[Boost-users] need help configuring Boost for CodeSourcery ARM g++ compiler

From: Rob Desbois (rob.desbois_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-02-06 06:49:44

I need to compile Boost for an embedded target running GNU/Linux on an ARM CPU.
The toolchain for this is proprietary, compiler executable names are
like "arm-none-linux-gnueabi-g++".

I'm having trouble compiling with this toolchain though - I can't
figure out (even with the documentation) what I'm doing wrong, but
AFAICT Boost.Build keeps using my default gcc toolchain.
In case it's relevant I'm on Cygwin using a self-compiled bjam
executable, Boost is v1.34.1

My user-config.jam looks like this:
<<<<<<<<<<
  # Compiler configuration
  # using gcc ;
  using gcc : : arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc ;
  using g++ : : arm-none-linux-gnueabi-g++ ;

  # Python configuration
  using python : 2.5 : /usr ;
>>>>>>>>>>

A dry run of the compilation with command:
  ./bjam --with-iostreams --with-regex --with-serialization
--with-test --with-thread --toolset=gcc stage -n

Produces a lot of output along these lines:
<<<<<<<<<<
  Building Boost.Regex with the optional Unicode/ICU support disabled.
  Please refer to the Boost.Regex documentation for more information
  (don't panic: this is a strictly optional feature).
  ...patience...
  ...found 2215 targets...
  ...updating 977 targets...

  [--- snipped a load of 'MkDir1' lines ---]

  gcc.compile.c++
bin.v2/libs/serialization/build/gcc-3.4.4/release/threading-multi/basic_archive.o

      "g++"  -ftemplate-depth-128 -O3 -finline-functions -Wno-inline
-Wall -mthreads  -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1 -DBOOST_SERIALIZATION_DYN_LINK=1
-DNDEBUG  -I"." -c -o
"bin.v2\libs\serialization\build\gcc-3.4.4\release\threading-multi\basic_archive.o"
"libs\serialization\src\basic_archive.cpp"
>>>>>>>>>>

Why is it continuing to use "g++" when i've specified a different g++
executable to be used?
Can anyone help me please?

TIA,
--rob