Re: [Boost-build] Cross-compiling

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Cross-compiling
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-29 15:58:06

On Monday 29 September 2008 22:48:33 Juergen Hunold wrote:
> Hi Volodya !
> 
> On Monday 29 September 2008 18:19:41 Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > I've checked in few patches
> >
> > 	http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/49009
> 
> This broke my builds :-(( 
> You forgot to add the libs using "+=" :-)) This did reset the already filled 
> FINDLIBS-SA variable (containing Qt in my case)...
> Fix checked in: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/49026

Doh! Thanks for the quick fix.

> > If somebody could give it an independent try, this would be much
> > appreciated.
> 
> Nice. I'd like to test that, but have "real work" ahead. But cross-compiling 
> for windows with gcc is a long term goal. 

Yeah, I got annoyed with the fact that (i) users routinely complain as to why
we generate windows DLLs with .so extensions and (ii) we have all the infrastructure
in place, and just don't use it. Not that I have any practical need to build
for mingw right now :-)

- Volodya