"Mat Marcus" <mat-lists@emarcus.org> writes:
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 1:20 AM, Anthony Williams <anthony_w.geo@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Mat Marcus" <mat-lists@emarcus.org> writes:
It seems that I am unable to build/use boost threads when compiling with gcc-4.2.0 on windows. I get errors:
libs\thread\src\win32\thread.cpp:147: error: 'heap_delete' is not a member of 'boost::detail'
and other (see below). Can someone advise me as to how I can get boost_thread to build under gcc-4.2.0/32-bit XP machine wth boost 1.35.0.
This surprises me: building using your bjam command line with gcc-4.2.1 on 32-bit Windows XP compiles file.
Have you got the latest w32api headers on your include path? I use w32api-3.10 from www.mingw.org, but earlier versions should work too.
Anthony
Thanks for the suggestion. I naively followed it, but things haven't improved yet.
Let me tell you a little bit more about my configuration. I use a version of bjam built with mscv, since my primary builds on this machine use the MS compiler. But I sometimes need to build with gcc-4.x. I usually run bjam from the cygwin shell, though sometimes I use cmd. I configured and compiled my own gcc-4.2.0 under cygwin. I had not installed the mingw win32 api headers in the past.
OK, stop right there. I naively assumed that you would be using the mingw port of gcc like I am. The cygwin port of gcc should use the pthread API by default. You do not need the w32api headers to build boost thread with cygwin and the pthread API. I guess the build problems you're having are because the pthread headers are being chosen, but the build system is choosing the win32 source files. I don't have cygwin on this machine, so could you try building with "threadapi=pthread" on the bjam command line? Anthony -- Anthony Williams | Just Software Solutions Ltd Custom Software Development | http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk Registered in England, Company Number 5478976. Registered Office: 15 Carrallack Mews, St Just, Cornwall, TR19 7UL