Mattias Brändström wrote: > Václav Haisman wrote: > >>> >>> Have the test libraries worked in any previous version of boost for >>> Cygwin? If so, is there any way that I can install that version instead? >> >> >> I don't know. The current Boost package is the only Boost Cygwin package >> so far. You could try to compile some older Boost than 1.33.0 from >> sources. >> > > Actually, I tried to compile the test libraries of boost 1.33 myself > like this: > > bjam -sTOOLS=gcc --with-test stage > > And that command produced the test libraries for me. The only difference > from your libraries was that their extension was .lib instead of .a. How > did you manage to get .a libraries? Is there any difference between .a > and .lib in Cygwin? Are you sure that you are using Cygwin's GCC? Or even any GCC? For me, Boost produces only .a archives or .dlls.
> > When I changed the extension of boost_unit_test_framework to .a and > compiled and linked my test with -lboost_unit_test_framework I got a > working binary. > > However, I would like to be able to build my project with a vanilla > installation of Cygwin. This would make it easier for me to share my > project with other people since they would only have to install the > correct versions (preferable the latest) of the Cygwin packages to be > able to build it. > > In what way is the test libraries broken under Cygwin? Unless I add --without-test I get this error after which the whole build process tops: unknown target type for <@boost!libs!test!build>libboost_prg_exec_monitor.dll > > :.:: mattias > Václav Haisman
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