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: Sachin Garg (schngrg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-04 18:08:02

On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Rush Manbert <rush_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> 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
>

Why the need to specify OsX version? (I am new to OsX development)