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

From: Marc Glenn (mjamon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-06 20:08:35

Okay. thanks for the information.. I am going to look into that...

John Phillips wrote:
> 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
>
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