Hello, I am having trouble building the threaded version of boost (version 1.54). I require version 1.54 only. I am getting the below error message. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Wadud. [root@bengal boost_1_54_0]# g++ --version g++ (GCC) 4.9.2 20150212 (Red Hat 4.9.2-6) Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. [root@bengal boost_1_54_0]# ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr/local/boost-1.54 --with-libraries=thread Building Boost.Build engine with toolset gcc... tools/build/v2/engine/bin.linuxx86_64/b2 Unicode/ICU support for Boost.Regex?... /usr Generating Boost.Build configuration in project-config.jam... Bootstrapping is done. To build, run: ./b2 To adjust configuration, edit 'project-config.jam'. Further information: - Command line help: ./b2 --help - Getting started guide: http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html - Boost.Build documentation: http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/index.html [root@bengal boost_1_54_0]# ./b2 install Component configuration: - atomic : not building - chrono : not building - context : not building - coroutine : not building - date_time : not building - exception : not building - filesystem : not building - graph : not building - graph_parallel : not building - iostreams : not building - locale : not building - log : not building - math : not building - mpi : not building - program_options : not building - python : not building - random : not building - regex : not building - serialization : not building - signals : not building - system : not building - test : not building - thread : building - timer : not building - wave : not building ...patience... ...patience... ...found 21612 targets... ...updating 38 targets... common.mkdir bin.v2 common.mkdir bin.v2/libs common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/system common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/system/build common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2 common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2/release common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/error_code.o In file included from ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:15:0, from libs/system/src/error_code.cpp:19: ./boost/cstdint.hpp:300:49: warning: use of C++11 long long integer constant [-Wlong-long] # elif (defined(ULLONG_MAX) && ULLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONG_LONG_MAX) && ULONG_LONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONGLONG_MAX) && ULONGLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) ^ ./boost/cstdint.hpp:300:123: warning: use of C++11 long long integer constant [-Wlong-long] # elif (defined(ULLONG_MAX) && ULLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONG_LONG_MAX) && ULONG_LONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONGLONG_MAX) && ULONGLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) ^ In file included from ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:15:0, from libs/system/src/error_code.cpp:19: ./boost/cstdint.hpp:300:195: warning: use of C++11 long long integer constant [-Wlong-long] # elif (defined(ULLONG_MAX) && ULLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONG_LONG_MAX) && ULONG_LONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONGLONG_MAX) && ULONGLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) ^ gcc.link.dll bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/libboost_system.so.1.54.0 common.copy /usr/local/boost-1.54/lib/libboost_system.so.1.54.0 ln-UNIX /usr/local/boost-1.54/lib/libboost_system.so common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread/build common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2 common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/pthread gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/pthread/thread.o In file included from ./boost/bind/bind.hpp:29:0, from ./boost/bind.hpp:22, from ./boost/thread/detail/thread.hpp:29, from ./boost/thread/thread_only.hpp:22, from libs/thread/src/pthread/thread.cpp:11: ./boost/bind/arg.hpp: In constructor ‘boost::arg<I>::arg(const T&)’: ./boost/bind/arg.hpp:37:22: warning: typedef ‘T_must_be_placeholder’ locally defined but not used [-Wunused-local-typedefs] typedef char T_must_be_placeholder[ I == is_placeholder<T>::value? 1: -1 ]; ^ In file included from ./boost/atomic.hpp:12:0, from ./boost/thread/pthread/once_atomic.hpp:20, from ./boost/thread/once.hpp:20, from libs/thread/src/pthread/thread.cpp:17: ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp: At global scope: ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:16: error: ‘uintptr_t’ was not declared in this scope typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:25: error: template argument 1 is invalid typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:43: error: invalid type in declaration before ‘;’ token typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ In file included from ./boost/system/system_error.hpp:14:0, from ./boost/thread/exceptions.hpp:22, from ./boost/thread/pthread/thread_data.hpp:10, from ./boost/thread/thread_only.hpp:17, from libs/thread/src/pthread/thread.cpp:11: ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:222:36: