[Boost-users] Re: Serialization demo.cpp: "Undefined reference to boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive::load_object"

From: Jeffrey Holle (jeff.holle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-06 19:08:02

I have a similiar linux system to what you describe.

I found that I needed to modify the Jamfile in 
$BOOST_ROOT/libs/serialization/example in order to build these files.
Two changes:
  1.  Added demo_pimpl_A.cpp
  2.  Added libpthread.a

The modified Jamfile is included.

Maximilian Wilson wrote:
> I'm using gcc v 3.3, Red Hat Linux (not sure what version), and Boost
> 1.32. I'm trying to learn the serialization library, using the demo
> program from http://boost.org/libs/serialization/example/demo.cpp .
> 
> I have had a little bit of trouble figuring out the boost install
> procedure for this library but I think I finally did it with:
> 
> bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" install --libdir=/home/max/boost
> --includedir=/home/max/boost -with-serialization
> 
> But when I execute "g++ -I/home/max/boost/boost-1_32 -L/home/max/boost
> demo.cpp demo.o" I get a bunch of linker errors. I'm pretty sure I've
> messed up this install procedure somewhere, and the Boost docs have
> tentalizing references to serialization not having "automatic
> linking," but I can't figure out where to go next. What am I doing
> wrong?
> 
> Max Wilson
> 
> 


# Boost serialization Library Build Jamfile
#  (C) Copyright Robert Ramey 2002-2004.
#  Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the
#  Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
#  LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
#
#  See http://www.boost.org/libs/serialization for the library home page.

subproject libs/serialization/example ;

rule demo-bsl-build ( demo-name )
{
    exe $(demo-name)
        : # sources
            $(demo-name).cpp
            demo_pimpl_A.cpp
            <lib>../build/boost_serialization
                        
        : # requirements
            <library-file>/usr/lib/libpthread.a
            <include>$(BOOST_ROOT)  
            <sysinclude>$(BOOST_ROOT)
            <borland><*><cxxflags>-w-8080
            <msvc><release><cxxflags>-Gy
            <vc7><release><cxxflags>-Gy
            <vc7.1><release><cxxflags>-Gy
        : # default build
            release
            <runtime-link>static
    ;
}

demo-bsl-build demo ;
demo-bsl-build demo_auto_ptr ;
demo-bsl-build demo_exception ;
demo-bsl-build demo_fast_archive ;
demo-bsl-build demo_pimpl ;
demo-bsl-build demo_portable_archive ;
demo-bsl-build demo_shared_ptr ;
demo-bsl-build demo_xml ;
demo-bsl-build demo_xml_save ;
demo-bsl-build demo_xml_load ;