[Boost-users] Linking with boost/mingw

From: Foster Gareth (gareth.foster_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-03 04:22:13

Hello all,

I am trying to build an autotooled project that will use boost wave and
filesystem. I can see the following files that were built when I compiled
boost that I could link to.

"
libboost_wave-mgw-1_33.lib        libboost_wave-mgw-mt-sd-1_33.lib
libboost_wave-mgw-d-1_33.lib      libboost_wave-mgw-mt-sd.lib
libboost_wave-mgw-d.lib           libboost_wave-mgw-mt.lib
libboost_wave-mgw-mt-1_33.lib     libboost_wave-mgw-s-1_33.lib
libboost_wave-mgw-mt-d-1_33.lib   libboost_wave-mgw-s.lib
libboost_wave-mgw-mt-d.lib        libboost_wave-mgw-sd-1_33.lib
libboost_wave-mgw-mt-s-1_33.lib   libboost_wave-mgw-sd.lib
libboost_wave-mgw-mt-s.lib        libboost_wave-mgw.lib
"

Which of those should I be linking to? I have added the following to my
configure.ac

"
# Ask user for path to boost stuff:.
AC_ARG_WITH(boost,
    [ --with-boost=<path> prefix of Boost 1.33 installation. e.g. /usr/local
or /usr],
    [BOOST_PREFIX=$with_boost],
    AC_MSG_ERROR([You must call configure with the --with-boost option.
    This tells configure where to find the Boost C++ librarys and headers.
    e.g. --with-boost=/usr/local or --with-boost=/usr])
)

AC_SUBST(BOOST_PREFIX)

# Individual boost libs
BOOST_WAVE_LIBS="-L${BOOST_PREFIX}/lib/libboost_wave-mgw-1_33.lib"
BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBS="-L${BOOST_PREFIX}/lib/libboost_filesystem-mgw-1_33.li
b"
BOOST_CFLAGS="-I${BOOST_PREFIX}/include/boost-1_33"
AC_SUBST(BOOST_WAVE_LIBS)
AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBS)
AC_SUBST(BOOST_CFLAGS)
"

I get link errors when I try to make this project however. So the include
path is working, I suppose I just need to get the right library.

As an aside, it would be _really_ nice if the boost jam build procedure
installed package config .pc files, I know Boost doesn't use autotools, but
lots of people do, and it would make their lives easier  :)

<wish>
  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DEPS, boost >= 1.33)
</wish>

Cheers all,

Gaz