[pkg-boost-devel] Boost on Debian
Domenico Andreoli
cavok at debian.org
Fri Feb 17 10:47:24 UTC 2006
On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 12:04:09AM -0500, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> Howdy,
ciao,
> I started writing the enclosed message to david.abrahams at rcn.com in
> response to a message he posted on the boost list. Have either of you
> already responded, by chance? If not, please read the following and
> make/suggest any changes you deem necessary. You are closer to the
> current build process than I am.
thank you for backing up :)
> Hello Dave,
>
> I'm responding to your message on boost mailing list
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/02/100262.php
...
>
> The short answer is: someone wishing to develop code using Boost under
> Debian need install the package libboost-dev (and, possibly, other
> -dev packages like libboost-filesystem-dev). The headers as well
> as static and shared library files are all installed into standard
> locations. Compilation and linking is done with no special options
> other than specifying the library; e.g. "-lboost_filesystem".
when reporting "standard locations" i'd say "standard linux locations".
> The "-dev" package contains the "release" build with both single- and
> multi-threaded versions, in both static and shared flavours for a
> total of 4 libraries. So the developer may choose to link using
> "-llibboost_filesystem-gcc-1_33_1" or "
> "-llibboost_filesystem-gcc-mt-1_33_1", shared or static.
>
> We also provide a shorthand symbolic link for the multithreaded
> version; you can use just "-llibboost_filesystem" (shared or static).
everything is correct. i have some more considerations.
debian provides also a separate package for bcp, a utility aimed to ease
the copy of specific parts of the boost libraries taking in consideration
their dependencies.
moreover, bjam package is available as well as boost-build v2 package.
cheers
domenico
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