Re: [Boost-build] Building 64-bit boost libraries

From: Prashant Thakre (prashant.thakre_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-26 00:37:00

On 24/04/07, Kruk, Mark S <mark.s.kruk_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> I am running Solaris 10 on an UltraSPARC platform.  I have successfully
> built a 32-bit version of boost using the gcc compiler version 3.4.3.  This
> was accomplished with the following command.
>
> bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" install
>
>
> We typically use the Sunstudio 11 C++ 5.8 compiler to build our projects.
> However, we've been unsuccessful at getting Boost to build with this
> particular compiler.  Hence, the reason for attempting to use gcc.
>
>
>
> I'm very familiar with the flags we use with the Sun compiler when building
> our own projects.  Everything we build is 64-bit.  Typically, among other
> flags, we use –xtarget=ultra –xarch=v9 –xcode=pic32 to build a 64-bit
> library or executable.
>
>
>
> Since I am not familiar at all with the gcc flags, I'm not entirely sure
> exactly which flags to use to build a 64-bit version for the Sun platform.
> Furthermore, I've looked through the documentation on building Boost, and
> can't seem to figure out exactly what the syntax is when applying multiple
> compiler flags to the bjam command.  Here are some samples of what I've
> tried.
>
>
>
> bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" "-sBUILD=<cxxflags>-mcpu=v9 –m64" install
>
> bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" "-sBUILD=<cxxflags>-mcpu=v9 <cxxflags>–m64" install
>
> bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" "-sBUILD=<cxxflags>-mcpu=v9" "-sBUILD=<cxxflags>–m64"
> install
>
> bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" "-sBUILD=<cxxflags>-mcpu=v9,–m64"
> install
>
>
>
> I'm not even sure if these are the correct flags to be using, and obviously
> the syntax is incorrect since the output from bjam doesn't show both of
> these flags on the compile lines.  So, here are my questions.
>
>
>
> Exactly what gcc compiler flags are necessary to build a 64-bit version for
> a generic sparc platform?
> What is the exact syntax for the bjam command when applying multiple
> compiler flags?
>
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

 http://blogs.sun.com/sga/category/Boost

 You might have to edit sun.jam for 64-bit build.
-- 
regards,
Prashant Thakre