Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #4893: boost_serialization link error under msvc 9.0

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anonymous — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:22:56 GMT

summary boost_serialization link error under msvc 8.0 → boost_serialization link error under msvc 9.0

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Robert Ramey — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:14:11 GMT

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I'm pretty sure this isn't a serialization library question but rather a bjam question. So I don't think I can help here. That is, I don't think this can be addressed from the serialization library source code. Try posting this on the boost/build list.

Robert Ramey

anonymous — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:28:20 GMT

I can link with other libraries, boost_program_options for instance, but not with boost_serialization. So I think it`s a serialization library problem. Am I right?

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anonymous — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:18:43 GMT

status closed → reopened
resolution invalid

I have tested thread, regex, program options and other libs. Only the serialization lib doesn`t link.

P.S. With msvc 8.0 I have the same results.

anonymous — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:27:04 GMT

I submitted this issue to boost.build (#4901) and steven_watanabe said:

"You need to add <define>BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB to disable auto-linking. I think other libraries probably already disable auto-linking in their usage requirements."

I checked. It works. So it`s going to be a serialization lib issue.

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Robert Ramey — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:44:03 GMT

status reopened → closed
resolution → invalid

1) It looks like your creating a DLL boost_serialization-vc90-mt-gd-1_45.dll with import library boost_serialization-vc90-mt-gd-1_45.lib but trying to link statically with it libboost_serialization-vc90-mt-gd-1_45.lib. This can never work and that's why the names are different - just to prevent this from being possible.

2) This is better, you're creating a static library libboost_serialization-vc90-sgd-1_45.lib as a single threaded library, but linking a main program compiled with multi-threaded code. That's why it's looking for with a libboost_serialization-vc90-mt-sgd-1_45.lib) This can work, but it also crash for no apparent reason. The auto link in preventing your from creating this type of problem.

3) This overrides all the checking above so your application might SEEM to work but can fail in a catestrophic and unpredictable way.

Suggestion. Make sure your main program and the libraries are built with the same settings.

I don't know why the other libraries worked - maybe the main program had different settings or maybe the library was built with different settings. I can't speak to that.

Robert Ramey