Re: [Boost-build] Cannot build boost::serialization for x64 (crosscompile)

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Cannot build boost::serialization for x64 (crosscompile)
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-19 14:07:17

On Friday 19 September 2008 22:51:02 Robert Ramey wrote:

> >>> a) The tests need to be made compile-only or
> >>> b) You need to find another way to determine whether to build the
> >>>      wide character versions.
> >>
> >> Exactly.
> >
> > Well, whereas my above statement is as correct as it could be, it's
> > also
> > totally useless as far as original problem is concerned, here and now.
> >
> > Armin, go to libs/serialization/build/Jamfile.v2 and find this line:
> >
> >    : requirements <dependency>../../config/test//BOOST_NO_STD_LOCALE
> >
> > and remove the
> >
> > <dependency>../../config/test//BOOST_NO_STD_LOCALE
> >
> > part of it. Then it should work.
> >
> 
> Hmmm, I see the problem here.  Does anyone have a suggestion which would
> achieve the desired goal and still permit cross compilation?

Steven listed two approaches above. Yet another approach is to implement
a capability in Boost.Build to run target applications on host using some
kind of simulator, but I don't think this approach is going to help much
in this specific case.

- Volodya