[Boost-users] [boost-users] Library names with mingw-g++ onm windows

From: John Femiani (JOHN.FEMIANI_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-20 17:28:47

How does one invoke bjam on the version of boost in SVN-Trunk so that
mingw-g++  libraries use '.a' as a suffix instead of '.lib' ?

When I use the mingw g++ compiler on Windows I expect it to produce
libraries ending with '.a' since that is what the compiler typically
looks for when linking with something like:

-lboost_filesystem-mt-d

Granted I could just put the whole library name 

-llibboost_filesystem_mt-d.lib

but is there a way to make bjam produce .a as a suffix instead?
Shouldn't this be the default behavior if I am using a gcc based
toolset?

-- John