Re: [Boost-build] Simple bjam question: linking in boost libraries?

From: Lally Singh (lally.singh_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-26 19:01:06

On 6/26/06, Phillip Seaver <phil_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Lally Singh wrote:
> > Well, I think the problem is that bjam's not telling gfilt to link in
> > the libraries.
> >
> > It should be calling something like:
> >
> >     /Users/lally/Work/bin/gfilt  -o "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/mfront"
> > "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/config.o" "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/driver.o"
> > "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/output.o" "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/main.o"
> > "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/map.o" "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/actions.o"
> > "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/generator.o"   -L/usr/local/lib
> > -lboost_filesystem -lboost_wave -lboost_regex
> >
> > (Doing this by hand works perfectly)
> > But the -L and -l arguments aren't there, bjam's just calling:
> >
> >     /Users/lally/Work/bin/gfilt  -o "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/mfront"
> > "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/config.o" "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/driver.o"
> > "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/output.o" "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/main.o"
> > "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/map.o" "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/actions.o"
> > "bin/darwin-3.2/debug/generator.o"     -g
> >
>
> In your Jamfile.v2, you have:  "$(BOOST_ROOT)//filesystem"  Is
> BOOST_ROOT actually defined?  You can add the line "ECHO $(BOOST_ROOT)
> ;" to your file to find out.  If it's not, then those lines will expand
> to nothing.

That did it!  BOOST_ROOT = /usr/local/src/boost ; Thanks!

>
> In my setup, boost's Jamfile.v2 sets up the libraries as
> "/boost/thread", "/boost/filesystem" and I just use those (note: no
> "//").  On the other hand, I've got boost as part of my source tree
> (under the directory containing Jamroot.jam) instead of outside it, so
> that may make a difference.
>
> Phillip
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-build
>