[Boost-users] Boost default library names

From: Klaus Backert (Klaus.Backert_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-15 20:49:41

Am 16.07.2007 um 00:31 schrieb Roger Leigh:

> frederic.bron_at_[hidden] writes:
>
>> Just add the following on the bjam command line: --layout=system
>
> While this solves the library naming issue on the developer's system,
> it does not address the problem of someone else compiling the code on
> their system.  In this case the user's self-compiled or
> distributor-provided version will most likely not have used this
> option, and the developer will have no prior knowledge of the
> toolchain in use (as I described in my earlier post).
>
> This is a very important use-case which desperately needs a reliable
> solution, such as pkg-config support.  Otherwise, free
> software/open-source software has a terrible time trying to link to
> Boost libraries.

Well, before I built boost with bjam for the first time - about three  
weeks ago -, I found this by calling bjam --help from the command line:

--layout=<layout>       Determines what kind of build layout to use.  
This
                             allows one to control the naming of the  
resulting
                             libraries, and the locations of the  
installed
                             files. Default is 'versioned'. Possible  
values:

                                 versioned - Uses the Boost standard  
names
                                 which include version number for  
Boost the
                                 release and version and name of the
                                 compiler as part of the library  
names. Also
                                 installs the includes to a versioned
                                 sub-directory.

                                 system - Builds an install without the
                                 Boost standard names, and does not  
install
                                 includes to a versioned sub- 
directory. This
                                 is intended for system integrators  
to build
                                 for packaging of distributions.

That's all ok for me - a software developer.

But: I don't know how many users can handle this, and ... errm ... I  
don't know if it's in the documentation anywhere.

By the way: great stuff, these boost libraries.

Regards,
Klaus