warning: ‘boost::system::posix_category’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable] static const error_category & posix_category = generic_category(); ^ ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:223:36: warning: ‘boost::system::errno_ecat’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable] static const error_category & errno_ecat = generic_category(); ^ ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:224:36: warning: ‘boost::system::native_ecat’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable] static const error_category & native_ecat = system_category(); ^ "g++" -ftemplate-depth-128 -O3 -finline-functions -Wno-inline -Wall -pedantic -pthread -fPIC -Wextra -Wno-long-long -Wno-variadic-macros -Wunused-function -pedantic -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1 -DBOOST_SYSTEM_DYN_LINK=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_BUILD_DLL=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_DONT_USE_CHRONO -DBOOST_THREAD_POSIX -DNDEBUG -I"." -c -o "bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/pthread/thread.o" "libs/thread/src/pthread/thread.cpp" ...failed gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/pthread/thread.o... gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/pthread/once.o In file included from ./boost/bind/bind.hpp:29:0, from ./boost/bind.hpp:22, from ./boost/thread/pthread/once_atomic.hpp:19, from ./boost/thread/once.hpp:20, from libs/thread/src/pthread/./once_atomic.cpp:9, from libs/thread/src/pthread/once.cpp:8: ./boost/bind/arg.hpp: In constructor ‘boost::arg<I>::arg(const T&)’: ./boost/bind/arg.hpp:37:22: warning: typedef ‘T_must_be_placeholder’ locally defined but not used [-Wunused-local-typedefs] typedef char T_must_be_placeholder[ I == is_placeholder<T>::value? 1: -1 ]; ^ In file included from ./boost/atomic.hpp:12:0, from ./boost/thread/pthread/once_atomic.hpp:20, from ./boost/thread/once.hpp:20, from libs/thread/src/pthread/./once_atomic.cpp:9, from libs/thread/src/pthread/once.cpp:8: ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp: At global scope: ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:16: error: ‘uintptr_t’ was not declared in this scope typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:25: error: template argument 1 is invalid typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:43: error: invalid type in declaration before ‘;’ token typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ "g++" -ftemplate-depth-128 -O3 -finline-functions -Wno-inline -Wall -pedantic -pthread -fPIC -Wextra -Wno-long-long -Wno-variadic-macros -Wunused-function -pedantic -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1 -DBOOST_SYSTEM_DYN_LINK=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_BUILD_DLL=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_DONT_USE_CHRONO -DBOOST_THREAD_POSIX -DNDEBUG -I"." -c -o "bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/pthread/once.o" "libs/thread/src/pthread/once.cpp" ...failed gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/pthread/once.o... gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi/future.o ...skipped <pbin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi>libboost_thread.so.1.54.0 for lack of <pbin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi>pthread/thread.o... ...skipped <p/usr/local/boost-1.54/lib>libboost_thread.so.1.54.0 for lack of <pbin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/threading-multi>libboost_thread.so.1.54.0... ...skipped <p/usr/local/boost-1.54/lib>libboost_thread.so for lack of <p/usr/local/boost-1.54/lib>libboost_thread.so.1.54.0... common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/error_code.o In file included from ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:15:0, from libs/system/src/error_code.cpp:19: ./boost/cstdint.hpp:300:49: warning: use of C++11 long long integer constant [-Wlong-long] # elif (defined(ULLONG_MAX) && ULLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONG_LONG_MAX) && ULONG_LONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONGLONG_MAX) && ULONGLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) ^ ./boost/cstdint.hpp:300:123: warning: use of C++11 long long integer constant [-Wlong-long] # elif (defined(ULLONG_MAX) && ULLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONG_LONG_MAX) && ULONG_LONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONGLONG_MAX) && ULONGLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) ^ In file included from ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:15:0, from libs/system/src/error_code.cpp:19: ./boost/cstdint.hpp:300:195: warning: use of C++11 long long integer constant [-Wlong-long] # elif (defined(ULLONG_MAX) && ULLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONG_LONG_MAX) && ULONG_LONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) || (defined(ULONGLONG_MAX) && ULONGLONG_MAX == 18446744073709551615ULL) ^ gcc.archive bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/libboost_system.a common.copy /usr/local/boost-1.54/lib/libboost_system.a common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi common.mkdir bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/pthread gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/pthread/thread.o In file included from ./boost/bind/bind.hpp:29:0, from ./boost/bind.hpp:22, from ./boost/thread/detail/thread.hpp:29, from ./boost/thread/thread_only.hpp:22, from libs/thread/src/pthread/thread.cpp:11: ./boost/bind/arg.hpp: In constructor ‘boost::arg<I>::arg(const T&)’: ./boost/bind/arg.hpp:37:22: warning: typedef ‘T_must_be_placeholder’ locally defined but not used [-Wunused-local-typedefs] typedef char T_must_be_placeholder[ I == is_placeholder<T>::value? 