Re: [Boost-users] It is possible to build a static version of boost for the MACOS

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] It is possible to build a static version of boost for the MACOS
From: Rush Manbert (rush_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-03 15:41:56

On Oct 3, 2008, at 6:30 AM, kittymaguire wrote:

>
> When I put -static into the linker options, I get a lot of linker  
> errors. So
> I don't think a static version is possible on the MAC.
>
> How can I built each library that I need into a framework for the MAC?
>
>
> Vladimir Prus-3 wrote:
>>
>> kittymaguire wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have tried to build the boost libraries on the MacOS as a static
>>> library
>>> by giving bjam the --buid_type=static but it still built the dynamic
>>> version
>>> of the libraries.
>>

Here is a bjam command line that builds the 32 bit libraries, debug  
and release versions, both static and dynamic, targeted to Os X 10.4,  
with 10.4 as the minimum supported rev. It also installs them. You  
will need to adjust the path stuff to use it.

bjam debug release toolset=darwin address-model=32  
architecture=combined threading=multi link=shared,static macosx- 
version=10.4 macosx-version-min=10.4 --layout=system --prefix=/tmp/ 
boostbuild_20081003_104356/32 --exec-prefix=/tmp/ 
boostbuild_20081003_104356/32 --builddir=./../buildProductsMac/boost  
install

Here's the equivalent for 64 bit libaries.

bjam debug release toolset=darwin address-model=64  
architecture=combined threading=multi link=shared,static macosx- 
version=10.4 macosx-version-min=10.4 --layout=system --prefix=/tmp/ 
boostbuild_20081003_104356/64 --exec-prefix=/tmp/ 
boostbuild_20081003_104356/64 --builddir=./../buildProductsMac/boost  
install

Hope it helps,
Rush