Re: [Boost-users] Query regarding compiling BOOST parallel graph library

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Query regarding compiling BOOST parallel graph library
From: Jeremiah Willcock (jewillco_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-25 13:52:33

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009, praga wrote:

> When I did a install I indeed saw the graph_parallel being linked but when I did an ls I didnt find any extra files. Could you please let me know where I
> went wrong?
> 
> pragatheeswaran_at_prairiefire boost_1_41_0]$ bjam --with-mpi --with-graph_parallel install --prefix=~/bin/boostpath/
> warning: No toolsets are configured.
> warning: Configuring default toolset "gcc".
> warning: If the default is wrong, your build may not work correctly.
> warning: Use the "toolset=xxxxx" option to override our guess.
> warning: For more configuration options, please consult
> warning: http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/configuration.html
> ...patience...
> ...patience...
> ...found 17726 targets...
> ...updating 3 targets...
> common.copy ~/bin/boostpath/lib/libboost_graph_parallel.a
> common.copy ~/bin/boostpath/lib/libboost_graph_parallel.so.1.41.0
> ln-UNIX ~/bin/boostpath/lib/libboost_graph_parallel.so
> ...updated 3 targets...
> 
> ls output
> 
> [pragatheeswaran_at_prairiefire lib]$ ls
> libboost_mpi.a   libboost_mpi.so.1.41.0    libboost_serialization.so
> libboost_mpi.so  libboost_serialization.a  libboost_serialization.so.1.41.0

Do you get the warning about MPI not being found?  Does your 
libboost_mpi.{a,so} contain any symbols (use nm -D on the .so file)? 
Which lib directory are you looking in?  The one in ~/bin/boostpath/lib? 
I'm just checking the "obvious" things to look for simple problems first.

-- Jeremiah Willcock