X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,BOTNET X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Message-id: <49B0AD7F.8000007@smallwaters.com> Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:58:39 -0500 From: Werner Wothke Reply-to: wewo@smallwaters.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: [boost and xerces] ping maintainers References: <20090304163528.PT5UE.260216.root@cdptpa-web14-z02> <49AF8CB2.9040508@sh.cvut.cz> <49B08AC2.60509@smallwaters.com> <49B092E5.40107@sbcglobal.net> In-reply-to: <49B092E5.40107@sbcglobal.net> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Larry and Greg, Thank you for your responses, I overlooked these libraries, mostly because I have not been using them. Your guidance was very educational! Werner Greg Chicares wrote: >> Can you point out to me where you see any Boost DLLs? I only see *.hpp >> template files. >> > > The boost filesystem library is an example; my installation has, > in /lib/ : > > $ls libboost_file* > libboost_filesystem-gcc-mt-1_33_1.a > libboost_filesystem-gcc-mt-s-1_33_1.a > libboost_filesystem-gcc-mt-s.a > libboost_filesystem-gcc-mt.a > > which IIRC were all gotten via 'setup.exe'. > > I gather from a glance at the boost links above that these might be > buildable as dlls instead of as static libraries, but I think what's > relevant to your question is that this library has '.cpp' files that > must be compiled separately. I believe Václav was referring to boost's > sui generis build system, which I always found a bit odd; if you want > to avoid it, this might be worth a look: > http://boost-extras.sourceforge.net/gnu-boost/gnu-boost.html > | Tired of trying to compile boost with some weird tool only a very > | few understand? Try GNU boost! > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > -- Werner Wothke, Ph.D. 3412 15th ST N Arlington, VA 22201 202-379-8023 (cell) 703-527-1636 (home) 202-403-5024 (work) wewo@smallwaters.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/