Re: [Boost-build] linkflags not working with intel-linux toolset?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] linkflags not working with intel-linux toolset?
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-21 14:22:55

John Maddock wrote:
>>> bjam linkflags=-lfoo gcc intel
>>>
>>> Then the gcc build gets the -lfoo added, but the intel build doesn't,
>>> any ideas anyone?
>>
>> What's the equivalent of "bjam linkflags=-lfoo" in a Jamfile?
>>
>> In other words, what has to be add to a Jamfile to say "if running the
>> gcc toolset on linux, add -lfoo to the linker command line"?
> 
> Normally:
> 
> <linkflags>-lfoo
> 
> in the target requirements, or in the case you're thinking of
> 
> <target-os>linux:<linkflags>-lfoo

Thanks for the tip!

> But while that works for gcc, the Intel toolset ignores the linkflags 
> command, hense my post,

:-(

--Beman