Linking with boost thread does not work on mingw/gcc 4.4

[anonymous]

boost 1.63 when used mingw32 compiling x86 target mingw32 version 4.4.0

Errors: c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.4.0/../../../libmingw32.a(tlssup.o):tlssup.c:(.tls+0x0): multiple definition of `_tls_used' C:\boost\mingw/Lib/libboost_thread.a(tss_pe.o):tss_pe.cpp:(.rdata$T+0x0): first defined here

modify “boost_1_63_0/libs/thread/src/win32/tss_pe.cpp”

#if defined(MINGW64)

(MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION >3)

((MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION==3) && (MINGW32_MINOR_VERSION>=18))

I've changed it to:

#if defined(MINGW64)

(MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR)

(MINGW32)

(MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION >3)

((MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION==3) && (MINGW32_MINOR_VERSION>=18))

[anonymous]

Replying to anonymous:

boost 1.63 when used mingw32 compiling x86 target

mingw32 version 4.4.0

Errors: c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.4.0/../../../libmingw32.a(tlssup.o):tlssup.c:(.tls+0x0): multiple definition of `_tls_used' C:\boost\mingw/Lib/libboost_thread.a(tss_pe.o):tss_pe.cpp:(.rdata$T+0x0): first defined here

modify “boost_1_63_0/libs/thread/src/win32/tss_pe.cpp”

#if defined(__MINGW64__) || (__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR) || (__MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION >3) ||             \
    ((__MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION==3) && (__MINGW32_MINOR_VERSION>=18))

I've changed it to:

#if defined(__MINGW64__) || (__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR) || (__MINGW32__) || (__MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION >3) ||             \
    ((__MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION==3) && (__MINGW32_MINOR_VERSION>=18))

[ljx0305@…]

modify

[viboes]

I don't know if this is the good change.

I no one is against I will apply it this weekend. We will see on the regression tests how it behaves.

[viboes]

​https://github.com/boostorg/thread/commit/5ee3e8d04b7a123f555c36c4b0f6d59df4b970ba