Re: [Boost-build] [RC_1_34_0] Autolinking for unit-test not working for GCC 4.1 x86 Linux

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-22 04:28:43

Dean Michael Berris wrote:

> On 11/22/06, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> On Wednesday 22 November 2006 01:43, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
>> > Hi Guys,
>> >
>> > Autolinking for the unit-test target works in Windows in MSVC, but it
>> > doesn't work in GCC 4.1 -- is this expected behavior?
>>
>> If by "autolinking" you mean the mechanism of linking to external
>> libraries by means of including their headers, then yes, this feature is
>> not present on gcc.
>>
> 
> Okay, thanks for clearing that up.
> 
>> > If so, how do I make my rules like:
>> >
>> >     unit-test my_test : my_test.cpp ;
>> >
>> > Build and execute correctly?
>>
>> I don't know, since  you haven't said what you want to link to. If that's
>> boost.test, then:
>>
>>         using /boost : <path-to-boost-source-tree> ;

Doh, this should be:

        use-project /boost : <path-to-boost-source-tree> ;

Sorry,
Volodya