Re: [Boost-users] newbie: my program can't find boost libraries

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] newbie: my program can't find boost libraries
From: Philipp Kraus (philipp.kraus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-30 20:10:41

On 2012-03-31 00:09:59 +0200, sparsh mittal said:

> Hello
> 
> I am new to boost.
> 
> In my RHEL linux (no root permission), my program does not find boost 
> installation and says:
> *** Please install package libboost-filesystem to /home/myself/folder
> 
> *** Please install package libboost-system to /home/myself/folder
> 
> I installed latest boost using these instructions.
> 
> ./bootstrap.sh ----with-libraries=filesystem,system 
> --prefix=/home/myself/folder
> 
> 
> ./bjam install
> 
> 
> Can you tell, what is wrong I am doing and anything to add in include path etc.
> 
> My paths:
> 
> echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> /home/myself/folder/lib:/home/myself/ddrive/test/boost_1_49_0/stage/lib
> 
> echo $CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH
> /home/myself/folder/include/
> 
> My program has makefile:
> 
> LD_LIBS +=  -lboost_filesystem -lboost_system (and others)
> 
> Thanks and Regards
> Sparsh Mittal
> 

LD_LIBRARY_PATH is the env variable for the linker, you must also set the
LIBRARY_PATH for running a programm. A program searches the LIBRARY_PATH
first for the libraries. The linker does not search the LIBRARY_PATH, 
it uses the
LD_LIBRARY_PATH

HTH

Phil