Re: [Boost-users] makefile

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] makefile
From: Chris Uzdavinis (cuzdav_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-25 12:12:51

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Vladimir
Prus<vladimir_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Shaolin wrote:

>> How do I include boost dependencies in my makefile ?
>>
>> /usr/local/boost_1_39_0/boost/stage/lib/libboost_program_options-gcc43-mt-1_39.a
>> /usr/local/boost_1_39_0/boost/stage/lib/libboost_thread-gcc43-mt-1_39.a
>> -lpthread
>
> You add those to the linker invocation command in your makefile.
> Alternatively, you can use:
>
>        -L/usr/local/boost_1_39_0/boost/stage/lib/ -lboost_program_options-gcc43-mt-1_39
>        -lboost_thread-gcc43-mt-1_39 -lpthread
>
> Note that this question has nothing to do with C++ Boost. I recommend
> that you read manuals on make and gcc to get more detailed answer.

I think the question he was asking wasn't how to use make, but the boost
sorta-specific problem of linking the correct boost library depending on
whether we are building release, debug, multi-threaded, and so on.  Since
the spelling changes, it can be painful to manage by hand.

We built a make-based build system that supports some of boost name
generation, such as

BOOST_LIBS += thread

it would generate the proper link line, with the properly decorated library name
based on whether or not we're building in release or debug, multi-thread or
single, etc.

I think that a "standard" boost makefile library that can be included by other
makefiles to  make it easier to include and link boost libs would be
very useful.

Chris