Re: [Boost-build] cross compiling

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] cross compiling
From: Jürgen Hunold (jhunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-15 16:56:44

Hi Larry,

On Monday, 15. October 2012 13:38:26 Larry E. Ramey wrote:
> So that in fact does seem to attempt a cross compile, except that b2 rejects
> it because its not a legal combo.
> 
> 
> I am in C:\try2\boost_1_51_0\libs\context\build\Jamfile.v2 looking at the
> combos and there isn't a
> 
> "alias asm_context_sources" that corresponds to msvc and arm.
> 
> I guess I'm not sure what to do here, I'm thinking I should make an entry,
> but clearly there is some machine code involved in each of these rules and
> I'm not exactly an assembly programer.

Yes, this is Boost.Context missing assembler code for msvc +arm.

You can try to avoid build Boost.Context by adding "--without-context" to your 
command line.

I fear that Boost.Context has opened up a can of worms which these lots of 
different assembler files.

Yours,

Jürgen
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