Re: [Boost-users] Compilation error trying to pull in Boost::threads header file

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Compilation error trying to pull in Boost::threads header file
From: Lars Viklund (zao_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-10 14:47:26

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 02:04:29PM -0400, Sunil Matta wrote:
> Fedora 17
> gcc 4.7
> Boost: 1_47_0

Your Boost is from mid-2011.
Your GCC is from mid-2012.

Pretty much all bets are off when using an older Boost than your
toolchain.

> 1) Seems like boost is trying to pull in boost:shared_ptr. Shouldnt this be
> pulling this from the std namespace now ?

std::shared_ptr is not boost::shared_ptr.
boost::shared_ptr is not std::shared_ptr.

They differ in capabilities and implementation. Also, most of the world
isn't C++11 for a long while.

> 2) Why are the boost libraries in a stage dir ? i.e. boost_1_47_0/*stage/*
> lib/libboost_program_options.so.1.47.0
> Is this standard now ?

Boost.Build has always performed a 'stage' build if you do not
explicitly say 'install'.

You may customize the stagedir and install directories with the
--stagedir and --prefix/--libdir/--includedir options to b2 (bjam).

-- 
Lars Viklund | zao_at_[hidden]