[boost] Problems using Boost, Pls Advise

From: Steve Bobrowski (sbobrows_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-27 11:55:29

Hi,

I'm a C++ newbie trying to use the Boost regex libraries. Here's my
situation.

My system is Red Hat Linux 9, using the Borland C++BuilderX Personal IDE
(which uses the g++ compiler).

I downloaded and installed Boost from boost.org using the command:

bjam -sTOOLS=gcc install

The install seemed to complete fine, with 2900+ targets updated.

The libraries install in /usr/local/include/boost-1_31/boost.

I created the following link:

ln -s /usr/local/include/boost-1_31/boost /usr/include/boost

I then use C++BuilderX to try and compile one of the example programs
for the regex libaries that I found in the documentation. The source
code is:

///////////////////////

#include <list>
#include <boost/regex.hpp>

unsigned tokenise(std::list<std::string>& l, std::string& s)
{
     return boost::regex_split(std::back_inserter(l), s);
}

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#if defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ ==
0x550))
//
// problem with std::getline under MSVC6sp3
istream& getline(istream& is, std::string& s)
{
     s.erase();
     char c = is.get();
     while(c != '\n')
     {
        s.append(1, c);
        c = is.get();
     }
     return is;
}
#endif

int main(int argc)
{
     string s;
     list<string> l;
     do{
        if(argc == 1)
        {
           cout << "Enter text to split (or \"quit\" to exit): ";
           getline(cin, s);
           if(s == "quit") break;
        }
        else
           s = "This is a string of tokens";
        unsigned result = tokenise(l, s);
        cout << result << " tokens found" << endl;
        cout << "The remaining text is: \"" << s << "\"" << endl;
        while(l.size())
        {
           s = *(l.begin());
           l.pop_front();
           cout << s << endl;
        }
     }while(argc == 1);
     return 0;
}

///////////////////////

The compiler returns the following errors:

///////////////////////

g++ -c -o /home/sbobrows/cbproject/pmetest/linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o
-g2 -O0 -MD -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/g++-3  splittest.cpp
g++ -o /home/sbobrows/cbproject/pmetest/linux/Debug_Build/pmetest
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.text+0x2c9): In function `__tcf_0':
"stl_vector.h": /usr/include/c++/3.2.2/bits/stl_vector.h undefined
reference to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::~reg_expression [in-charge]()' at line 998
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9re_detail22get_defau
lt_expressionIcEERKNS_14reg_expressionIT_NS_12regex_traitsIS3_EESaIS
3_EEES3_+0x39):
In function `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > const&
boost::re_detail::get_default_expression<char>(char)':
"perl_matcher_common.hpp":
/usr/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_common.hpp undefined reference
to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::reg_expression[in-charge](char const*, unsigned,
std::allocator<char> const&)' at line 734
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost11regex_splitISt20bac
k_insert_iteratorISt4listISsSaISsEEEcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcENS_12reg
ex_traitsIcEES8_EEjT_RSbIT0_T1_T2_ERKNS_14reg_expressionISC_T3_T4_EENS_15reg
ex_constants12_match_flagsEj+0x12e):
In function `unsigned
boost::regex_split<std::back_insert_iterator<std::list<std::basic_string<cha
r,
std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >,
std::allocator<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > > > >, char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char>, boost::regex_traits<char>, std::allocator<char>
  >(std::back_insert_iterator<std::list<std::basic_string<char,
std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >,
std::allocator<std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > > > >, std::basic_string<char,
std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >&,
boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > const&, boost::regex_constants::_match_flags,
unsigned)':
"perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp":
/usr/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp undefined
reference to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::mark_count() const' at line 1059
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9re_detail12perl_matc
herIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcSsEESaINS_9sub_matchIS6_EEENS_
12regex_traitsIcEESaIcEEC1ES6_S6_RNS_13match_resultsIS6_S9_EERKNS_14reg_expr
essionIcSB_SC_EENS_15regex_constants12_match_flagsE+0x78):
In function
`boost::re_detail::perl_matcher<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > >,
std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > > > >, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char>
  >::perl_matcher[in-charge](__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*,
std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >
  >, __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::basic_string<char,
std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >,
boost::match_results<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*,
std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >
  >, std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > > > > >&, boost::reg_expression<char,
boost::regex_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&,
boost::regex_constants::_match_flags)':
"perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp":
/usr/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp undefined
reference to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::get_traits() const' at line 869
':
"basic_string.tcc": /usr/include/c++/3.2.2/bits/basic_string.tcc
undefined reference to `boost::reg_expression<char,
boost::regex_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >::empty() const' at
line 146
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9re_detail12perl_matc
herIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcSsEESaINS_9sub_matchIS6_EEENS_
12regex_traitsIcEESaIcEE24estimate_max_state_countEPSt26random_access_iterat
or_tag+0x30):
In function
`boost::re_detail::perl_matcher<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > >,
std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > > > >, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char>
  >::estimate_max_state_count(std::random_access_iterator_tag*)':
"regex_grep.hpp": /usr/include/boost/regex/v4/regex_grep.hpp undefined
reference to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::size() const' at line 46
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9re_detail12perl_matc
herIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcSsEESaINS_9sub_matchIS6_EEENS_
12regex_traitsIcEESaIcEE8find_impEv+0xc0):
In function
`boost::re_detail::perl_matcher<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > >,
std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > > > >, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::find_imp()':
"regex_grep.hpp": /usr/include/boost/regex/v4/regex_grep.hpp undefined
reference to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::mark_count() const' at line 49
Build cancelled due to errors
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9re_detail12perl_matc
herIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcSsEESaINS_9sub_matchIS6_EEENS_
12regex_traitsIcEESaIcEE8find_impEv+0x202):
In function
`boost::re_detail::perl_matcher<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > >,
std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > > > >, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::find_imp()':
"perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp":
/usr/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp undefined
reference to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::mark_count() const' at line 767
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9re_detail12perl_matc
herIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcSsEESaINS_9sub_matchIS6_EEENS_
12regex_traitsIcEESaIcEE8find_impEv+0x290):
In function `__static_initialization_and_destruction_0':
"perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp":
/usr/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp undefined
reference to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::mark_count() const' at line 1254
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9re_detail12perl_matc
herIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcSsEESaINS_9sub_matchIS6_EEENS_
12regex_traitsIcEESaIcEE8find_impEv+0x2d7):
In function
`boost::re_detail::perl_matcher<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > >,
std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char
const*, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> > > > >, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::find_imp()':
"perl_matcher_common.hpp":
/usr/include/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_common.hpp undefined reference
to `boost::re_detail::verify_options(unsigned,
boost::regex_constants::_match_flags)' at line 821
linux/Debug_Build/splittest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9re_detail8access_tIc
NS_12regex_traitsIcEESaIcEE5firstERKNS_14reg_expressionIcS3_S4_EE+0x
d):
In function `boost::re_detail::access_t<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::first(boost::reg_expression<char,
boost::regex_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)':
"regex_split.hpp": /usr/include/boost/regex/v4/regex_split.hpp undefined
reference to `boost::reg_expression<char, boost::regex_traits<char>,
std::allocator<char> >::first(boost::reg_expression<char,
boost::regex_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&) at line 36

///////////////////////

After searching around extensively, I've not come up with any solution
to my problem. Can someone please point me in the right direction? It
seems like I'm just missing some configuration step along the way.

Thanks in advance, Steve!