Subject: Re: [boost] [context][iostreams] Cygwin Boost 1.53 error building some libraries.
From: Mostafa (mostafa_working_away_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-26 14:11:00
On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:17:09 -0800, Oliver Kowalke
<oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 2013/2/26 Mostafa <mostafa_working_away_at_[hidden]>
>
>> On Windows 7, cygwin 2.7, trying to build Boost 1.53 with the following
>> options fails:
>>
>> ./b2.exe --layout=system --variant=release --link=static,shared
>> --threading=single,multi install -j4
>>
>
> unfortunately cygwin is not supported by boost.context yet
No problem. A more informative message, if possible, from the build system
stating just that and it explicitly skipping building boost.context would
IMO be more helpful than just failing to build.