Re: [Boost-build] Boost build in Cygwin 1_36_0 vs 1_38_0 msvc dll build wierdness

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Boost build in Cygwin 1_36_0 vs 1_38_0 msvc dll build wierdness
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-28 03:58:58

On Friday 27 March 2009 23:14:37 Brian Davis wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> > On Thursday 26 March 2009 23:49:55 Brian Davis wrote:
> > > I am using just about the latest version of Cygwin.  I have used it it
> > the
> > > past to build in Windows for gcc and msvc sucessfully as it allows me to
> > do
> > > both simutanesously for all versions of compilers installed.  Cygwin has
> > > provided a good platform for me to test these compilers in the past.  I
> > have
> > > downloaded and began using 1.38.0 and have come accross some wierndess in
> > > the builds of dlls between these versions where 1.36.0 works as expected
> > and
> > > 1.38.0 is ... broken.
> >
> > Brian,
> >
> > can you please send, as attachement:
> >
> > 1. Your user-config.jam
> 
> 
> userconfig.jam
> 
> 
> using gcc ;
> using msvc ;
> 
> I use --debug-building -d+2 toolset=msvc and in previous email -d+2
> toolset=msvc so I am forcing the toolset at the command line
> 
> 
> >
> > 2. The output of the build with additional --debug-building option
> 
> 
> See attached

Thanks. This confirms what Steven recommended. Because you appear to be using
cygwin build of Boost.Jam, the target-os feature is defaulted to 'cygwin'.

- Volodya