Re: [Boost-build] Need to add "install_name" to dylibs on OS X

From: Mike Jackson (mike.jackson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-11 15:11:09

On Jul 11, 2008, at 1:31 PM, Vladimir Prus wrote:

> On Friday 11 July 2008 17:47:23 Mike Jackson wrote:
>> I have downloaded the 1.35 release and I have a need to set an
>> "install_name" or "rpath" into the dylibs that are produced. From
>> hacking in the 1.34.x release I can do this by editing the file:
>> $BOOST_ROOT/tools/build/v2/tools/darwin.jam and using the following:
>>
>>    actions link.dll bind LIBRARIES
>>    {
>>        $(CONFIG_COMMAND) -headerpad_max_install_names - 
>> install_name "$
>> (BUILD_PREFIX)/$(<[1]:D=:S=.dylib)" -dynamiclib -L"$(LINKPATH)" -o "$
>> (<)" "$(>)" "$(LIBRARIES)" -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $
>> (FRAMEWORK_PATH) -framework$(_)$(FRAMEWORK:D=:S=) $(OPTIONS) $
>> (USER_OPTIONS)
>>    }
>>
>> I need to be able to get access to the "--prefix" argument and I need
>> to add the following flags to the linker:
>> -headerpad_max_install_names
>
> This is passed already in SVN HEAD.
>
>> -install_name (My install_name )
>>
>>
>> So I am wondering what the best way would be to pass in some
>> arguments to the ./configure script in order to pass those arguments
>> down to the darwin.jam file (edited to understand the possibility of
>> those arguments) or set something in the user-config.jam file to pass
>> those settings into the darwin.jam file.
>>
>>
>> The problem is that the "install_name" is just the name of the
>> library itself. While this is an improvement over the 1.34 release it
>> forces me to set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH which I _should not_ have to do on
>> OS X.
>
> Why? Does the dll-path option work -- it's supposed to pass the - 
> rpath option
> to the compiler.
>
> - Volodya
>

I am still really new to boost build. I usually just do ./configure;  
make; make install and then hand fix all the files. I have been  
trying to read through the bjam documentation but nothing is really  
jumping out at me.

Obvious Question: How do I get a list of options that I can use/set?

I tried ./configure --help but only the basics are listed there.

I tried ./configure --dll-path but that was not recognized
-- 
Mike Jackson   Senior Research Engineer
Innovative Management & Technology Services