Re: [Boost-build] Avoid static dependencies when linking a shared lib

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Avoid static dependencies when linking a shared lib
From: Nogradi, Chris (Chris.Nogradi_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-07-23 08:53:27

On Sun 7/22/2012 8:56 AM, Bo Jensen wrote:
> > I have build a shared library, which in the build process depends on
> > some static libraries among other some boost libs. As a build test, I
> > added a test source linking with this shared library, but when it
> > links it insist on adding the static libraries which the shared
> > library depended on initially.

On Sunday, July 22, 2012 9:11 AM, Jurko Gospodnetic wrote:
>    Could you prepare a small stand-alone project reproducing the
> problem?

I have previously provided the following example (and fix) which I believe is the same as the one reported here:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/24424/focus=25122

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/25122/match=nogradi


Thanks,

Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-build-
> bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jurko Gospodnetic
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 9:11 AM
> To: boost-build_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Avoid static dependencies when linking a
> shared lib
>
>    Hi.
>
> > I have build a shared library, which in the build process depends on
> > some static libraries among other some boost libs. As a build test, I
> > added a test source linking with this shared library, but when it
> > links it insist on adding the static libraries which the shared
> > library depended on initially.
> >
> > I am just adding the shared library in sources like :
> >
> > mylib/<link>shared
> >
> > In my case the build fails on windows, because of the extra static
> > libraries.
>
>    Could you prepare a small stand-alone project reproducing the
> problem?
>
>    And are you sure it is the actual original static library and not
> import library for you shared library that is causing the problem?
>
>    Best regards,
>      Jurko Gospodnetić
>
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