Re: How to build boost to get proper boost::regex configuration?

From: sean_shubin (sshubin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-31 14:06:30

Finally got it working by running the bcb5.mak file from 
libs\regex\build.  I just didn't realize that I had to create .lib 
and .dll files on my own (I incorrectly assumed that everything I 
needed would be in the source).  Thanks for your help.

Is there a define that will allow me to use the regex package without 
having to generate bcb5re300l.dll?  Right now I need the .lib file to 
compile, and the .dll file to run.

--- In Boost-Users_at_y..., "John Maddock" <john_maddock_at_c...> wrote:
> > I was experiencing a similar problem with C++Builder 5.
> > I got the linker error "Unable to open file 'BCB5RE300L.LIB'"
> 
> Which means that either the expected lib isn't in your lib search 
path or
> doesn't exist.
> 
> > When I try solution #1, I get a different error:
> > "Unresolved external
> > boost::w32_regex_traits<char>::~w32_regex_traits<char>{}'"
> >
> > Is there a simple solution? Or should I just try building using 
the
> > makefiles?
> >
> > Here is the program I try to compile:
> 
> I presume that you manually added the jam produced lib file to your 
project?
> 
> Also make sure that you pick the right lib file or the program will 
crash at
> runtime!!  One good reason to use the supplied makefiles.
> 
> > #define BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB
> > #include <boost/regex.hpp>
> > bool validate_card_format(const std::string s) {
> >    static const boost::regex e("(\\d{4}[- ]){3}\\d{4}");
> >    return regex_match(s, e);
> > }
> > int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
> >     return 0;
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Boost-Users_at_y..., "John Maddock" <john_maddock_at_c...> wrote:
> > > The regex lib isn't set up to link against the jam generated 
libs
> > (they all
> > > have the same name currently which doesn't help), you can 
either:
> > >
> > > 1) Define BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB so that it doesn't try to link 
against
> > the lib
> > > names it expects.
> > > or
> > > 2) Build the regex lib using the supplied makefiles - automatic
> > linking will
> > > work just fine then.
> > >
> > <snip>