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

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Problem with linking to prebuild library
From: tr1gun (tr1gun_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-24 12:23:02

Am Dienstag, den 19.05.2009, 23:03 +0400 schrieb Vladimir Prus:
> 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
> _______________________________________________

thanks works fine now.

Is there some doc about that problem or examples for dll linking?