Re: [Boost-users] boost 1.40 beta libs, no longer include compiler version/boost version ?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost 1.40 beta libs, no longer include compiler version/boost version ?
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-18 05:14:17

Avi Bahra wrote:

> When building boost 1.40  the libraries produced don't include compiler
> version or boost version any more ?
> 
> i.e boost 1.38
>    bjam --build-dir=./tmpBuildDir  toolset=gcc stage link=static
> --with-date_time
>         libboost_date_time-gcc42-mt.a -> libboost_date_time-gcc42-mt-1_38.a
> 
> 
>  with boost 1.40 beta
>      bjam --build-dir=./tmpBuildDir  toolset=gcc stage link=static
> --with-date_time
>           libboost_date_time.a
> 
>   Is this expected  or a bug ?

Per http://beta.boost.org:

        The default naming of libraries in Unix-like environment now matches system conventions, and does 
        not include various decorations.

Does this answer your question?

- Volodya