Re: [Boost-cmake] boost cmake on OSX

From: Mike Jackson (mike.jackson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-06 16:08:25

On Aug 6, 2008, at 3:45 PM, Matthias Schabel wrote:

>>
>> CMake can build Universal binaries. Just set the CMake variable
>> CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES to a semicolon-separated list of  
>> architectures
>> (e.g., i386;ppc).
>>
>> We don't currently support building Boost as an OSX framework. That
>> would be a *great* way for Boost to be built and distributed on  
>> Mac OS
>> X, but we haven't tried doing so yet.
>
> I would love to help make this happen - the current bjam/ 
> Boost.Build system for OSX
> seems to be getting crappier and harder to make work rather than  
> better and easier.
> Obviously, the natural way to distribute Boost on OSX is as a  
> single Universal Framework.
> I'm no expert in the area, but would be willing to expend some  
> effort on this, especially
> if there is some support on the CMake side...

Supposedly there is support in CMake 2.6.1 for Frameworks on OS X. I  
have never tried it though.

Mike