Re: [Boost-build] [1.37][VC8.0] Building Filesystem Library

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [1.37][VC8.0] Building Filesystem Library
From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-23 13:23:41

"Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]> skrev i meddelandet news:200811221140.41517.ghost_at_cs.msu.su...
> On Friday 21 November 2008 14:47:40 Johan Nilsson wrote:
>> Michael Jackson wrote:
>> > On Nov 20, 2008, at 10:21 AM, df.trash wrote:
>> >

[snip]

>> 
>> >
>> >
>> > bjam release --with-filesystem --with-system --toolset=msvc-7.1
>> > link=static
>> >
>> > should get you there. It should compile BOTH the filesystem and system
>> > libraries for you.
>> 
>> OTOH, as system is a dependency of filesystem - why isn't it built 
>> automagically? Kind of defeats the principle of least surprise.
>> 
>> Also, isn't there a missing stage/install target here somewhere?
> 
> When I do:
> 
> bjam --with-filesystem stage
> 
> the system library is built and installed. Same for 'install'. df.trash, did you
> omit 'stage' or 'install' target?

Well, I'm not the original poster, so I wouldn't know.

/ Johan