Function boost_plugin_loader::decorate

Function Documentation

std::string boost_plugin_loader::decorate(const std::string &library_name, const std::string &library_directory = "")

Give library name without prefix and suffix it will return the library name with the prefix and suffix.

  • For instance, for a library_name like “boost” it returns :

  • path/to/libboost.so on posix platforms

  • path/to/libboost.dylib on OSX

  • path/to/boost.dll on Windows

    Todo:

    When support is dropped for 18.04 switch to using boost::dll::shared_library::decorate

Parameters:

  • library_name – The library name without prefix and suffix

  • library_directory – The library directory, if empty it just returns the decorated library name

Returns:

The library name or path with prefix and suffix