Re: [Boost-users] [program_options] linking error with example

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [program_options] linking error with example
From: Rangarajan, Kumar (kumar.rangarajan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-18 13:07:25

> > export BOOST_INC=~/boost_1_41_0
> > export BOOST_LIBS=~/boost_1_41_0/stage/lib
> > g++ -I $BOOST_INC first.cpp -o first -L$BOOST_LIBS -
> lboost_program_options
> 
> I tried it - seems to compile ok, but when I try to run the program, I
> get
> "error while loading shared libraries:
> libboost_program_options.so.1.41.0: cannot open shared object file: No
> such file or directory"
> But the library is there...

Try adding -R$BOOST_LIBS to the link line. This should include a runtime
path to be looked when loading the library.

:-)