Re: [Boost-build] Problem with linking to prebuild library

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Problem with linking to prebuild library
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-19 15:03:09

On Tuesday 19 May 2009 22:50:49 tr1gun wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> i have a problem with building a dll that links to a prebuild dll. I have declared following targets in ftdi.jam:
> 
>     searched-lib ftddriver   : 
>                     :   <name>ftd2xx
>                         <include>$(inc_dir)
>                         <search>$(lib_dir)
>                     :
>                     :   <include>$(inc_dir)
>                         <search>$(lib_dir)

I suggest you drop this.

>                     ;
> 
>     lib ftdi2cdriver  :   [ path.glob $(location)/ftdi_i2c : *.cpp ]
>                             ftddriver
>                       :   <include>$(inc_dir)
>                           <define>FTCI2C_EXPORTS
>                           <define>_USRDLL
>                       :   <link>shared
>                       :   
>                       ;
> 
> The command to build is:
> bjam --user-config=config.jam /ftdi//ftdi2cdriver link=shared
> 
> It prints out that there are some targets but doesn't build anything.

The problem is that ftddriver usage requirements include <search> which
causes the second target to be treated as searched lib without any
warning. (That is the reason searched-lib is the recommended way now --
it's more explicitly and does not require no guessing).

- Volodya