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Florian Kosch(deleted)
04/11/2014 6:23 AM
post109892
compiling boost (1.55) cpp libraries for qnx   
Hi,

I would like to use the boost c++ libraries on my qnx target (BeagleBone Black), however I couldn't find a solution for 
this topic.
What is the usual procedure for using such a library on QNX?

I have already tried building the libraries from the command line using the SDP-tools, but with no luck. I probably 
misunderstood the procedure, as I have previously built boost for linux targets only.

Thanks in advance for any ideas,

Florian
qnx3 developer
04/23/2014 10:22 PM
post110016
Re: compiling boost (1.55) cpp libraries for qnx   
i guess you have already found the way to build boost for qnx..

assuming that you use Linux host and GNU c++ runtime,

1. build bjam

./bootstrap.sh ...other options...

2. build boost

./b2 toolset=qcc cxxflags=-Vgcc_ntox86_gpp target-os=qnx ...other options...
Niklas Angare
10/08/2014 3:56 PM
post111991
Re: compiling boost (1.55) cpp libraries for qnx   
I'm a little late to the discussion but I thought I'd contribute in case it can help others.

I can cross-compile most of Boost 1.55 for Arm from Windows using the following command line:
.\b2 toolset=qcc target-os=qnxnto threadapi=pthread link=static -l240 --layout=system --without-python cxxflags="-
Vgcc_ntoarmv7le -Y_gpp -Wc,-std=gnu++0x -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN" linkflags="-Vgcc_ntoarmv7le -Y_gpp -lang-c++" -j7 > buildlog.
txt 2>&1

This should work on Linux and QNX as well. -j7 uses seven threads for compilation.

There will be several megabytes of compiler errors.

Remove -Wc,-std=gnu++0x if you don't want C++0x mode.

Replace -Vgcc_ntoarmv7le with -Vgcc_ntox86 to compile for x86.

A slightly better way to do it is to create a user-config.jam in your user directory and put the compiler options in it like this:
using qcc : arm : : <cxxflags>"-Vgcc_ntoarmv7le -Y_gpp -Wc,-std=gnu++0x -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN" <linkflags>"-Vgcc_ntoarmv7le -Y_gpp -lang-c+
+" ;

"arm" is just a name for the configuration.

The command line to use:
.\b2 toolset=qcc-arm target-os=qnxnto threadapi=pthread link=static -l240 --layout=system --without-python -j7 > 
buildlog.txt 2>&1

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