Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #2140: Building static library Boost.thread for GCC under Windows

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:19:22 GMT

The command
bjam --toolset=gcc --with-thread --layout=system stage
typed in a cmd.exe windows command prompt does not produce libboost_thread-mt.a
Here's what I got in stage\lib:
boost_thread-mt-d.dll
boost_thread-mt-d.lib
boost_thread-mt.dll
boost_thread-mt.lib
libboost_thread-mt-d.lib
libboost_thread-mt-s.lib
libboost_thread-mt-sd.lib
libboost_thread-mt.lib
But g++ won't statically link with .lib files.

gcc (GCC) 3.4.5 (mingw special)
OS: Windows Vista Family Premium 32bits SP1
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+, but you probably don't care.

I followed the instruction from the windows install boost webpage...

Thanks for your attention.

viboes — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:27:56 GMT

When I use mingw the libs that are linked are dll and .lib.

cc set

viboes — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:52:43 GMT

cc viboes added

Isn't this a bug on bjam?

cc deleted

viboes — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 22:41:17 GMT

cc viboes removed

Does the problem appear with other libraries?

component, milestone changed

viboes — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:24:47 GMT

component thread → Building Boost
milestone Boost 1.36.0 → To Be Determined

René Rivera — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:59:00 GMT

This bug doesn't actually have enough information for us to duplicate it. We need to know the command lines use for trying to link against the compiled Boost. I say this, because last I checked (long ago), mingw would link to lib*.lib files just fine.

status changed; resolution set

Steven Watanabe — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:03:14 GMT

status new → closed
resolution → fixed

This is no longer applicable, as the library extensions for MinGW were changed to .a and .dll.a a while ago.