Re: [Boost-users] Linking Boost in Code::Blocks

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Linking Boost in Code::Blocks
From: er (erwann.rogard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-10 16:53:34

Whenever I encountered library linking problems under 8.04 + CB,
I was often missing a small detail such as the ordering of the libraries 
in the linker settings. Not much in the way of help, sorry.

mothdragon wrote:
> Okay, I've been trying to figure this out for a couple of weeks now... I'm
> using Boost 1.37 on Ubuntu Hardy Heron with Code::Blocks 8.02, Programming
> in C++.... 
> Now,  I'm rather new to Ubuntu, and just as much so programming in Ubuntu...
> Well, I've been working on this project, and I've been cross-developing it
> on Windows and Linux, but I've hit a hiccup once i've started using Boost...
> All works great on Windows using MinGW and Code::Blocks, however I cannot
> get the same code to run in Linux. The best I can think of is that there's a
> problem with the linking.... I've added the include path, and the lib path
> to the search directories, and I've added the
> libboost_serialization-gcc42-mt-1_37.a to the list of libraries but for some
> reason it still doesn't work...
> 
> I get the following error when I try to compile: 
> 
> obj/Debug/Griffin RPG V2.o||In function `extended_type_info_typeid_1':|
> /usr/include/boost/serialization/extended_type_info_typeid.hpp|77|undefined
> reference to `boost::serialization::extended_type_info::self_register()'|
> /usr/include/boost/serialization/extended_type_info_typeid.hpp|77|undefined
> reference to `boost::serialization::extended_type_info::self_register()'|
> /usr/include/boost/serialization/extended_type_info_typeid.hpp|77|undefined
> reference to `boost::serialization::extended_type_info::self_register()'|
> ]+0x8)||undefined reference to
> `boost::serialization::detail::extended_type_info_typeid_0::less_than(boost::serialization::extended_type_info
> const&) const'|
> ]+0x8)||undefined reference to
> `boost::serialization::detail::extended_type_info_typeid_0::less_than(boost::serialization::extended_type_info
> const&) const'|
> ]+0x8)||undefined reference to
> `boost::serialization::detail::extended_type_info_typeid_0::less_than(boost::serialization::extended_type_info
> const&) const'|
> ||=== Build finished: 6 errors, 0 warnings ===|
> 
> I've looked everywhere I can think of and chatted on a few IRC's but I
> haven't been able to get anywhere with this... Because of this I've had to
> develop only on Windows (Yuck!) and not do any testing in Linux... I take
> comfort in knowing though that once I get Boost operational, my code will
> work in Linux too... ( probably better since Linux is so nice to me! ) 
> 
> I'd appreciate any help tat can be offered!