[Boost-build] Generate msvc PDB files for static libs?

Subject: [Boost-build] Generate msvc PDB files for static libs?
From: Martin B. (0xCDCDCDCD_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-03 07:33:49

In this old thread:
   "Creating MSVC .pdb files for static libraries" --
   http://lists.boost.org/boost-build/2008/01/18379.php

it seems to be established that you cannot create usable pdb files 
(correctly named) for static boost libs out of the box with bjam.

That is, `debug-symbols=on debug-store=database`*does* work correctly 
for PDBs [*] for DLL libraries, but it *does not* work for static 
("libboost...lib") libraries.

I have found that for static libraries, one can always specify 
`debug-store=object` to directly embed the symbol information into the 
.lib file, but for uniformity it might be preferable to have the symbols 
stored in properly named PDB files.

Is this summary still accurate? Are there any plans to fix the 
suboptimal handling of debugging symbols for out-of-the-box boost builds 
on msvc?

cheers,
Martin

[*] with the caveat that they are not put into the stage directory:
   "bjam and msvc PDB files destination directory?" --
   http://lists.boost.org/boost-build/2010/11/24272.php)