Re: [Boost-users] Building boost with a non-default compiler?

From: Dan Katz (dakatz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-10 11:14:43

On  9 Jul 2008, vladimir_at_[hidden] wrote:

> Richard Hadsell wrote:
>
>> It's the way I use a non-default compiler:
>>
>> # Compiler configuration
>> using gcc : 3.4.4 : /opt/gcc344/bin/g++344 : <compileflags>-fPIC
>> <linkflags>-fPIC ;
>>
>> You may not need the flags, but the version number and path to g++
>> are probably necessary.
>
> Right, that's what you have to put to user-config.jam (either
> tools/build/v2/user-config.jam or ~/user-config.jam). Don't bother
> with configure, it falls short whenever you try to do anything
> non-standard.

Great -- this approach worked for me.

Thanks for the help!

Dan