Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #4614: Unable to statically link thread lib on mingw/win32

Steven Watanabe — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:40:34 GMT

From the error message, it looks like you compiled to link to dll. Is either BOOST_THREAD_DYN_LINK or BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK defined?

anonymous — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:51:44 GMT

Looks like :) But BOOST_THREAD_DYN_LINK/BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK is not defined by me.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:57:39 GMT

If I try dynamic linking, it links well, but I get error while executing application: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:24:53 GMT

Problem is here: file /boost/thread/detail/config.hpp:40 (boost version 1.44)

I added "

defined(MINGW32)" at the end of line and all works fine (with exception if bug 4258, walkaround writed here: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4258#comment:6)

koradlow@… — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:38:03 GMT

I recompiled the lib with the proposed changes to config.hpp:40

if defined(BOOST_MSVC) || defined(BOOST_INTEL_WIN) || defined(MINGW32) || defined(BOOST_MINGW32)

But I still get the same linker error as mentioned above trying to link statically. Using boost 1.44, mingw 3.15 and gcc 4.4.0, dynamically linking works fine though

This is my link command which causes the errors

g++.exe  -static -o .../main.o -L/D/boost_1_44_0/stage/lib /D/boost_1_44_0/stage/lib/libboost_thread-mgw44-mt-sd-1_44.a

btw: I also had to apply this patch https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4315

koradlow@… — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:32:52 GMT

Found a solution that works for me: apply this patch: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/ recompile, add the preprocessor directive: BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB
Now I can link against the static librarary without any problems

koradlow@… — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:33:58 GMT

Replying to koradlow@…: complete Link: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4258

severity, milestone changed; cc set

Bryce Adelstein Lelbach — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:11:02 GMT

cc Bryce Adelstein Lelbach added
severity Regression → Showstopper
milestone To Be Determined → Boost-1.45.0

Not a duplicate of #4258, I believe, though the fix given in #4258 apparently works for this.

status changed; resolution set

Anthony Williams — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:54:22 GMT

status new → closed
resolution → fixed

Static linking seems to work fine now #4258 is fixed.

gtoknu — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:34:57 GMT

nor koradlow answer, nor Danil answer worked for me, any hints? I can't figure it out why I can't link it.

WFrane — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:08:51 GMT

Replying to anthonyw:

Static linking seems to work fine now #4258 is fixed.

It appears that adding #define BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB before other boost thread-related preprocessor directives is still required for static linking when using MinGW (tested using Boost 1.45.0 and MinGW 4.4.1).

@gtoknu: This may be too late for you, but adding #define BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB before the include statements for the boost headers worked for me. I also recompiled the boost libraries after modifying config.hpp in the manner indicated by koradlow in comment 5, but I'm not certain that doing so is necessary.

anonymous — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:39:39 GMT

Still don't work for me any suggestions?

Karin J — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:29:59 GMT

Replying to anonymous:

Still don't work for me any suggestions?

Try changing the order of the libraries. Some linkers take order into account. I am using Eclipse and it appears that the order that works is exactly opposite to what I assumed; namely, library A depending on library B is listed BEFORE B.

poiuz — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:55:20 GMT

Replying to WFrane:

It appears that adding #define BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB before other boost thread-related preprocessor directives is still required for static linking when using MinGW (tested using Boost 1.45.0 and MinGW 4.4.1).

It is still necessary with Boost 1.48 and MinGW GCC 4.6.2. Without #define BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB the example Timer5 from the Boost.Asio tutorial cannot be linked to the static thread library.