[Boost-users] Re: Boost.threads: can't create static libraries under linux

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-20 18:03:27

"Brewer, Christopher" <cbrewer_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hello, all-
>
> For some reason bjam doesn't build the 'boost.thread' static libraries for
> me (the shared libraries _do_ build properly, though). There are no errors,
> no warnings- they just don't get built.
>
> I'm working with boost-1.30.2 on Red Hat 9 using bjam 3.1.7 (the prebuilt
> binary from sourceforge). I've tried executing ./configure and swapping out
> 'user.hpp', but this has no effect.
>
> I'm mystified. Am I missing something obvious?

The Jamfile doesn't contain instructions for building a static
library.  It looks like the docs are out-of-synch.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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