Re: [Boost-build] Boost install: shared libraries

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-21 12:40:51

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> On Saturday 21 October 2006 20:03, Rene Rivera wrote:
>> Vladimir Prus wrote:
>>>    libboost_program_options-gcc-1_35.so.1.35.0
>>>    libboost_program_options-gcc-1_35.so (symlink to the above)
>>>    libboost_program_options-gcc.so
>> If that last one is not a symlink, then that's a bug in BBv1.
> 
> Ah, that's actually *hard* link? Why?

Hm, trying to remember... Probably because that's what would also work 
on Windows where a hardlink translates to a copy, and as BBv1 doesn't 
have a symlink for Windows.

So the hardlink is not wasting space as it might initially look like, 
and works to the same effect as the symlink on Linux :-)

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