- 1 year ago
How can I add version information to Boost DLLs when building Boost?
To add version information to Boost DLLs when building Boost, you can use the BOOST_VERSION
macro provided by Boost. This macro contains the version number of the Boost library.
Here's an example of how you can add version information to Boost DLLs during the build process:
Open the
Jamroot
file in the root directory of your Boost installation.Locate the
project
rule section in theJamroot
file. It should look something like this:javascriptproject
: requirements
<library>/boost//boost/config/stdlib/stdcpp=on
Add the following line below the
project
rule:arduinofeature.feature version : version-tag : propagated optional ;
Find the section where the libraries are defined, which should look like this:
css# Libraries (use -sBOOST_LIBS to specify, space-separated)
# Libraries (use -sBOOST_LIBS to specify, space-separated)
lib boost_thread : : <name>boost_thread ;
lib boost_system : : <name>boost_system ;
...
Modify each
lib
line to include the version information using theversion
feature, like this:phplib boost_thread : : <name>boost_thread/<version>1.75 ;
lib boost_system : : <name>boost_system/<version>1.75 ;
...
Replace
1.75
with the desired version number. You can useBOOST_VERSION
macro here as well, like<version>BOOST_VERSION
to automatically pick up the Boost version.Save the
Jamroot
file.Build Boost using the
b2
command as usual. The generated DLLs will now include the version information in their names.
By adding the version information to the Boost libraries during the build process, you can easily identify the version of the Boost libraries being used.