Re: [Boost-build] msvc: shared objects and static libs problem

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] msvc: shared objects and static libs problem
From: Karsten Ahnert (karsten.ahnert_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-30 04:14:59

Ok, I also tried this. It does not work. I thought that 
BOOST_ALL_NO_LIBS is only for the boost libraries (filesystem, 
program_option, etc..).

Am 30.01.2012 09:43, schrieb Jaros?aw Bober:
> The flag I was talking about is BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB not BOOST_ALL_NO_LIBS.
> You are right that this flags controll automatic linking. So when you 
> do it manually, you're linking to shared libraries (unless you're 
> directly linking to static version).
> But automatic linking wants static if you haven't declared 
> BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK somewhere.
> I had the same problem. Try this in jamroot:
>
> project :
>     requirements
> <define>BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB
> ;
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> 2012/1/30 Karsten Ahnert <karsten.ahnert_at_[hidden] 
> <mailto:karsten.ahnert_at_[hidden]>>
>
>     I defined BOOST_ALL_NO_LIBS=1, but the problem is still the same.
>     I think BOOST_ALL_NO_LIBS controlls automatic linking of the boost
>     libraries. Any other ideas?
>
>     Am 30.01.2012 09:05, schrieb Jaros?aw Bober:
>>     >From first sight it looks like you have automatic linking turned
>>     on. This thing works only on windows, that's why you're fine on
>>     linux.
>>     Perhaps you should turn this off by defining flag BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB.
>>
>>     Regards
>>
>>     2012/1/28 Dr. Karsten Ahnert <karsten.ahnert_at_[hidden]
>>     <mailto:karsten.ahnert_at_[hidden]>>
>>
>>         Hi,
>>
>>         I have a a project with several dynamic libraries and some
>>         applications. Some of these libraries depend on other libraries.
>>
>>         In the Jamroot I created aliases to all libraries and in the
>>         Jamfiles for the single library I include all depend
>>         libraries via these aliases. This works fine on linux (boost
>>         1.48) but does not work on Windows machines. The problem is
>>         that bjam tries to find the static versions of the depended
>>         libraries which have not been build:
>>
>>         LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file '*.lib'
>>
>>         I attached a small self contained example. Any ideas how I
>>         can fix this?
>>
>>         Thank you,
>>
>>         Karsten
>>
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