Re: [Boost-users] Boost 1.38.0 and gcc 4.3.2

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost 1.38.0 and gcc 4.3.2
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-25 02:34:12

Brian Webb wrote:

> I'm trying to build the boost libraries on Ubuntu 8.10 with gcc-4.3.2,
> and it's a mess!  I think there are more failed compiles than there
> are successes.  Is there something that I'm missing, or is this
> currently unsupported?
> 
> This is the compile command that I'm using:
> 
> bjam --toolset=gcc --prefix=$PREFIX --layout=system
> --user-config=`pwd`/user-config.jam stage
> 
> This is user-config.jam:
> 
> using gcc : : g++  : <compileflags>-I/swl/ix86-linux/include
> <linkflags>-L/swl/ix86-linux/lib ;
> using mpi ;
> 
> Any pointers would be appreciated.

Pointers to what? There's no "building Boost on Ubuntu" guide, in part because
it just works. 
You did not give a single error message, and did not explain why you're 
adding some scary include and linker paths.

- Volodya