Re: [Boost-users] MinGW Build Issues

From: John Pye (john.pye_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-16 01:12:38

Hi Chris

I have also built some binaries for Boost on MinGW. You can download
them here:

http://ascendwiki.cheme.cmu.edu/Binary_installer_for_Boost_on_MinGW

I can provide the installer scripts etc if anyone's interested.

I have built against these libraries and linked etc using SCons, but I'm
sure other tools will do it too.

Cheers
JP

Chris Miller wrote:
> On Jan 15, 2008 9:17 PM, Jonathan Turkanis <turkanis_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>   
>> Chris Miller wrote:
>>     
>>> Why on earth I try and support Windows is beyond my comprehension.
>>> It's just something I do.
>>>
>>> I'm having some massive difficulties making Boost build with MinGW so
>>> I can start using it from Code::Blocks.  I've tried using Boost's
>>> native Jam system, but first I have to build that.
>>>       
>> You don't have to build it; you can download a pre-built binary:
>> http://tinyurl.com/2q36f.
>>     
>
> For MinGW/Windows Vista, which one would I pick?  I picked the
> "platform independent" one, which didn't work.
>
>   
>>> And that doesn't
>>> work.
>>>
>>> It keeps telling me this:
>>>       
>> ...
>>
>>     
>>> It keeps trying to use the MSVC toolset, even though I'm telling it not to.
>>>
>>> Any help here would be nice!
>>>       
>> Have you tried:
>>
>>    set PATH=<path to MinGW/bin>
>>    build mingw
>>
>> ?
>>     
>
> That's not what the build instructions said.  They said to use
> build.bat mingw, 'cause that's my toolkit.  It kept trying it with
> MSVC for some odd reason.
>
> http://mindofsauron.blogspot.com/2008/01/boost-me-up.html
>
>   

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