[Boost-users] Re: Re: statically linking to Boost.Threads with OSX(darwin)

From: Michael Glassford (glassfordm_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-14 09:29:08

"Sebastien Martel" <smartel_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:52916834.20040910110634_at_real.com...
> Hello Michael,
>
> Friday, September 10, 2004, 7:41:53 AM, you wrote:
>
> > Actually, although static linking only had problems on win32, it
was
> > disabled for all platforms. This will be changed in the 1.32
release.
>
> I have read mentions that a win32 implementation of boost.threads
that
> will support static linking is in the works. What is it's status at
> the moment,

It is completed for VC++ 6 and 7.1 (and for Intel using VC++ as the
backend, I believe). We hope to add support for other compilers in
future releases.

> can it be merged in its present state in the 1.31 release ?

Nothing's impossible, but I think it would be a lot of work.

Mike