Re: [Boost-build] Unresolved Error using msvc

From: Sandeep Gupta (gupta.sandeep_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-02-01 13:54:27

It seems like they are have been added unconditionally. I have build several
projects using visual studio and in all of them the aforementioned libraries
are added along with others.
I haven't compiled anything from command line but I would assume that
invoking the linker would include these libraries by default ( will confirm
and let you know sometime later).

I would take that bjam chooses to do things differently by default.  Which
is alright, but should be documented somewhere, otherwise you run into
unexpected troubles.

On Feb 1, 2008 9:40 AM, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Friday 01 February 2008 20:26:49 Sandeep Gupta wrote:
> > Hi Volodya,
> >   Let me rephrase: If the code compiles in visual studio without doing
> > anything special (such as  explicitly adding system library) then  I
> would
> > assume that it should also compile with bjam.
> >
> > If this not so then it should be mentioned somewhere. If it is, then
> never
> > mind but please let me know the link.
> >
> > In the particular case of RCF (a c++ interprocess communication routine)
> it
> > compiled fine using visual studio but had the aforementioned difficulty
> with
> > bjam. Therefore I asked.
> >
> > Link for RCF if interested:
> > http://www.codeproject.com/KB/threads/Rcf_Ipc_For_Cpp.aspx
>
> Presumably, when you've created a project in Visual Studio, those
> libraries were automatically added. I don't know why, and whether they
> are added unconditionally, or depending on the type of project your
> create, or if the project file for RCF had them, etc. In particular,
> if you create console application project, will it still link to those
> two libraries?
>
> So, Boost.Build should link to library X automatically if and only
> if it's generally impossible to link an application without that
> library.
>
> - Volodya
>
>
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