From: Mikko Vainio (mivainio_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-30 10:44:32
Hi Paul,
Please see a previous post on this list:
http://listarchives.boost.org/boost-users/2008/04/35614.php
Rgds,
Mikko
Paul wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I find the bjam documentation and configuration files very
> frustrating... it seems to almost do what you want, but it doesn't
> finish the job and tell you how to actually do it correctly.
>
> I have been trying to cross-compile boost 1.35.0 for windows, on a linux
> host. The gcc.jam file mentions cross-compiling, but does not mention
> how to get it done.
>
> I almost got it to work with a user-config.jam:
> using gcc
> : mingw
> : /home/paul/mingw/bin/mingw32-g++
> : <flavor>mingw32
> <root>"/home/paul/mingwj/"
> ;
>
>
> and then hacking away at the gcc.jam file, which checks the os.system
> variable to decide how to link object files and use the -fPIC flag...
>
> around line 703:
> if [ os.on-windows ] change to...
> if [ modules.peek : UNIX ] to force it to use -mthreads instead of
> -pthreads
>
> if [ os.name <http://os.name> ] != CYGWIN && [ os.name <http://os.name>
> ] != NT change to
> if [ os.name <http://os.name> ] = CYGWIN && [ os.name <http://os.name> ]
> != NT to correct -fPIC
>
>
> it almost did the right thing, except for the extensions... i assume if
> i hack these lines, I'll get what i want...
>
> type.set-generated-target-suffix STATIC_LIB : <toolset>gcc
> <target-os>cygwin : a ;
> type.set-generated-target-suffix IMPORT_LIB : <toolset>gcc
> <target-os>cygwin : dll.a ;
> type.set-generated-target-prefix IMPORT_LIB : <toolset>gcc
> <target-os>cygwin : lib ;
>
>
> BUT then I'll have to fight to use the mingw32-ar and mingw32-windres
> and other programs.
>
>
> Isn't there an easier way? *please*
>
> I'm giving up on 1.35 as I've just read about the serialization vector
> bug, so I'll attempt to use 1.34.1
>
> thanks,
> Paul
>
>
>
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