Re: [Boost-build] My troubles when compiling without link=static. (with msvc-8.0)

From: Guido Ziliotti (guido.ziliotti_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-19 03:45:15

Hi Jurko, here is the attachment. It's missing the bin folder because
of gmail (no exe allowed with my account)

>  I do not think it was intended for these examples not to work out of the box. My guess is that someone changed the main Boost Jamroot file and forgot to rerun the specific library example builds.

I agree. In my opinion it is extremly important to have exmaples
working just typing "bjam" or at most "bjam please" . When you  see
examples working out of the box without any pain then your interest
into boost and bjam grows very happy and confident. You see it works,
and it's rocket sience free.

I would like to contribute to make all this "let's kick boost into
play" as easy as possible. And my guess is everybody starts with
examples. At laest, that's what I do when I start with a new release
of boost. I think most - if not evrything- of what needed is already
there.

Morover I am a bit puzzled with the lack of some Boost.Build construct
wich allows you to swicth compilation of examples (or wathever
project) to the insalled version of boost.

To put it another way: I would like to have some built in mechanic to
built against Boost sources (like examples are intended to do) or
against my installed boost binaries and header. My attachment (and the
recepie of my previous post) is in this direction: I've just changed a
conscrete exampls from boost distribution to build against the
installed boost.

My best regards,
Guido.

2008/6/18 Jurko Gospodnetiæ <jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden]>:
>
>  Hi Guido.
>
>> they all work and I am using shared linking. I am especially impressed by the regex.
>
>  I am glad to hear everything works for you now.
>
>
>> Well why isn't this way of using boost and bjam reccommended explicitly.
>> I am very happy with that.
>>
>> I would like someone with more understanding in boost-build system
>> to comment about "my troubles" and Jurko and my troubles solving.
>
>  I do not think it was intended for these examples not to work out of the box. My guess is that someone changed the main Boost Jamroot file and forgot to rerun the specific library example builds.
>
>
>> The result of all this and similar variations is in the attchment.
>
>  I do not think your attachment came through.
>
>
>  Best regards,
>    Jurko Gospodnetiæ
>
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