Linker errors - Boost.Regex (1.31) for Win2k3 x64

Hi,

I need to build the Boost libraries from source using the
Microsoft
Platform SDK 2003, for the x64 platform (AMD64 / EM64T). I
am doing it
on a Windows XP 32 bit OS using the cross-compiler that
comes with the
Platform SDK.

Here are the versions I am using:

1. Boost 1.31 - had to choose this rather older release
because of
certain constraints that our product has.

2. Microsoft Platform SDK 2003 R1. (Installed at
"C:Program
FilesMicrosoft Platform SDK") - no Visual Studio
installation exists.

3. Using Boost.Build V1 rather than 2. Here is a
mssdk-amd64-tools.jam
file I created using the msvc-tools.jam at the following
location
under the Boost source dir: boost_1_31_0toolsbuildv1

4. Done some minor patching of the source code.

Apparently the linker cannot find a large number of
template
specializations of standard library classes for wchar_t.

The file mssdk-amd64-tools.jam, the code patches and the
linker error
logs are available at the following location - so that this
mail does
not become bloated:

http://cxxkarma.blogspot.com/2007/0
7/building-boost-with-ms-platform-sdk.html


- Any idea why these symbols are not available.

- Is there a way I can turn off building Unicode support
for
Boost.Regex - can undef-ing BOOST_NO_WREGEX be of any help
or should
it be done with some other preprocessor symbol.

I am pretty new to building Boost on Windows ... more so
without any
Visual Studio and using on Platform SDK. Any pointers will
be of great
help.

Thanks,
Arindam
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Arindam wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to build the Boost libraries from source using
the Microsoft
> Platform SDK 2003, for the x64 platform (AMD64 /
EM64T). I am doing it
> on a Windows XP 32 bit OS using the cross-compiler that
comes with the
> Platform SDK.
>
> Here are the versions I am using:
>
> 1. Boost 1.31 - had to choose this rather older release
because of
> certain constraints that our product has.
>
> 2. Microsoft Platform SDK 2003 R1. (Installed at
"C:Program
> FilesMicrosoft Platform SDK") - no Visual Studio
installation exists.
>
> 3. Using Boost.Build V1 rather than 2. Here is a
mssdk-amd64-tools.jam
> file I created using the msvc-tools.jam at the
following location
> under the Boost source dir:
boost_1_31_0toolsbuildv1
>
> 4. Done some minor patching of the source code.
>
> Apparently the linker cannot find a large number of
template
> specializations of standard library classes for
wchar_t.
>
> The file mssdk-amd64-tools.jam, the code patches and
the linker error
> logs are available at the following location - so that
this mail does
> not become bloated:
>
> http://cxxkarma.blogspot.com/2007/0
7/building-boost-with-ms-platform-sdk.html
>
>
> - Any idea why these symbols are not available.
>
> - Is there a way I can turn off building Unicode
support for
> Boost.Regex - can undef-ing BOOST_NO_WREGEX be of any
help or should
> it be done with some other preprocessor symbol.

Hmmm, looks like the std lib has no wchar_t versions of it's
code: try 
building regex/boost without the /Zc:wchar_t option and see
if that helps.

Otherwise: don't forget the regex is "just a bunch of
sources", if you can 
build x64 apps from your IDE OK, then you could just create
a static lib or 
dll project in your IDE and build from there.  When you come
to link your 
app, you will need to define BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB to stop the
regex headers 
from trying to auto-link, and add the library project as a
dependency to 
your app instead.

And yes, defining BOOST_NO_WREGEX will turn off all support
for wide 
character regular expressions.

HTH, John. 

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