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

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name
From: Kraus Philipp (philipp.kraus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-23 12:51:24

I'm using this command

b2 --with-thread --with-program_options --with-filesystem --disable-filesystem2 link=shared runtime-link=shared threading=multi variant=%V% install --layout=system --prefix=
and %V% is replaces with "release" or "debug"

Phil

Am 23.08.2012 um 18:36 schrieb Lemay.Steve:

> Would you share your bjam configuration with me?
> 
> 
> SGL
> steven.lemay_at_[hidden]
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Philipp Kraus
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 6:05 PM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name
> 
> I have setup the flags:
> 
> /EHsc
> /DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB
> /DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK
> 
> and now VS builds a correct working executable
> 
> 
> On 2012-08-23 02:19:45 +0200, Kraus Philipp said:
> 
>> I'm building the executable on the command line, so I have set the 
>> define BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB but now I get a linker error in the boost 
>> program option (the symbol can not resolved):
>> 
>> "public: static unsigned int const
>> boost::program_options::options_description::m_default_line_length" 
>> (?m_default_line_length_at_options_description_at_program_options_at_boost@@2IB)" 
>> in Funktion "_main".
>> 
>> "class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class 
>> std::allocator<char> > boost::program_options::arg"
>> (?arg_at_program_options_at_boost@@3V?$basic_string_at_DU?$char_traits_at_D@std@@V?$allocator_at_D@2@@std@@A)" 
>> in Funktion ""public: virtual class std::basic_string<char,struct 
>> std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > __thiscall 
>> boost::program_options::typed_value<class 
>> std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class 
>> std::allocator<char>
>>> ,char>::name(void)const " 
>> (?name@?$typed_value_at_V?$basic_string_at_DU?$char_traits_at_D@std@@V?$allocator_at_D@2@@std@@D_at_program_options_at_boost@@UBE?AV?$basic_string_at_DU?$char_traits_at_D@std@@V?allocator_at_D@2@@std@@XZ)". 
>> 
>> 
>> I'm not working with VS all the time, I'm using g++ on unix systems, 
>> so it is a little bit confused.
>> Thanks a lot for your message
>> 
>> Phil
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Am 23.08.2012 um 00:58 schrieb Lemay.Steve:
>> 
>>> I'm not a MS Visual Studio guy... but you may need to turn off auto 
>>> linking and manual configure your project.
>>> 
>>> SGL
>>> steven.lemay_at_[hidden]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]
>>> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Kraus 
>>> Philipp
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 1:51 PM
>>> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
>>> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name
>>> 
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> 
>>> Am 22.08.2012 um 22:14 schrieb Lemay.Steve:
>>> 
>>>> Yes, its documented somewhere within the boost.org getting Started 
>>>> Pages, or bjam documentation.  I uncovered it a few months ago - but 
>>>> I am unable to relocate the documentation using boost.org search.  
>>>> I'm sure it's there somewhere.
>>> 
>>> *g* "somewhere" is a good choice
>>> 
>>>> I am unable to get MSVS static library builds to follow this naming 
>>>> convention - but, I'm glad to know it works for DLL's.  It does work 
>>>> as advertised for gcc built static libraries.
>>> 
>>> But I have got a problem, I have build boost under VS with the 
>>> --layout=system option, *.lib and *.dll files are named without any 
>>> tags. Now I would like link this libraries and the linker tries to 
>>> search eg libboost_system-vc100-mt-s-1_51.lib also with the tags, but 
>>> it does not find the lib, because it is named boost_system.lib (same 
>>> problem with the DLLs) My linker command shows: link /nologo 
>>> /out:myprogram.exe /LIBPATH:library/boost/1.51.0/lib 
>>> boost_program_options.lib boost_system.lib
>>> 
>>> Do you have an idea why the linker calls the wrong file?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Phil
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]
>>>> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Kraus 
>>>> Philipp
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:08 PM
>>>> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
>>>> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library 
>>>> name
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> that works, but is there a documentation for this flag?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> 
>>>> Phil
>>>> 
>>>> Am 22.08.2012 um 16:17 schrieb Lemay.Steve:
>>>> 
>>>>> Try --layout=system
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> SGL
>>>>> steven.lemay_at_[hidden]
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]
>>>>> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jurko 
>>>>> Gospodnetic
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 5:22 AM
>>>>> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library 
>>>>> name
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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
>>>>> 
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