Re: [boost] New getting started guide

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-27 23:14:33

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Rene Rivera
> 
> Sohail Somani wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> >> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Martin 
> >> Knoblauch Revuelta
> >>
> >> I had a little problem with the libraries: I installed them in
> >> /usr/local/lib (deafult location, isn't it?), but the system didn't
> >> find them at runtime. I had to append /usr/local/lib to
> >> /etc/ld.so.conf, and then run ldconfig. I decided to do so after
> >> reading:
> >> 
> http://www.dwheeler.com/program-library/Program-Library-HOWTO/x36.html
> > 
> > Maybe dll-path(?)/rpath should be encouraged?
> 
> You'll have to explain what you mean. What use of rpath are you 
> referring to? Encouraged how? Encouraged by whom?

It seems that Martin linked to the boost libraries dynamically. The
example program might require the user to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH or
something equivalent (ld.so.conf on linux). It is entirely possible that
the user doesn't know about it. Either the document should mention that
LD_LIBRARY_PATH might need to be set or mention the rpath option of
bjam.

Although looking at
http://boost-consulting.com/boost/more/getting_started.html#id13 it
seems that the sample specifies linking statically so I'm not sure what
problems Martin was having.

Sohail