Re: [Boost-users] linking trouble

From: brad (Bl0ngo067_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-12 00:56:15

I did not make the config file for this but I need to install it.  Is 
there some kind of argument I can pass during configure to fix this?

Brad

Benoit Sigoure wrote:
> Hello Brad,
>
> On Nov 10, 2007, at 1:10 AM, Brad wrote:
>
>> I am trying to make a package called visual python, but I keep getting
>> this error.  I am using fedora 8 and have
>>
>> Linking cvisualmodule.la ...
>> make[1]: *** [cvisualmodule.la] Error 1
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/brad/Download/visual-4.beta16/src'
>> make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>
>> The key reason I get this error is this line right here...
>> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lboost_thread
>>
>> I looked online saw that I could try --LDFLAGS-L[path],  where path is
>> the path to libboost_thread.so and libboost_thread.a.  Those files don't
>> exist on my computer and I have boost-1.34.1-5.fc8 and
>> boost-devel-1.34.1-5.fc8. I did however find
>> /usr/lib/libboost_thread-mt.so,
>> /usr/lib/libboost_thread-mt.so.1.34.1, and 
>> /usr/lib/libboost_thread-mt.so.3.
>
> As far as I know (someone correct me if I'm wrong) boost_threads 
> always comes in a `-mt' flavor (I think it's obvious why) so you must 
> use -lboost_thread-mt instead.
>
> Cheers,
>
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