[CMake] findBoost says it finds static unit testing libraries, but does not set them

[Jonatan Bijl]

Boost_Unit_test_framework_library is not in the list.

 

About the filenames: these libs are the result of compiling boost 1.38.0
with cmake under linux. (Cmake for boost is still experimental). It
might be that the problem is in boost's Cmakelists.

 

Jonatan

 

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From: cmake-bounces at cmake.org [mailto:cmake-bounces at cmake.org] On Behalf
Of Philip Lowman
Sent: 16 April 2009 04:46
To: cmake at cmake.org
Subject: Re: [CMake] findBoost says it finds static unit testing
libraries,but does not set them

 

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Andreas Pakulat <apaku at gmx.de> wrote:

On 09.04.09 12:49:09, Jonatan Bijl wrote:
> I've compiled the static versions of the boost libraries. When I use
> findBoost to detect the unit_test_framework, it gives the following
> message:

Try to run cmake --trace to find out more...


> But the variables Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY_DEBUG and
> Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY_RELEASE are not found.

What about BoosT_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY, is that one set? The
DEBUG/RELEASE variables are only set (IIRC) when both debug and release
libs are being found.


> I have set the additional-versions and use-static-libs flags before
> calling find_package
>
> I guess it has to do with the -s suffix the library files have
> (libboost_unit_test_framework-mt-d-s.a)

If you look at FindBoost.cmake it already adds the -s when using static
libs on win32. However it seems it expects -s-d.a and not -d-s.a. That
may be the bug. Also FindBoost.cmake doesn't use -d, its just "d" there
(and potentially g too). So it searches for <component>-mt-s followed by
either d, gd without a dash in between. At least my cmake 2.6.3 rc7 does
that.


I'm a bit confused.  The Boost documentation succinctly states that the
generated filenames have one ABI tag.

"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."
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_38_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#l
ibrary-naming

Where did you find "libboost_unit_test_framework-mt-d-s.a"?  What
version of Boost is this?  Did you build it yourself or was it packaged
somewhere?

ABI tags definitely need to be reworked in FindBoost regardless of where
this thread leads.



-- 
Philip Lowman

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