Re: [Boost-users] libboost_thread-vc80-mt-1_54.lib

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] libboost_thread-vc80-mt-1_54.lib
From: Hernán Leoni (leoni.hernan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-30 13:06:31

hi John
You sould be able to build the binaries

2013/8/30 John Emmas <johne53_at_[hidden]>

> A few months ago I downloaded 'boost_1_54_0.zip' which I probably obtained
> from Sourceforge:-
>
> http://sourceforge.net/**projects/boost/files/boost/1.**54.0/
>

>
> I'm using libboost with Visual C++ 8 and up to now the only things I've
> needed from it are 'boost::regex' and 'boost::shared_ptr'. However I'm now
> building a 3rd party library which seems to want to link to the above
> library (libboost_thread-vc80-mt-1_54.**lib).  I'm not sure whether it's
> a static library or the symbols library for a DLL.  Either way, the zip
> file I downloaded doesn't seem to contain it (nor any other libs or DLLs
> AFAICT).
>
> Q1)  Is there some other web site I need to visit in order to get the
> pre-built binaries?
>
> Q2)  I know from past experience that pre-built boost binaries sometimes
> require quite obscure versions of the MSVC runtime.  That was the case with
> boost::regex so after a bit of advice from this mailing list, I ended up
> making a VC project and building it myself.  I don't mind doing the same
> thing for boost::thread - but I wondered if there was already a suitable
> project available somewhere?  I don't want to re-invent the wheel if a VC
> project already exists!  Thanks.
>
> John
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