From b632496eb6769c5626e95e3df8a4ff45259474db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Egor Tensin Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 22:24:37 +0100 Subject: project.boost: finalize transition from `stage` to `install` --- docs/boost.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/boost.md') diff --git a/docs/boost.md b/docs/boost.md index 389630a..3ced99d 100644 --- a/docs/boost.md +++ b/docs/boost.md @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@ Library naming -------------- +**TODO: since switching to calling `b2 install` (instead of `b2 stage`), this +might no longer be relevant, this should be checked on Windows. I.e. does +Windows still has this insane naming scheme, even when calling `install` +instead of `stage`?** + The way Boost names library files by default is insane. It's absolutely not compatible between OSs, compilers, Boost versions, etc. On Linux, for example, it would create stage/lib/libboost_filesystem.a, while on Windows it would -- cgit v1.3