Re: [Boost-build] issue with <link>

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] issue with <link>
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-03 13:13:33

AMDG

Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> I have following issue with compilation of one of the unit tests from 
> Boost.Test which uses single-header version of Program Execution 
> Monitor (no linking, just single included header). Boost.Test Jamfile 
> has following lines:
>
> project boost/test
>     : source-location ../src
>     : requirements <link>shared:<define>BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK=1
>                    ...
>     : usage-requirements
>                    <define>BOOST_TEST_NO_AUTO_LINK=1
>                    <link>shared:<define>BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK=1
>                    ...
>
> ...
>
> alias included : : : :
>                    <toolset>msvc:<asynch-exceptions>on
>        ;
>
> <snip>
>
> It looks like <link>shared where applied even though I do not link 
> with anything.
>
> The only way to circumvent this I found is to define
>
> alias included : : : :
>                    <link>static
>                    <toolset>msvc:<asynch-exceptions>on
>        ;
>
> which does not seems right as well.
>
> What is the right solution?

One of <link>static and <link>shared will always be present in
the build properties.

The usage-requirements <link>shared:<define>BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK=1
should only be specified for the libraries that need it rather than for 
the entire project.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe