Re: [Boost-build] Mismatched versions of Boost.Build engine and core

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Mismatched versions of Boost.Build engine and core
From: Alex Durie (multivacant39_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-08-11 15:52:28

Hi Volodya,
> - avoid putting boost sources in /usr/include - that directory is 
> normally managed by package system of your OS
> - don't run build process with "sudo"
I have followed your advice and removed boost from include and unzipped it somewhere in my home directory. As I had been messing about with LD_LIBRARY_PATH to try and get Python working with the tutorial 'Hello world', I have put it back to where it should be.
root is happier as there is less space being taken up, and everything now works like a charm.
Thank you so much for your efforts,
Best wishes,
Alex

> To: boost-build_at_[hidden]
> From: vladimir.prus_at_[hidden]
> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:21:20 +0300
> Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Mismatched versions of Boost.Build engine and core
> 
> On 10-Aug-16 7:56 PM, Alex Durie wrote:
> >
> > alex_at_alex-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z500
> > /usr/include/boost_1_61_0/libs/python/example/tutorial $ sudo bjam
> >
> > and I am still getting the error ERROR: rule "READLINK" unknown in
> > module "link"
> > I have attached the terminal output of this as well in case it's instructive
> 
> Alex,
> 
> the above invocation appears to use bjam that you have installed in your 
> system, and is rather old. I would suggest you use b2 that you've build 
> from source, which is probably located at
> 
> 	/usr/include/boost_16_0/b2
> 
> It's not important for your problem, but in general, I would suggest 
> that you
> 
> - avoid putting boost sources in /usr/include - that directory is 
> normally managed by package system of your OS
> - don't run build process with "sudo"
> 
> The way you do it now makes it easy to accidentally do something 
> undesirable to system directory.
> 
> HTH,
> Volodya
> 
> 
> 
> 
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