MinGW and libs name

[jfouche]

Hi Eran

I'm using MinGW and boost. When I compile (for example) boost::program_options with bjam, using :

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bjam --toolset=gcc --with-program_options release stage

The result is libboost_program_options-mgw34-mt.lib

If I add this lib in project settings (ie : libboost_program_options-mgw34-mt), I see that CodeLite generate the following makefile :

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Libs :=$(LibrarySwitch)boost_program_options-mgw34-mt

which is not correct for MinGW. I would like :

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Libs :=$(LibrarySwitch)libboost_program_options-mgw34-mt

with the lib prefix.

Actually, I always rename boost generated libs from .lib to .a, so that CodeLite makefile generation can link with my boost libs. What is your point of view about this ? What about a request (and maybe a patch, if I have some time to spend...) ?

[jfouche]

No point of view ?

[eranif]

I dont see the problem here...

Why cant you simply add

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libboost_program_options-mgw34-mt

in the first place? codelite does not add any prefix.

You can (but its not recommended) to change the value of $(LibrarySwitch) from 'settings -> build settings -> g++ -> switches'
which is currently only '-l' to '-llib'

Eran

[jfouche]

Why cant you simply add

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libboost_program_options-mgw34-mt

in the first place?

Well, CodeLite makefile generation seems to remove the lib prefix. The problem comes from the fact that the bjam binaries for msw generates a libboost_xxx.lib, which is not very good for MinGW (look here).