Howto: Install Boost from source

[auiG]

I followed the above script. Now the header are in /usr/local/include and the builded libraries in /usr/local/lib. I tired to compile the example in test.cpp:

#include <boost/thread.hpp> 
#include <iostream> 

void wait(int seconds) 
{ 
  boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::seconds(seconds)); 
} 

void thread() 
{ 
  for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) 
  { 
    wait(1); 
    std::cout << i << std::endl; 
  } 
} 

int main() 
{ 
  boost::thread t(thread); 
  t.join(); 
}

For compiling I use

g++ test.cpp -otest

I get the following error messages:

test.cpp:(.text+0x9f): undefined reference to `boost::thread::join()'
test.cpp:(.text+0xab): undefined reference to `boost::thread::~thread()'
test.cpp:(.text+0xca): undefined reference to `boost::thread::~thread()'
/tmp/ccNPcdEE.o: In function `boost::detail::thread_data_base::thread_data_base()':
test.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6detail16thread_data_baseC2Ev[boost::detail::thread_data_base::thread_data_base()]+0x26): undefined reference to `vtable for boost::detail::thread_data_base'
/tmp/ccNPcdEE.o: In function `void boost::this_thread::sleep<boost::posix_time::seconds>(boost::posix_time::seconds const&)':
test.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost11this_thread5sleepINS_10posix_time7secondsEEEvRKT_[void boost::this_thread::sleep<boost::posix_time::seconds>(boost::posix_time::seconds const&)]+0x35): undefined reference to `boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::ptime const&)'
/tmp/ccNPcdEE.o: In function `boost::thread::thread<void (*)()>(void (*)(), boost::disable_if<boost::is_convertible<void (*&)(), boost::detail::thread_move_t<void (*)()> >, boost::thread::dummy*>::type)':
test.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6threadC1IPFvvEEET_NS_10disable_ifINS_14is_convertibleIRS4_NS_6detail13thread_move_tIS4_EEEEPNS0_5dummyEE4typeE[boost::thread::thread<void (*)()>(void (*)(), boost::disable_if<boost::is_convertible<void (*&)(), boost::detail::thread_move_t<void (*)()> >, boost::thread::dummy*>::type)]+0x32): undefined reference to `boost::thread::start_thread()'
/tmp/ccNPcdEE.o: In function `boost::detail::thread_data<void (*)()>::~thread_data()':
test.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataIPFvvEED1Ev[boost::detail::thread_data<void (*)()>::~thread_data()]+0x1f): undefined reference to `boost::detail::thread_data_base::~thread_data_base()'
/tmp/ccNPcdEE.o: In function `boost::detail::thread_data<void (*)()>::~thread_data()':
test.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataIPFvvEED0Ev[boost::detail::thread_data<void (*)()>::~thread_data()]+0x1f): undefined reference to `boost::detail::thread_data_base::~thread_data_base()'
/tmp/ccNPcdEE.o:(.rodata._ZTIN5boost6detail11thread_dataIPFvvEEE[typeinfo for boost::detail::thread_data<void (*)()>]+0x10): undefined reference to `typeinfo for boost::detail::thread_data_base'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Does anybody know, where the mistake is?

Regards

[aamikkelsen]

I have exactly the same problem.

[hrcariagajr]

I followed the above script. Now the header are in /usr/local/include and the builded libraries in /usr/local/lib. I tired to compile the example in test.cpp:

...

For compiling I use

g++ test.cpp -otest

try to compile it with:

g++ test.cpp -otest -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -lboost_thread

[ccervo]

Have a problem based on your post I thought you might help. Was happily using Eclipse, BJAM & QT on Ubuntu for C++ development . I then used synaptic to upgrade to newest LST release of Ubuntu, (12.04). After upgrade my builds no longer work. I get error messages from BJAM complaining about jamfiles that previously worked perfectly.
example
jamfile contains:
SHELL "mkdir -vp $(SOLUTION_ROOT)/log $(SOLUTION_ROOT)/conf" ;
bjam reports error:
/home/ccervo/LoggerWrk/cipLogger/src/Jamfile:31: in modules.load
*** argument error
* rule SHELL ( command : * )
* called with: ( )
* missing argument command
(builtin):see definition of rule 'SHELL' being called

I strongly suspect the upgrade did not properly install bjam or some associated libraries or tools.

Can you advise on best way to uninstall or clean-up bjam and then reinstall or advise on some other method to troubleshoot.?