Re: [Boost-users] Undefined reference to boost_serialization even though it is specified with -lboost_serialization

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Undefined reference to boost_serialization even though it is specified with -lboost_serialization
From: Cedric Laczny (cedric.laczny_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-24 06:32:22

On Thursday, 24. February 2011 12:23:29 Christopher Jefferson wrote:
> On 24 Feb 2011, at 10:14, Cedric Laczny wrote:
> > Sorry, my bad. Hit "Send" before being finished...
> > 
> > So let's start again... I apologize.
> > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a program that uses serialization-functionality for some of the
> > self- defined classes.
> > I specify "-lboost_serialization" with the g++ and it works fine on my
> > local machine.
> > However, when I want to compile it on a remote machine, it fails. The
> > remote machine is lacking >=boost-1.42 which is needed. Therefore I
> > built (no install) boost-1.45 remotely (under
> > /local/cedric/boost_1_45_0) and at least the configure-script (generated
> > using autotools) seems to detect all the necessary libraries and headers
> > (provided I specify them in the environment variables), on my local
> > machine aswell as on the remote machine. Now the problem is, that I
> > don't find the reason why it fails to compile my program remotely...
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > Here's the command used for linking:
> > /bin/bash ../libtool  --tag=CXX   --mode=link g++ -Wno-deprecated -g -O2
> > - lboost_serialization -L/local/cedric/boost_1_45_0/stage/lib  -o test
> > test- main.o ../includes/Parser/libparser.a -lgsl -lgslcblas -lm
> 
> This might not be your problem, but I have seen issues like this when the
> included headers and linked libraries are not in sync with each other.
> Make sure you are both picking up the right headers, and the right library
> files. 

I know this should be rather done in the opposite direction (correct 
configuration at the beigninning), but can you tell me how I can find out, which 
versions were actually used? I know about "ldd" which AFAIK only works for 
executable binaries.
Your point sounds reasonable to me in my scenario and this might help me track 
down the issue...

Thank you.

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