1: -1 ]; ^ In file included from ./boost/atomic.hpp:12:0, from ./boost/thread/pthread/once_atomic.hpp:20, from ./boost/thread/once.hpp:20, from libs/thread/src/pthread/thread.cpp:17: ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp: At global scope: ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:16: error: ‘uintptr_t’ was not declared in this scope typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:25: error: template argument 1 is invalid typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:43: error: invalid type in declaration before ‘;’ token typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ In file included from ./boost/system/system_error.hpp:14:0, from ./boost/thread/exceptions.hpp:22, from ./boost/thread/pthread/thread_data.hpp:10, from ./boost/thread/thread_only.hpp:17, from libs/thread/src/pthread/thread.cpp:11: ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:222:36: warning: ‘boost::system::posix_category’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable] static const error_category & posix_category = generic_category(); ^ ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:223:36: warning: ‘boost::system::errno_ecat’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable] static const error_category & errno_ecat = generic_category(); ^ ./boost/system/error_code.hpp:224:36: warning: ‘boost::system::native_ecat’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable] static const error_category & native_ecat = system_category(); ^ "g++" -ftemplate-depth-128 -O3 -finline-functions -Wno-inline -Wall -pedantic -pthread -Wextra -Wno-long-long -Wno-variadic-macros -Wunused-function -pedantic -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1 -DBOOST_SYSTEM_STATIC_LINK=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_BUILD_LIB=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_DONT_USE_CHRONO -DBOOST_THREAD_POSIX -DNDEBUG -I"." -c -o "bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/pthread/thread.o" "libs/thread/src/pthread/thread.cpp" ...failed gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/pthread/thread.o... gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/pthread/once.o In file included from ./boost/bind/bind.hpp:29:0, from ./boost/bind.hpp:22, from ./boost/thread/pthread/once_atomic.hpp:19, from ./boost/thread/once.hpp:20, from libs/thread/src/pthread/./once_atomic.cpp:9, from libs/thread/src/pthread/once.cpp:8: ./boost/bind/arg.hpp: In constructor ‘boost::arg<I>::arg(const T&)’: ./boost/bind/arg.hpp:37:22: warning: typedef ‘T_must_be_placeholder’ locally defined but not used [-Wunused-local-typedefs] typedef char T_must_be_placeholder[ I == is_placeholder<T>::value? 1: -1 ]; ^ In file included from ./boost/atomic.hpp:12:0, from ./boost/thread/pthread/once_atomic.hpp:20, from ./boost/thread/once.hpp:20, from libs/thread/src/pthread/./once_atomic.cpp:9, from libs/thread/src/pthread/once.cpp:8: ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp: At global scope: ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:16: error: ‘uintptr_t’ was not declared in this scope typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:25: error: template argument 1 is invalid typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ ./boost/atomic/atomic.hpp:202:43: error: invalid type in declaration before ‘;’ token typedef atomic<uintptr_t> atomic_uintptr_t; ^ "g++" -ftemplate-depth-128 -O3 -finline-functions -Wno-inline -Wall -pedantic -pthread -Wextra -Wno-long-long -Wno-variadic-macros -Wunused-function -pedantic -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1 -DBOOST_SYSTEM_STATIC_LINK=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_BUILD_LIB=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_DONT_USE_CHRONO -DBOOST_THREAD_POSIX -DNDEBUG -I"." -c -o "bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/pthread/once.o" "libs/thread/src/pthread/once.cpp" ...failed gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/pthread/once.o... gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi/future.o ...skipped <pbin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi>libboost_thread.a(clean) for lack of <pbin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi>pthread/thread.o... ...skipped <pbin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi>libboost_thread.a for lack of <pbin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi>pthread/thread.o... ...skipped <p/usr/local/boost-1.54/lib>libboost_thread.a for lack of <pbin.v2/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.9.2/release/link-static/threading-multi>libboost_thread.a... ...failed updating 4 targets... ...skipped 6 targets... ...updated 28 targets... 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