Re: [Boost-build] Building libraries for gcc with cygwin

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Building libraries for gcc with cygwin
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-18 12:37:25

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jürgen Hunold [mailto:jhunold_at_gmx.eu]
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:04 AM
> To: Boost.Build developer's and user's list
> Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Building libraries for gcc with cygwin
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Thursday, 18. October 2012 10:46:21 Paul A. Bristow wrote:
> > But this is slightly worrying
> >
> >     - gcc visibility           : no
> 
> Well, gcc-3.4 has no "visibility" support. But dllexport/import should work.
> The tricky part is to get this test to be executed if not targeting anything windowslike. Just
ignore this.
> 
> > and this
> >
> >     - g++ -shared-* supported  : yes
> 
> This test is from Boost.Locale which you have disabled. No library, no config test it needs.
> 
> > But some libraries are building (though I fear that I need to upgrade
> > from gcc 3.4.4 from other messages).
> 
> Well, I gave up on 3.x ages ago and start with 4.4 again. It is simply too old.

Thanks for this advice - I just installed Cygwin 'out-of-the-box'.

I'll try to upgrade gcc.

Paul

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