Re: [boost] Finding the correct library to link (feature request for pkg-config support)
on Sat Jul 14 2007, Roger Leigh <rleigh-AT-whinlatter.ukfsn.org> wrote:
It would be great if Boost would provide a mechanism to allow such discovery. Such a mechanism already exists, and is called "pkg-config". By installing a small file in LIBDIR/pkgconfig for each Boost library, the pkg-config tool or PKG_CHECK_MODULES Autoconf macro may be used to query this information.
Please enter all of the material in your post into a ticket at svn.boost.org It's important, and I don't want it to get lost. Thanks, -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com The Astoria Seminar ==> http://www.astoriaseminar.com
David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> writes:
on Sat Jul 14 2007, Roger Leigh <rleigh-AT-whinlatter.ukfsn.org> wrote:
It would be great if Boost would provide a mechanism to allow such discovery. Such a mechanism already exists, and is called "pkg-config". By installing a small file in LIBDIR/pkgconfig for each Boost library, the pkg-config tool or PKG_CHECK_MODULES Autoconf macro may be used to query this information.
Please enter all of the material in your post into a ticket at svn.boost.org It's important, and I don't want it to get lost.
Done. It's at http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1094 Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `- GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please GPG sign your mail.
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