Re: [Boost-users] RE Can i build boost under cygwin?

From: Steven Woody (narkewoody_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-08 04:22:09

On Jan 8, 2008 3:20 PM, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Steven Woody wrote:
>
> > hi frederic,
> >
> > i tried acording your recipe.  but got,
> >
> > ./tools/jam/src/bin.cygwinx86/bjam link=static threading=single
> > runtime-link=shared --layout=system --user-config=user-config.jam
> > --without-python release
> > syntax error at EOF
> >
> > i think there are something error in user-config.jam or Makefile.
> >
> > below is my Makefile:
> >
> > BJAM=./tools/jam/src/bin.cygwinx86/bjam
> > BJAM_CONFIG=link=static threading=single runtime-link=shared
> > --layout=system PREFIX=/cygdrive/c/boost
> > EPREFIX=/cygdrive/c/boost
> > LIBDIR=/cygdrive/c/boost/lib
> > INCLUDEDIR=/cygdrive/c/boost/include
> > LIBS= --without-python realease
> > ...
> >
> > and my user-config.jam:
> >
> > # Compiler configuration
> > using gcc : : : <cflags>-DBOOST_POSIX_API <cflags>-DBOOST_POSIX_PATH
> > <cxxflags>-DBOOST_POSIX_API <cxxflags>-DBOOST_POSIX_PATH
> > compilerflags>-DBOOST_POSIX_API <compilerflags>-DBOOST_POSIX_PATH;
>
> There should be a space before ';'.
>
> - Volodya
>

thank you, it built and seems okay!  just one more question:  in the
installation directory, i see libboost_thread-mt.a instead of
libboost_thread.a, is it normal?

thank you again.