Hello, I run this in a terminal:- cd tools/build ./bootstrap.sh ./b2 install --prefix=~/boost/boost_1_64_0 In Qt Creator I have this path set BOOST_DIR = ~/boost/boost_1_64_0/ BOOST_LIBDIR = ~/boost/boost_1_64_0/libs/ When compiling I get this error. :-1: error: /home/me/boost/boost_1_64_0/ does not contain a Boost installation Regards From: degski via Boost-users Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 11:57 AM To: boost-users@lists.boost.org Cc: degski Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Compiling Boost_1_6_0 under linux. On 27 June 2017 at 13:50, Michael Miller via Boost-users <boost-users@lists.boost.org> wrote: No Boost (executable) appears The clue is in the title of the boost web-page "Boost C++ Libraries", i.e. there are only libraries (to link your app to), no executable(s) (unless you're building/running the tests). degski -- "Ihre sogenannte Religion wirkt bloß wie ein Opiat reizend, betäubend, Schmerzen aus Schwäche stillend." - Novalis 1798 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users@lists.boost.org https://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users