-----Original Message----- From: boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Philipp Kraus Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 12:42 PM To: boost-users@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost with mingw
On 2012-11-02 19:11:53 +0100, Paul A. Bristow said:
I try to build Boost with MinGW / MSYS. I have found in the dokumentation http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_51_0/more/getting_started/windows.htm l that MinGW shell is not supported, but I can build bJam with booststrap.sh --toolset=mingw under the shell, but I get the error: mingw.jam: No such file or directory
Can I build boost under MinGW shell or another shell with the MinGW gcc?
FWIW I built my mingw Boost library collection using a windows .bat containing
b2 -a --build-dir=i:/boost-trunk toolset=gcc-4.7.2 --build-type=complete --without-python --without-mpi --without-locale stage threading=multi > build_gcc_dll_libs_trunk_all_%date%_%tim%.log 2>&1
getting the expected lots of files like libboost_unit_test_framework-mgw47-mt-d-1_52.dll.a in my boost-trunk/stage/lib folder
and I can link to Boost.Test library from mingw32 using Ruben's binaries
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targettin g%20Win32\Personal%20Builds/ru
benvb/ \i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-4.7.2-release-win32_rubenvb.7z
there are also others like 4.6 and clang - see
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetti ng%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/r
ubenvb/
I added this tool chain on NetBeans.
My user_config.jam contains
# GCC configuration using the mingw32 version. using gcc : 4.7.2 : "c:/mingw32/bin/g++.exe" ;
Do you build b2 with bootstrap.sh? I build it with "bootstrap.sh --with-toolchain=mingw", but if I run the b2...
No my b2 command above uses toolset=gcc-4.7.2, so it doesn't mention the toolchain. How it worked producing DLLs with mgw47 in the name, I don't understand, but it might get you going until you get understand more fully.
The b2 compiler is build without any problems and works, but I can't build the boost libs. Should I setup any user-config for mingw?
I can't advise but mine has # GCC configuration using the mingw32 version. using gcc : 4.7.2 : "c:/mingw32/bin/g++.exe" ; You need someone much more expert. Paul --- Paul A. Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 07714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com