Re: [Boost-build] bug in toolset configuration of gcc - still notfixed for 1.34.1?!

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-31 04:19:41

Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden] wrote:

> Hello Vladimir,
> 
>> Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden] wrote:
>> 
>> > Hello,
>> > I'll try to compile boost 1.34.1 on HP/UX 11.11 (acc 3.x
>> last version
>> > on this platform - not able to compile boost).
>> > 
>> > bjam --prefix=/opt/boost-1_34_1 --with-thread --toolset=gcc
>> > link=shared
>> > 
>> > I get following linker error which was already adressed in
>> > (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/15577)
>> on 15. May:
>> > 
>> > gcc.link.dll
>> > bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.0.2/release/threading-multi/libboost
>> > _thread-gcc40-mt-1_34_1.so.1.34.1
>> > ld: (Warning): Incorrect '-' in symbol pattern
>> > "libboost_thread-gcc40-mt-1_34_1.
>> > so.1.34.1". Ignoring pattern
>> > "libboost_thread-gcc40-mt-1_34_1.so.1.34.1".
>> > ld: Unrecognized argument: --start-group Fatal error.
>> > 
>> > This is caused by the fact, that in the configuration of gcc in
>> > tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam still the linker options of gnu ld are
>> > set.But on HP/UX you have to use the hpux linker options -
>> it doesn't
>> > know '--start-group' etc.
>> > 
>> > How can I change this linker-type=hpux is not recognized.
>> 
>> Per http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/15598
>> you have to change the gcc.jam:init-link-flags to handle
>> 'hpux' as the linker type.
> 
> I tried this already in may - but no success :(

Do you have a patch to show?

>> Then, you have to configure gcc like:
>> 
>>         using gcc : version : command : <linker-type>hpux ;
> 
> I did not reconfigure gcc - could you tell me how/where I should do
> this? I assume somewhere in gcc.jam but ther is no entry using gcc ...

You put that in your user-config.jam

>> As for "still not fixed for 1.34.1?!" from the subject line
>> -- is this problem recorded in the tracker? If not, then it's
>> not surprising nobody noticed.
> 
> Someone told me that he will adress this after its vacation - seams he
> forgot it.

I guess that was not me -- at least I don't think I planned, or had,
a vacation ;-)

- Volodya