Dear All, I got a trouble with boost::serialization library and need your help. 1) I am working with FC4 on my laptop. GCC 4.0.2 is known handle this library pretty well according to yesterdays's report. http://boost.sourceforge.net/regression-logs/cs-Linux.html 2) try to test the basic sample obtained on webpage posted by Jeff Cogswell: #include <fstream> #include <iostream> //#include <boost/serialization/base_object.hpp> #include <boost/archive/text_oarchive.hpp> #include <boost/archive/detail/basic_iarchive.hpp> #include <boost/archive/text_iarchive.hpp> #include <boost/serialization/utility.hpp> #include <boost/serialization/access.hpp> using namespace std; class Vertex { private: friend class boost::serialization::access; template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version) { ar & x; ar & y; } double x; double y; public: Vertex() {} // Serialization requires a default constructor Vertex(double newX, double newY) : x(newX), y(newY) {} double getX() const { return x; } double getY() const { return y; } void dump() { cout << x << " " << y << endl; } }; int main() { Vertex v1(1.5, 2.5); std::ofstream ofs("myfile.vtx"); boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ofs); oa << v1; ofs.close(); return 0; } 3) try to compile and link it by the following command: g++ -lboost_serialization testoa.cpp -otestoa and got a bunch of errors. 4) The errors looks as this: /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.r._ZTIN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEEE[typeinfo for boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>]+0x10): undefined reference to `typeinfo for boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost13serialization6detail27extended_type_info_typeid_0C2Ev[boost::serialization::detail::extended_type_info_typeid_0::extended_type_info_typeid_0()]+0x7): In function `boost::serialization::detail::extended_type_info_typeid_0::extended_type_info_typeid_0()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::serialization::detail::extended_type_info_typeid_0::type_info_key' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEED2Ev[boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~common_oarchive()]+0x18): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~common_oarchive()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::~basic_oarchive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive18text_oarchive_implINS0_13text_oarchiveEED0Ev[boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()]+0x3d): In function `boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive<std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> > >::~basic_text_oprimitive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive18text_oarchive_implINS0_13text_oarchiveEED0Ev[boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()]+0x69):testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive<std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> > >::~basic_text_oprimitive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive18text_oarchive_implINS0_13text_oarchiveEED1Ev[boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()]+0x3d): In function `boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive<std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> > >::~basic_text_oprimitive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive18text_oarchive_implINS0_13text_oarchiveEED1Ev[boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()]+0x69):testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive<std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> > >::~basic_text_oprimitive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive18text_oarchive_implINS0_13text_oarchiveEED2Ev[boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()]+0x3d): In function `boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive<std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> > >::~basic_text_oprimitive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive18text_oarchive_implINS0_13text_oarchiveEED2Ev[boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~text_oarchive_impl()]+0x69):testoa.cpp: more undefined references to `boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive<std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> > >::~basic_text_oprimitive()' follow /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEED1Ev[boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~common_oarchive()]+0x18): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~common_oarchive()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::~basic_oarchive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEED0Ev[boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~common_oarchive()]+0x18): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::~common_oarchive()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::~basic_oarchive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEEC2Ev[boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::common_oarchive()]+0xe): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::common_oarchive()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::basic_oarchive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive11save_access14save_primitiveINS0_13text_oarchiveESsEEvRT_RKT0_[void boost::archive::save_access::save_primitive<boost::archive::text_oarchive, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >(boost::archive::text_oarchive&, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)]+0x20): In function `void boost::archive::save_access::save_primitive<boost::archive::text_oarchive, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >(boost::archive::text_oarchive&, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::save(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost13serialization25extended_type_info_typeidIK6VertexEC1Ev[boost::serialization::extended_type_info_typeid<Vertex const>::extended_type_info_typeid()]+0x28): In function `boost::serialization::extended_type_info_typeid<Vertex const>::extended_type_info_typeid()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::serialization::extended_type_info::self_register()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail21save_non_pointer_typeINS0_13text_oarchiveE6VertexE4save7invokexERS3_RKS4_[boost::archive::detail::save_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_oarchive, Vertex>::save::invokex(boost::archive::text_oarchive&, Vertex const&)]+0x17): In function `boost::archive::detail::save_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_oarchive, Vertex>::save::invokex(boost::archive::text_oarchive&, Vertex const&)': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::save_object(void const*, boost::archive::detail::basic_oserializer const&)' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEE4initEv[boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::init()]+0x18): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::init()': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::ARCHIVE_SIGNATURE' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEE4initEv[boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::init()]+0x98):testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::ARCHIVE_VERSION' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive18text_oarchive_implINS0_13text_oarchiveEEC2ERSoj[boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::text_oarchive_impl(std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> >&, unsigned int)]+0x21): In function `boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::text_oarchive_impl(std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> >&, unsigned int)': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive<std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> > >::basic_text_oprimitive(std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> >&, bool)' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive18text_oarchive_implINS0_13text_oarchiveEEC2ERSoj[boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::text_oarchive_impl(std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> >&, unsigned int)]+0x8c):testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive<std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> > >::~basic_text_oprimitive()' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive19basic_text_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEE13save_overrideERKNS0_15class_name_typeEi[boost::archive::basic_text_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::save_override(boost::archive::class_name_type const&, int)]+0x54): In function `boost::archive::basic_text_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::save_override(boost::archive::class_name_type const&, int)': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::save(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)' /tmp/ccS4C1Wt.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost15smart_cast_impl9referenceIRNS_7archive13text_oarchiveEE11polymorphic5cross4castINS2_6detail14basic_oarchiveEEES4_RT_[boost::archive::text_oarchive& boost::smart_cast_impl::reference<boost::archive::text_oarchive&>::polymorphic::cross::cast<boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive>(boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive&)]+0xe): In function `boost::archive::text_oarchive& boost::smart_cast_impl::reference<boost::archive::text_oarchive&>::polymorphic::cross::cast<boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive>(boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive&)': testoa.cpp: undefined reference to `typeinfo for boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status 5) Another compile and link issue was talked about on boost user-list half a year ago(http://lists.boost.org/boost-users/2005/05/11624.php) However, I could not decipher the my correct answer from that. My error looks different from the errors posted there. 6) Thanks in advance for your time and help with this issue. I think I might miss some basic points on this library. Henry .K. Wang Jan 2, 2006