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From: Sergey Nikulov (sergey.nikulov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-26 00:08:55


I think you should (for example) call cmake in following way

BOOST_ROOT=/usr/local cmake .

2008/6/26 Sergey Nikulov <sergey.nikulov_at_[hidden]>:

> Did you set BOOST_ROOT environment var to point on your boost installation?
>
>
> 2008/6/26 Chirag Dekate <cdekate_at_[hidden]>:
>
>> Hi Sergey,
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately in my case it didnt seem to work
>>
>> I made the changes so that our CMakeLists.txt reads like :
>>
>>
>> project (hpx CXX C)
>>
>> and still it did not discover the boost libraries.
>>
>> I also ran the cmake in debug output and following is the output :
>>
>> [cdekate_at_celeritas hpx]$ cmake --debug-output .
>> Running with debug output on.
>> -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- The C compiler identification is GNU
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Check for working CXX compiler:
>> /export/apps/compilers/gcc-4.2.4/bin/c++
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Check for working CXX compiler:
>> /export/apps/compilers/gcc-4.2.4/bin/c++ -- works
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Check for working C compiler: /export/apps/compilers/gcc-4.2.4/bin/gcc
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Check for working C compiler: /export/apps/compilers/gcc-4.2.4/bin/gcc
>> -- works
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
>> Called from: [2]
>> /usr/local/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
>> [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> Entering /home/cdekate/hpx/src
>> Called from: [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> Returning to /home/cdekate/hpx
>> Called from: [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> Entering /home/cdekate/hpx/examples
>> Called from: [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> Returning to /home/cdekate/hpx
>> Called from: [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> Entering /home/cdekate/hpx/runtime
>> Called from: [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> Returning to /home/cdekate/hpx
>> Called from: [1] /home/cdekate/hpx/CMakeLists.txt
>> -- Configuring done
>> -- Generating /home/cdekate/hpx
>> -- Generating /home/cdekate/hpx/src
>> -- Generating /home/cdekate/hpx/examples
>> -- Generating /home/cdekate/hpx/runtime
>> -- Generating done
>> -- Build files have been written to: /home/cdekate/hpx
>> [cdekate_at_celeritas hpx]$
>>
>>
>> Sincerely appreciate your time and efforts.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Chirag Dekate
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Sergey Nikulov <sergey.nikulov_at_[hidden]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've also been hit with the same issue.
>>>
>>> Looks like bug in FindBoost.cmake.
>>>
>>> When it looking for compiler it assumes that you are using Intel compiler
>>> and thus failed to find correct libraries.
>>>
>>> ---- cut FindBoost --------
>>>
>>> IF (UNIX)
>>> IF (APPLE)
>>> SET (_boost_COMPILER "")
>>> ELSE (APPLE)
>>> IF (NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
>>> # This is for the intel compiler
>>> SET (_boost_COMPILER "-il")
>>> ELSE (NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
>>> #find out the version of gcc being used.
>>> EXEC_PROGRAM(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
>>> ARGS --version
>>> OUTPUT_VARIABLE _boost_COMPILER_VERSION
>>> )
>>>
>>> ---- cut FindBoost ------
>>>
>>> The issue us in following assumptions
>>> IF (NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
>>>
>>> It should be like this
>>> IF (NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
>>>
>>> Or just fix your project (workaround) as follows
>>>
>>> project (hpx CXX C)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2008/6/26 Chirag Dekate <cdekate_at_[hidden]>:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I am working with a project (called hpx) that relies on Boost libraries
>>>> { serialization, etc }. We use CMake for building this project.
>>>>
>>>> On my Linux Ubuntu box the build process goes through smoothly
>>>>
>>>> However on another Linux machine with similar cmake2.6 & Boost 1.35.0
>>>> setup (in /usr/local/ ) the Cmake fails to find the specific boost
>>>> libraries....
>>>>
>>>> following is a detailed description of the problem:
>>>>
>>>> After that the example (test) programs use the "libhpx" to link and
>>>> generate executables
>>>>
>>>> my directory structure is as follows
>>>>
>>>> HPX_ROOT/
>>>> CMakeLists.txt
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>> HPX_ROOT/src
>>>> CMakeLists.txt
>>>> HPX_ROOT/examples
>>>> CMakeLists.txt
>>>> HPX_ROOT/hpx
>>>> contains all the headers..
>>>>
>>>> Working CMake Cache on my linux box:
>>>> Standard cmake 2.6 installation from source in /usr/local/
>>>> Standard boost 1.35.0 installed from source in /usr/local/
>>>> CMake makefile generation messages :
>>>> cdekate_at_px06:~/parallex/trunk/hpx$ cmake .
>>>> -- The C compiler identification is GNU
>>>> -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU
>>>> -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc
>>>> -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works
>>>> -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
>>>> -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
>>>> -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
>>>> -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works
>>>> -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
>>>> -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
>>>> -- Found The Following Boost Libraries:
>>>> -- date_time
>>>> -- filesystem
>>>> -- graph
>>>> -- regex
