Because you did not specify how you have built, and on what platform, I’ll explain the whole story. Both on Linux and Windows, Boost.Thread library is built in MT mode. On Windows, by default, you get -mt suffix for it. On Linux, by default in 1.42, you get no suffix. The reason you get no suffix on Linux is that pretty much no other library uses such convention, and it’s much less important on Linux anyway.
Does this clarify things?
There is an option to put “-mt” suffix back (bjam --layout=tagged
)
--layout=<layout> Determines whether to choose library names
and header locations such that multiple
versions of Boost or multiple compilers can
be used on the same system.
versioned - Names of boost binaries
include the Boost version number, name and
version of the compiler and encoded build
properties. Boost headers are installed in a
subdirectory of <HDRDIR> whose name contains
the Boost version number.
tagged -- Names of boost binaries include the
encoded build properties such as variant and
threading, but do not including compiler name
and version, or Boost version. This option is
useful if you build several variants of Boost,
using the same compiler.
system - Binaries names do not include the
Boost version number or the name and version
number of the compiler. Boost headers are
installed directly into <HDRDIR>. This option
is intended for system integrators who are
building distribution packages.
The default value is 'versioned' on Windows, and
'system' on Unix.