Re: [Boost-users] trouble building boost when there is only partial GCC installation

From: Andrew Marlow (andrew.marlow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-11 05:05:04

boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] wrote on 10/01/2008 15:59:19:

> On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 11:01:20AM +0000, Andrew Marlow wrote:
> > I am trying to build boost on solaris9 where there is only a partial 
GCC 
> > installation.  Version 3.4.6 of g++ is installed but the vendor linker 
is 
> > the only linker available 

> > I presume this error would go away if the GCC ld was used. 
Unfortunately I 
> > cannot test that theory because I cannot install ld. Just adding the 
GCC 
> > ld to my PATH on the front does not stop the vendor ld from being 
used. I 
> > suspect that because g++ was linked using the vendor linker, it will 
> > always use the vendor linker. In which case I think there is a problem 
in 
> > the boost build.
> 
> Mmh, strange but possible ...
> 
> Jens

It's more than possible -- it's happening :-)  Can anyone else using boost 
with GCC verify this please?

Regards,

Andrew Marlow
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