>>>> -- serialization
>>>> -- thread
>>>> -- system
>>>> -- signals
>>>> -- Boost Version: 1.35.0
>>>> -- Configuring done
>>>> -- Generating done
>>>> -- Build files have been written to: /home/cdekate/parallex/trunk/hpx
>>>> cdekate_at_px06:~/parallex/trunk/hpx$
>>>>
>>>> Corresponding CMakeCache file :
>>>> http://www.cct.lsu.edu/~cdekate/Working_CMakeCache.txt>
>>>>
>>>> **************************************************************
>>>>
>>>> Celeritas (PROBLEM MACHINE LISTING)
>>>> Standard cmake 2.6 installation from source in /usr/local/
>>>> Standard boost 1.35.0 installed from source in /usr/local/
>>>> cdekate_at_celeritas hpx]$ cmake .
>>>> -- The C compiler identification is GNU
>>>> -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU
>>>> -- Check for working C compiler: /home/packages/gcc-4.2.1/bin/gcc
>>>> -- Check for working C compiler: /home/packages/gcc-4.2.1/bin/gcc --
>>>> works
>>>> -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
>>>> -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
>>>> -- Check for working CXX compiler: /home/packages/gcc-4.2.1/bin/c++
>>>> -- Check for working CXX compiler: /home/packages/gcc-4.2.1/bin/c++ --
>>>> works
>>>> -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
>>>> -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
>>>> -- Configuring done
>>>> -- Generating done
>>>> -- Build files have been written to: /home/cdekate/hpx
>>>> [cdekate_at_celeritas hpx]$
>>>>
>>>> Corresponding CMakeCache file:
>>>>
http://www.cct.lsu.edu/~cdekate/Problem_CMakeCache.txt>
>>>>
>>>> ON the Problem machine even though the boost libraries and such have
>>>> been installed in globally addressable space /usr/local/{lib,include} and
>>>> /usr/{lib,include}
>>>> The CMakeLists.txt line :
>>>>
>>>> find_package(Boost 1.35.0 COMPONENTS date_time filesystem graph regex
>>>> serialization thread system signals)
>>>>
>>>> doesn't find the corresponding libraries on celeritas that it does on my
>>>> linux box..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Library File Name Listing on Problem Machine :
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.cct.lsu.edu/~cdekate/problem_boost_library_list.txt>
>>>>
>>>> Library File Name Listing on Wroking Machine :
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.cct.lsu.edu/~cdekate/working_boost_library_list.txt>
>>>>
>>>> &the complete CMakeLists.txt files are available at :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> **********************************************************
>>>> the main CMakeLists.txt under the root looks like this :
>>>> **********************************************************
>>>>
>>>> # We require at least CMake V2.6
>>>> cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
>>>>
>>>> project (hpx)
>>>>
>>>> include_directories (${hpx_SOURCE_DIR})
>>>> include_directories (${hpx_SOURCE_DIR}/external/coroutine)
>>>> include_directories (${hpx_SOURCE_DIR}/external/exception)
>>>> include_directories (${hpx_SOURCE_DIR}/external/endian)
>>>> include_directories (${hpx_SOURCE_DIR}/external/logging)
>>>> include_directories (${hpx_SOURCE_DIR}/external/singleton)
>>>>
>>>> if(WIN32)
>>>> add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501)
>>>> add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
>>>> add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
>>>> add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE)
>>>> add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE)
>>>> endif(WIN32)
>>>>
>>>> add_subdirectory (src)
>>>> add_subdirectory (examples)
>>>> add_subdirectory (runtime)
>>>> add_subdirectory (tests)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *******************************************************
>>>> the CMakeLists.txt under the HPX_ROOT/src is as follows
>>>> *******************************************************
>>>>
>>>> set (hpxlib_HEADERS
>>>> ...
>>>> ...
>>>> )
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> set (hpxlib_SOURCES
>>>> ...
>>>> ...
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> add_library (hpx STATIC ${hpxlib_SOURCES} ${hpxlib_HEADERS}
>>>> ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *************************************************************
>>>> the CMakeLists.txt under examples looks as follows :
>>>> *************************************************************
>>>>
>>>> set (resolver_client_SOURCES naming/resolver_client.cpp)
>>>> add_executable (resolver_client ${resolver_client_SOURCES})
>>>> target_link_libraries(resolver_client hpx ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
>>>>
>>>> set (resolver_server_SOURCES naming/resolver_server.cpp)
>>>> add_executable (resolver_server ${resolver_server_SOURCES})
>>>> target_link_libraries(resolver_server hpx ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
>>>>
>>>> set (parcelset_client_SOURCES parcelset/parcelset_client.cpp)
>>>> add_executable (parcelset_client ${parcelset_client_SOURCES})
>>>> target_link_libraries(parcelset_client hpx ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
>>>>
>>>> set (parcelset_server_SOURCES parcelset/parcelset_server.cpp)
>>>> add_executable (parcelset_server ${parcelset_server_SOURCES})
>>>> target_link_libraries(parcelset_server hpx ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
>>>>
>>>> ****************************
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any Help on your part would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thank You,
>>>>
>>>> Chirag Dekate
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Sergey Nikulov
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>>
>>
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>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Sergey Nikulov
>

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