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

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [program_options] linking error with example
From: katharina (KathiS_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-19 06:47:16

Rangarajan, Kumar wrote:
>>> 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.
> 
> :-)

Hmm, from that I get g++: unrecognized option
'-R/home/username/boost_1_41_0/stage/lib'...
But anyway it worked with Tobias' solution now.

Best, Katharina