Re: [Boost-users] [Bjam] Ignore specific library

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Bjam] Ignore specific library
From: Simon Pickles (sipickles_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-11 11:37:25

On 11/01/2010 16:19, Simon Pickles wrote:
> On 11/01/2010 15:52, Vladimir Prus wrote:
>> Simon Pickles wrote:
>>    
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Using Visual Studio, it is possible to 'Ignore Specific Library'
>>> (Project Properties>Configuration Properties>Linker>Input>Ignore
>>> Specific Library).
>>>
>>> We have found this a useful feature in a project. Now we want to build
>>> the project using bjam, but we need to reproduce that linker behaviour.
>>>
>>> Is there any ignore<library>  feature?
>>>      
>> Could you clarify what that option does in Visual Studio, what command line
>> option does it correspond to,
> /NODEFAULTLIB:"<library>"
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3tz4da4a%28VS.80%29.aspx
>
>> and how do you want Boost.Build support of
>> that option to behave?
>>    
> I just want boost.build to pass that to the linker, although I am sure 
> this is not portable.
>
> Have I just answered my own question? Can I simply add my own 
> statements to the linker command line with bjam?
>
> Thanks
>
> Simon
I did a dodgy microsoft workaround, by including a pragma in my source 
code to do the command line addition:

#pragma comment(linker, "/NODEFAULTLIB:<library>")

And it works.... oh the shame

S