cross compile Boost 1.57.0 on ubuntu for arm

Question

I am new into cross compile process. Need to cross compile boost library for arm. Please suggest step to cross-compile boost library. Is it possible to cross compile required feature of boost library?

Answer 1

To Cross compile boost library using followig step:

1. Bootstrap the code:

   ./bootstrap.sh

2. Edit Modify the configuration file (project-config.jam) to use the ARM toolchain by replacing the line with “using gcc” by:

   using gcc : arm : arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++ ;

3. Build and install the boost libraries:

   ./bjam install toolset=gcc-arm --prefix=/usr/local/boost

Note: toolchain must be in the PATH