-link>static

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-15 18:24:46

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of 
> Caleb Epstein
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:23 PM
> To: Boost.Build developer's and user's list; Running Boost 
> regression tests
> Subject: [Boost-build] Solaris 10 and <runtime-link>static
> 
> Solaris 10 doesn't offer static versions of system libraries 
> like libsocket, libc, libm, etc, so tests that insist on 
> static linking are failing:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/lme9v
> 
> I think that "gcc -static" should basically be verboten on 
> Solaris 10 (and possibly some earlier releases as well).  How 
> can I teach BBv2 this?

In general, hasn't Solaris deprecated static libraries in that it tells
you not to use them?