Re: [Boost-users] bjam cross compilation using mingw32 doesn't use mingw32-ar ?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] bjam cross compilation using mingw32 doesn't use mingw32-ar ?
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-22 12:13:29

Juergen Hunold wrote:

> Hi Ákos,
> 
> On Sunday 22 February 2009, Ákos Maróy wrote:
>> I'm trying to cross-compile boost using mingw32, doing the following
>> steps:
>>
>> echo "using gcc : : mingw32-g++ ;" >> user-config.jam
> 
>> I did some search, and one suggestion was that the build process
>> didn't use mingw32-ar for creating the libraries? if so, how could I
>> make bjam use mingw32-ar instead of just ar?
> 
> The same problem here, I use the following:
> 
> using gcc : 4.2 : /usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-g++
>             : # options
>                 <rc>i586-mingw32msvc-windres
>                 <archiver>i586-mingw32msvc-ar
>              ;
> 
> You need to explicitly state <rc>, too. Else Boost.Build will simply use
> the "null" fallback using an empty object file.

Is there a bug report about this in some tracker?

- Volodya