Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name
From: Jurko Gospodnetić (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-22 08:21:53

   Hi.

> I'm using Boost under MSVC (build from source). Can I change the output
> library name of the compiled libs?
> Under unix systems the libs are named: libboost_<sublib>.so
> Under Windows ( http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_50_0/more/
> getting_started/windows.html#or-simplified-build-from-source ) there
> are a lot of other information in the filename.
> So I need only a special build type (no debug, mt, etc), so I would
> like to tell b2, that the name of the libraries are only
> boost_<sublib>.dll under Windows.

   I am not really sure I understand what you want here, but does 
perhaps the Boost library build script's '--layout' options solve your 
problems? It changes the way Boost library targets get their file names 
generated.

   Hope this helps.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetić