How can I decode the boost library naming?
Solution 1
See Boost getting started windows section 6.3 naming and section 6.1 on Unix naming
The ones that deal with -mt and d are
-mt Threading tag: indicates that the library was built with multithreading support enabled. Libraries built without multithreading support can be identified by the absence of `-mt`.
-d ABI tag: encodes details that affect the library's interoperability with other compiled code. For each such feature, a single letter is added to the tag as listed in this table:
Key Use this library when (Boost.Build option)
s linking statically to the C++ standard library
and compiler runtime support libraries.
(runtime-link=static)
g using debug versions of the standard and runtime support libraries.
(runtime-debugging=on)
y using a special debug build of Python.
(python-debugging=on)
d building a debug version of your code.
(variant=debug)
p using the STLPort standard library rather than
the default one supplied with your compiler.
(stdlib=stlport)
Solution 2
From the Boost documentation at http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_35_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#library-naming, the convention is:
-mt Threading tag: indicates that the library was built with multithreading support enabled. Libraries built without multithreading support can be identified by the absence of -mt.
-d ABI tag: encodes details that affect the library's interoperability with other compiled code. For each such feature, a single letter is added to the tag:
Key Use this library when: s linking statically to the C++ standard library and compiler runtime support libraries. g using debug versions of the standard and runtime support libraries. y using a special debug build of Python. d building a debug version of your code. p using the STLPort standard library rather than the default one supplied with your compiler. n using STLPort's deprecated “native iostreams” feature.
For example, if you build a debug version of your code for use with debug versions of the static runtime library and the STLPort standard library in “native iostreams” mode, the tag would be: -sgdpn. If none of the above apply, the ABI tag is ommitted.
sorin
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Updated on November 29, 2020Comments
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sorin over 3 years
I tried to find out that
gd
means in boost library name and I only found two other people looking for the same thing.I suppose it should be a place where this is clearly documented and I would like to find it.
mt
- multitheaded, get it withbjam threading=multi
s
-bjam runtime-link=static
g
- using debug versions of the standard and runtime support libraries. what bjam switch???d
- debugbjam variant=debug
Update
How do I control what
bjam
switches controls the above variants? In fact the only one that I wasn't able to identify is theg
.