Re: [Boost-build] Building Boost DLLs

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Building Boost DLLs
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-18 10:24:19

On Tuesday 18 August 2009 William wrote:

> Hi List,
> 
> How do I build the Boosts DLLs used to support Windows? As using:
> 
> bjam --build-dir=./x86 toolset=msvc --build-type=complete stage
> 
> from a CMD window only gets me .lib files and I see no obvious way of 
> building the DLLs on their own. 

Are you looking in stage/lib ? I am reasonably sure that the dlls should
end up there. You can build just DLLs using

        link=shared

and not using any --build-type option.

You might wish to add

        threading=multi

and

        variant=release

as suitable.

- Volodya