Re: [Boost-build] Building Shared Library

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-01 13:01:50

On Friday 28 March 2008 05:15:02 Jared Riley wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm attempting to convert a project from Make to Boost.Build (2.0-m12). 
>   The output of the project is a shared library.
> 
> The directory structure of the project is something like this:
> 
> top
> |
> --> sub1
> |   |
> |   --> sub11
> |   |     |
> |   |     --> a.cpp
> |   |     --> b.cpp
> |   |
> |   --> sub12
> |         |
> |         --> c.cpp
> |         --> d.cpp
> |
> --> sub2
> 
> Currently, the makefile creates a directory top/build, and compiles 
> *.cpp into that directory.  Then it links top/build/*.o into top.so and 
> it's done.
> 
> Now, what I tried to do with Boost.Build, and I can't get to work the 
> way I want is the following:
> --------
> top/sub1/sub11/Jamfile:
> lib sub11 : [ glob *.cpp ] : <link>static ;
> 
> top/sub1/Jamfile:
> lib sub1 : sub11 sub12 : <link>static ;

So, you are trying to create a shared library out of two other shared 
libraries? This is not supported by any compiler I know.

Can you try:

        alias sub1 : sub11 sub12 ;

instead?

- Volodya