Question on how to build Date_Time libraries to static linking

[Adolfo Jimenez]

Hi list:

After a couple years with success in using the Boost Date_Time library in Windows with minGW, now y need port the application to MS Visual C++ (actually using 2008 Express edition C++ 9.0).

I downloaded the Boost 1.35.0 version, and generated the binary files with this command:

bjam release debug threading=multi --toolset=msvc stage

The documentation states that, in this case, the names for the libraries to static linking respond to the structure: "libboost_date_time-xxxx.lib" and that the definition libraries respond to the schema "boost_date-time-xxx.lib".

In fact, along with some DLLs, I have obtained some .LIB files:

boost_date_time-vc90-mt-1_35.lib
boost_date_time-vc90-mt.lib
boost_date_time-vc90-mt-gd-1_35.lib
boost_date_time-vc90-mt-gd.lib

but only four libboost_xxx.lib:

libboost_test_exec_monitor-vc90-mt-1_35.lib
libboost_test_exec_monitor-vc90-mt.lib
libboost_test_exec_monitor-vc90-mt-gd-1_35.lib
libboost_test_exec_monitor-vc90-mt-gd.lib

I want use static linking with the library, so the compiler complain when looking for the file

libboost_date_time-vc90-mt-gd-1_35.lib

The question is:  Some idea on how to get that file?

Thanks.


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[Rainer Thaden-2]

Hi,

> bjam release debug threading=multi --toolset=msvc stage

add link=static

There were several postings to the list for that, recently. A lot of
them with "link" or MSVC in the subject so easy to find.

Citing one of them:

Hi,
you could also use the bjam option
--build-type=complete
which worked pretty good for me using vs studio express 2008. With that
option all possible dll's and static libraries should be built.



Regards,

Rainer
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[Adolfo Jimenez]

2008/5/14 Rainer Thaden <RThaden@...>:

Hi,

> bjam release debug threading=multi --toolset=msvc stage

add link=static

  you could also use the bjam option
--build-type=complete
which worked pretty good for me using vs studio express 2008. With that
option all possible dll's and static libraries should be built.

 Rainier:

Following yours advice I used the option

--build-type=complete

It work!!  Thank you very much.

By the way.  It would be a good idea to include those advices in the man page
Getting Started on Microsoft Windows :-)

Thanks again.

Adolfo.

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[Jeff Garland]

Adolfo Jimenez wrote:

>
> 2008/5/14 Rainer Thaden <RThaden@... <mailto:RThaden@...>>:
>
>     Hi,
>
>      > bjam release debug threading=multi --toolset=msvc stage
>
>     add link=static
>
>       you could also use the bjam option
>     --build-type=complete
>     which worked pretty good for me using vs studio express 2008. With that
>     option all possible dll's and static libraries should be built.
>
>
>  Rainier:
>
> Following yours advice I used the option
>
> --build-type=complete
>
> It work!!  Thank you very much.
>
> By the way.  It would be a good idea to include those advices in the man
> page
> Getting Started on Microsoft Windows :-)
>
> Thanks again.

Just as an aside, 95% of date-time can be used without a library, so it's
quite possible you didn't need to build/link the library at all.

Jeff
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