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 10:36:51

Am 07.08.2015 um 16:13 schrieb Edward Diener:
> On 8/7/2015 3:59 AM, Klemens Morgenstern wrote:
>> 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...
>
> I am seeing:
>
> 'boost-install' rather than 'install' in the build of the serialization
> library, with which I am working. Could you try that ?
>
>
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Nope, same story there. The boost-install is only a wrapper around 
package.install providing two possible paths. I really don't get it, 
because the lib rule alone (i.e. without install) should build the library.