[Boost-users] Re: Problem compiling boost under gcc

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-09 21:12:48

Daniel Huber wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is a followup to my previous message.  I must be doing something 
> wrong, but I am unable to compile boost under gcc 3.2.2 on a Red Hat 
> Linux machine (RH9 linux 2.4.24).  Note, I also tried gcc 2.95.3 with 
> the same results.  If anyone has the time or the desire to help me out, 
> it would be much appreciated.
> 
> Here is what I did to install:
> 
> First go to tools/build/jam_src and build jam:
>   sh build.sh
> 
> Then cd back to the boost root dir, and install:
>   tools/build/jam_src/bin.linuxx86/bjam  --sTOOLS=gcc 
> --prefix=~/local/linux install

Two things:

a) It should be -sTOOLS=gcc but since the default is gcc on Linux anyway 
this doesn't really affect the results.

b) "~/local/linux" is a shell construct which will only gets expanded by 
the shell if it's by itself as an argument. You heed to use 
$HOME/local/linux instead.

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