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

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-08 09:32:37

Steven Woody wrote:

> 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?

Boost.Thread is surely built with multi-threading on, so what you get is
expected.

- Volodya