Re: [Boost-users] problems compiling example files

From: Stephen Jackson (stephen.jackson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-24 02:36:08

MarC wrote:
> 
> After installing boost on my system (see how at the end of this email),
> I wanted to compile simple_ls.cpp, the filesystem example.
> everything works when creating the .o but when linking a lot of 
> undefined references arised. What have I done wrong?
> 

You haven't instructed the linker to link to the boost_filesystem library.

> [marc_at_localhost ls]$ g++ simple_ls.cpp -o simple_ls

g++ simple_ls.cpp -o simple_ls -lboost_filesystem

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Stephen Jackson