[Boost-users] Re: newbie boost sample compile program

From: Martin Lemieux (lemieux_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-14 11:32:05

Brian Gaber <Brian.Gaber <at> PWGSC.GC.CA> writes:

> [ML]
> >3a) You might have some of the following library files in your AIX 
> >[...]/boost/lib directory:
>
> [BG]
> On AIX (maybe all unix's) boost libraries are found in /usr/local/lib
> 

Right!

> [BG]
> No boost libraries 
> with a .lib extension
> 

Right! They are .a

> [BG]
> xlc++ -o 
> simple_ls simple_ls.cpp -I /usr/local/include -lboost_filesystem-xlc-1_32 
> -L/usr/local/lib
> NOTE: after 
> the -l the three letters "lib" are removed from the front of the actual 
library 
> name.
> 

Right!

> [BG]
> On my Windows 
> 2000 the file "libboost_filesystem-vc6-sgd-1_32.lib" is found in 
> c:\boost\lib
> 

Perfect!

>  Martin, thanks for your help.  I would have never 
> got this working without your 
> assistance.
> 

It has been a while I did not touch a Unix machine! It was a good refresh 
anyway.