Re: [Boost-users] Boost Install Failure and Recommendation

From: Rob Lemley (rclemley_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-19 12:34:05

Why not just install the ubuntu boost library packages?  They seem to be
available for ubunut...

Jeffrey Holle wrote:
> To get boost you can use either, not both.
> Your Linux doesn't use rpms if its debian based, so use the tar ball 
> (boost_1_33_1.tar.gz) and unpack it with "tar -xzf boost_1_33_1.tar.gz".
> 
> Umut Tabak wrote:
> 
>>Hi everbody,
>>
>>I am trying to install boost and posted a message and got the reply
>>
>>Download
>>"boost-jam-3.1.11-1.i386.rpm"
>>and
>>"boost_1_33_1.tar.gz"
>>from
>> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586
>>
>>#rpm -ivh /path/boost-jam-3.1.11-1.i386.rpm
>>#mv /path/boost_1_33_1.tar.gz /usr/local/src/
>>#cd /usr/local/src
>>#tar -zxvf boost_1_33_1.tar.gz
>>#cd /usr/local/src/boost_1_33_1/tools/build/jam_src/
>>#./build.sh
>>#cp bin.linuxx86/bjam ../../../
>>#cd ../../../
>>#./bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" install
>>
>>but the very first command rpm gives a conflict message with Debian
>>files since I am using Ubuntu which is based on Debian or am I wrong?
>>
>>Any comments will be appreciated.
>>
>>Umut TABAK
> 
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