Michael Jackson <mike.jack...@bluequartz.net> writes: > On 12/16/09 1:41 PM, in article > 2a66cbe0-57c7-45d4-8d44-cddc6b935...@bluequartz.net, "Michael Jackson" > wrote: > >> Trying things out on windows and I noticed that when I build static >> libraries that the names of the libraries are NOT prefixed with "lib" >> like in the bjam version of the build. This causes the FindBoost >> included with CMake 2.6.4 and 2.8.0 to NOT find an installed boost on >> Windows using Visual Studio. >> >> Where would this sort of thing be set in the CMake files? >> >> _________________________________________________________ >> Mike Jackson > > On line 705 of BoostCore.cmake is the line that sets the library prefix > using the LIBPREFIX variable. From what I can tell this cmake variable is > Not set anywhere else in the build system (at least that I can find). Adding > a Cmake cache entry for LIBPREFIX:STRING=lib on windows for static builds > allowed the proper naming. Not sure if this is by design or got left out by > accident. > > Maybe we need a "bjam" compatible mode to set all these types of things for > the next few releases of boost and Cmake. At least until Cmake as it is > distributed can handle the new paths in the boost installation. >
I'm almost certain this is simple oversight. I'm reliant on windows guys for testing. You may just be the first to look carefully at this. -t _______________________________________________ Boost-cmake mailing list Boost-cmake@lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-cmake
