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+# Copyright David Abrahams 2004. Distributed under the Boost
+# Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+import type ; # for set-generated-target-suffix
+import os ;
+
+# The following naming scheme is used for libraries.
+#
+# On *nix:
+#     libxxx.a       static library
+#     libxxx.so      shared library
+#
+# On windows (msvc)
+#     libxxx.lib     static library
+#     xxx.dll        DLL
+#     xxx.lib        import library
+#
+# On windows (mingw):
+#     libxxx.a       static library
+#     libxxx.dll     DLL
+#     libxxx.dll.a   import library
+#
+# On cygwin i.e. <target-os>cygwin
+#     libxxx.a       static library
+#     cygxxx.dll     DLL
+#     libxxx.dll.a   import library
+#
+
+type.register LIB ;
+
+# FIXME: should not register both extensions on both platforms.
+type.register STATIC_LIB : a lib : LIB ;
+
+# The 'lib' prefix is used everywhere
+type.set-generated-target-prefix STATIC_LIB : : lib ;
+
+# Use '.lib' suffix for windows
+type.set-generated-target-suffix STATIC_LIB : <target-os>windows : lib ;
+
+# Except with gcc.
+type.set-generated-target-suffix STATIC_LIB : <toolset>gcc <target-os>windows : a ;
+
+# Use xxx.lib for import libs
+type IMPORT_LIB : : STATIC_LIB ;
+type.set-generated-target-prefix IMPORT_LIB : : "" ;
+type.set-generated-target-suffix IMPORT_LIB : : lib ;
+
+# Except with gcc (mingw or cygwin), where use libxxx.dll.a
+type.set-generated-target-prefix IMPORT_LIB : <toolset>gcc : lib ;
+type.set-generated-target-suffix IMPORT_LIB : <toolset>gcc : dll.a ;
+
+type.register SHARED_LIB : so dll dylib : LIB ;
+
+# Both mingw and cygwin use libxxx.dll naming scheme.
+# On Linux, use "lib" prefix
+type.set-generated-target-prefix SHARED_LIB : : lib ;
+# But don't use it on windows
+type.set-generated-target-prefix SHARED_LIB : <target-os>windows : "" ;
+# But use it again on mingw
+type.set-generated-target-prefix SHARED_LIB : <toolset>gcc <target-os>windows : lib ;
+# And use 'cyg' on cygwin
+type.set-generated-target-prefix SHARED_LIB : <target-os>cygwin : cyg ;
+
+
+type.set-generated-target-suffix SHARED_LIB : <target-os>windows : dll ;
+type.set-generated-target-suffix SHARED_LIB : <target-os>cygwin : dll ;
+type.set-generated-target-suffix SHARED_LIB : <target-os>darwin : dylib ;
+
+type SEARCHED_LIB : : LIB ;
+# This is needed so that when we create a target of SEARCHED_LIB
+# type, there's no prefix or suffix automatically added.
+type.set-generated-target-prefix SEARCHED_LIB : : "" ;
+type.set-generated-target-suffix SEARCHED_LIB : : "" ;