Re: [Boost-build] Lib rule does not seem to work

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Lib rule does not seem to work
From: Klemens Morgenstern (klemens.morgenstern_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-08-07 03:59:28

Am 07.08.2015 um 02:21 schrieb Edward Diener:
> On 8/6/2015 4:53 PM, Klemens Morgenstern wrote:
>> Hi friends,
>>
>> I am currently working on a small library and I seem to be to stupid to
>> build libraries. I am using mingw (5.1) or gcc-arm (4.9). The install
>> rule only copies the cpp-files and it does not build anything.
>>
>> Does anyone know what could be wrong with that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Klemens
>>
>> PS: The project is located here:
>> https://github.com/MorgWal/mw.test/tree/design
>>
>>
>> Jamroot.jam
>> --------------------------------------------
>> import gcc ;
>> boost_path = F:/boost-arm ;
>>
>> project
>>      : source-location ./src
>>      : requirements
>>          <include>$(boost_path)/include/boost-1_58
>>          <include>./include
>>          <search>$(boost_path)/lib
>>          <cxxflags>-std=c++1y
>>          <link>static
>>      ;
>>
>> lib json_backend : mw/json_test_backend.cpp : <debug-symbols>on ;
>> lib gdb_backend  : mw/gdb_test_backend.cpp : <debug-symbols>off ;
>>
>> install backends : json_backend gdb_backend ;
>
> Use the -d switch to see what the build is doing. Using -d2 on the
> command line is usually a good start.
>
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Alright that is what I see with -d3 - I don't get it. The path is 
correct, it just doesn't build the library.

F:\expspace\mw.test>b2 toolset=gcc -d3
make    --      all
make    --      all
time    --      all: unbound
make    --       <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp
bind    --       <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp: 
src\mw\json_test_backend.cpp
time    --       <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp: 2015-08-06 
20:17:56.971019000 +
0000
made*   stable   <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
bind    --       <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp: src\mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
time    --       <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp: 2015-08-04 
19:49:51.211639800 +0
000
made*   stable   <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp
bind    --       <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp: 
backends\json_test_backend.cp
p
time    --       <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp: 2015-08-06 
20:43:39.429820000
  +0000
make    --        backends
make    --        backends
time    --        backends: 2015-08-06 20:43:39.455273000 +0000
made    stable    backends
made*   stable   <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp
bind    --       <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp: 
backends\gdb_test_backend.cpp
time    --       <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp: 2015-08-06 
20:43:39.456271600
+0000
made*   stable   <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/link-static>json_backend
make    --       <l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/link-static>json_backend
time    --       <l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/link-static>json_backend: unbound
made    stable   <l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/link-static>json_backend
make    -- 
<l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/debug-symbols-off/link-static>gdb_bac
kend
make    -- 
<l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/debug-symbols-off/link-static>gdb_bac
kend
time    -- 
<l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/debug-symbols-off/link-static>gdb_bac
kend: unbound
made    stable 
<l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/debug-symbols-off/link-static>gdb_bac
kend
made    stable  all
...found 8 targets...

F:\expspace\mw.test>b2 toolset=gcc -d3
make    --      all
make    --      all
time    --      all: unbound
make    --       <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp
bind    --       <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp: 
src\mw\json_test_backend.cpp
time    --       <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp: 2015-08-06 
20:17:56.971019000 +0000
made*   stable   <psrc>mw\json_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
bind    --       <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp: src\mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
time    --       <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp: 2015-08-04 
19:49:51.211639800 +0000
made*   stable   <psrc>mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp
bind    --       <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp: 
backends\json_test_backend.cpp
time    --       <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp: missing
make    --        backends
make    --        backends
time    --        backends: missing
made+   missing   backends
made+   update   <pbackends>json_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp
bind    --       <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp: 
backends\gdb_test_backend.cpp
time    --       <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp: missing
made+   update   <pbackends>gdb_test_backend.cpp
make    --       <l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/link-static>json_backend
make    --       <l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/link-static>json_backend
time    --       <l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/link-static>json_backend: unbound
made    stable   <l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/link-static>json_backend
make    -- 
<l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/debug-symbols-off/link-static>gdb_backend
make    -- 
<l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/debug-symbols-off/link-static>gdb_backend
time    -- 
<l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/debug-symbols-off/link-static>gdb_backend: unbound
made    stable 
<l./gcc-mingw-5.1.0/debug/debug-symbols-off/link-static>gdb_backend
made    update  all
...found 8 targets...
...updating 3 targets...
common.mkdir backends

         if not exist "backends\\" mkdir "backends"

common.copy backends\json_test_backend.cpp

     copy /b "src\mw\json_test_backend.cpp" + 
this-file-does-not-exist-A698EE7806899E69 "backends\json_test_backend.cpp"

src\mw\json_test_backend.cpp
         1 Datei(en) kopiert.
common.copy backends\gdb_test_backend.cpp

     copy /b "src\mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp" + 
this-file-does-not-exist-A698EE7806899E69 "backends\gdb_test_backend.cpp"

src\mw\gdb_test_backend.cpp
         1 Datei(en) kopiert.
...updated 3 targets...