Re: [Boost-users] boost with mingw

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost with mingw
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-11-03 08:52:38

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> Philipp Kraus
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 12:42 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost with mingw
> 
> On 2012-11-02 19:11:53 +0100, Paul A. Bristow said:
> >> I try to build Boost with MinGW / MSYS. I have found in the
> >> dokumentation
> >> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_51_0/more/getting_started/windows.htm
> >> l that MinGW shell is not supported, but I can build bJam with
> >> booststrap.sh --toolset=mingw under
> > the
> >> shell, but I get the error: mingw.jam: No such file or directory
> >>
> >> Can I build boost under MinGW shell or another shell with the MinGW gcc?
> >
> > FWIW I built my mingw Boost library collection using a windows .bat
> > containing
> >
> > b2 -a --build-dir=i:/boost-trunk toolset=gcc-4.7.2
> > --build-type=complete --without-python --without-mpi --without-locale
> > stage threading=multi > build_gcc_dll_libs_trunk_all_%date%_%tim%.log
> > 2>&1
> >
> > getting the expected lots of files like
> > libboost_unit_test_framework-mgw47-mt-d-1_52.dll.a in my
> > boost-trunk/stage/lib folder
> >
> > and I can link to Boost.Test library from mingw32 using Ruben's
> > binaries
> >
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targettin
> > g%20Win32\Personal%20Builds/ru
> >
> > benvb/
> > \i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-4.7.2-release-win32_rubenvb.7z
> >
> > there are also others like 4.6 and clang - see
> >
> > https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetti
> > ng%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/r
> >
> > ubenvb/
> >
> > I added this tool chain on NetBeans.
> >
> > My user_config.jam contains
> >
> > # GCC configuration using the mingw32 version.
> > using gcc
> >   : 4.7.2
> >   : "c:/mingw32/bin/g++.exe"
> >   ;
> 
> 
> Do you build b2 with bootstrap.sh? I build it with "bootstrap.sh --with-toolchain=mingw", but if I
run the b2...

No my b2 command above uses toolset=gcc-4.7.2, so it doesn't mention the toolchain.  How it worked
producing DLLs with mgw47 in the name, I don't understand, but it might get you going until you get
understand more fully.

> The b2 compiler is build without any problems and works, but I can't build the boost libs.
> Should I setup any user-config for mingw?

I can't advise  but mine has

# GCC configuration using the mingw32 version.
using gcc
  : 4.7.2 
  : "c:/mingw32/bin/g++.exe"
  ;

You need someone much more expert.

Paul

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