Re: [Boost-users] how to link boost libraries

From: John Phillips (phillips_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-04 12:52:19

Marc Glenn wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
>      I am new to using Boost Libraries...
>      I am wondering how I can indicate that the compiler links the 
> specific boost libraries...
>      For example.. *"gcc -o thread_example thread.cpp -lpthread*" uses 
> -lpthread option which is the posix threads library
> 
>      I can't find the list of the options to link the specific boost 
> libraries.
>      I have scanned the documentation of the libraries but they have not 
> provided any sample on compiling programs using boost libraries.
> 
>      Thanks for the help..
> 
> Marc Glenn
> 

   In many cases, there is little to add (and so the silence). Since 
many boost libraries are header only, they need to be in the include 
path, but they don't need to be in the library path. The include path 
needed is just enough to get to the /boost directory of the 
installation. The #include commands used are written so detailed include 
paths are not needed.
In the cases where they do need to be included in the library path, it 
is for the libraries that have an explicitly compiled section during the 
installation process. The getting started guide in CVS (which will ship 
with 1.34) includes a list of these and instructions for how to call 
libraries. The name for the file includes the compiler the file was 
produced for, si it will not be the same in all cases.

                        John Phillips