Re: [Boost-build] [boost] [bbv2][autolink] Re: Naming of 32/64bitlibs

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-18 06:51:19

On Wednesday 18 October 2006 13:16, John Maddock wrote:
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > I realize that code is a bit of advanced Boost.Build, so feel free to
> > ask if
> > you're stuck. Since we're in the same timezone, you can also reach me
> > via
> > Jabber (vladimir_prus_at_[hidden]), or via ICQ (100422315), or via Skype
> > (vladimir_prus).
>
> Thanks, but a quick cut and paste and it worked first time :-)
>
> I've got msvc-7.1 and Intel-8.1 passing all the auto-link tests now, but
> there are still a couple of issues:
>
> With msvc-8.0 and Intel-9.1 (on msvc-8) there are some targets that aren't
> supported by the compiler (single threaded, static runtime), I guess this
> relates to your "impossible targets" thread?  Any other way of disabling
> targets for specific compilers, or maybe even only enabling them for
> specific compilers?

If you want to disable specific target on msvc, add

   <toolset>msvc:<build>no

to requirements.

> With Borland, the library files are getting the toolset version number:
> link_test-bcb58-mt-1_35.lib but the auto-linking code expects an
> unversioned name for that toolset: LINK_TEST-BCB-MT-1_35.LIB.
>
> There's actually good reason to have a separate name for Borland-5.8, so
> maybe I should just go and change the auto-link code?

I don't know ;-) Let me know what you decide -- I can just as well modify 
Boost.Build code to omit version number.

- Volodya