Re: [Boost-users] Struggling with Solaris build

From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-23 12:59:03

Sean Johnston wrote:

> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Vladimir Prus <vladimir_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> 
>> Sean Johnston wrote:
>>
>> > ... wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
>>
>> What is the exact error message, and what is the command that produces this
>> error?
> 
> 
> That was at the link stage.

I'm afraid this is not the answer to my questions above :-) But anyway.

> 
>> <linker-type>"sun"
>>
> 
>>
>> I'm surprised that quotes work here
> 
> 
> Seem to work ok. Too much XML I guess :)
> 
> 
>> I'd suggest changing user-config.jam to:
>>
>>        using gcc : : : <linker-type>sun ;
>>
>> and building as:
>>
>>        bjam address-model=64 instruction-set=v9
>>
>>
> Thankyou, that's perfect and it now builds fine.
> 
> For some reason I didn't manage to work out that the address-model and
> instruction-set options went on the command line to bjam. Probably due to
> not running bjam directly and only via the Makefile. Hence trying to put the
> stuff into user-config.jam.

configure/make appears to be constant source of confusion whenever any non-standard
things are required. I'm planning to implement some simpler solution, for 1.36.

- Volodya