Re: [Boost-build] Static/import library suffix problem

From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-04-06 18:59:28

On 4/6/2020 9:55 AM, Edward Diener via Boost-build wrote:
> For the Embarcadero toolset on Windows the static library and import 
> library suffix for the bcc64 64-bit compiler is '.a' and not '.lib'. 
> However if the library is a system library such as the Windows system 
> library advapi, the suffix is naturally '.lib'. In embarcadero.jam I have:
> 
> type.set-generated-target-suffix STATIC_LIB : <toolset>embarcadero 
> <target-os>windows <address-model>64 : a ;
> type.set-generated-target-suffix IMPORT_LIB : <toolset>embarcadero 
> <target-os>windows <address-model>64 : a ;
> 
> but this means, for example, that advapi.a, which of course does not 
> exist, is added to the linker command rather than the correct advapi.lib 
> when advapi is specified in some jam file. How can I fix this ?
> 
> Is advapi a SEARCHED_LIB, and should specifying:
> 
> type.set-generated-target-suffix SEARCHED_LIB : <toolset>embarcadero 
> <target-os>windows <address-model>64 : lib ;
> 
> solve this problem, or must I do something else to distinguish 
> static/import libraries which are system libraries from other libraries 
> produced by the bcc64 compiler in Boost Build ?

Please ignore ! This post is my error. The Embarcadero distribution has 
64-bit import libraries for the Windows system libraries with the '.a' 
extension.