Hello When updating libraries from boost 1.32 to 1.33 our previous code that had no previous linking problems developed linking errors. I then attempted to compile the demo.cpp serialization code included in the boost documentation tutorial and received the same errors. I attach below the code and the error message I got. I am working on a Linux Gentoo machine with Boost installed by e-portage. I believe boost is properly installed as it works with other libraries. Any suggestion? Thanks Ryan McKeown Drexel University Physics Dept. ========================================== CODE #include <fstream> // include headers that implement a archive in simple text format #include <boost/archive/text_oarchive.hpp> #include <boost/archive/text_iarchive.hpp> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // gps coordinate // // illustrates serialization for a simple type // class gps_position { private: friend class boost::serialization::access; // When the class Archive corresponds to an output archive, the // & operator is defined similar to <<. Likewise, when the class Archive // is a type of input archive the & operator is defined similar to >>. template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version) { ar & degrees; ar & minutes; ar & seconds; } int degrees; int minutes; float seconds; public: gps_position(){}; gps_position(int d, int m, float s) : degrees(d), minutes(m), seconds(s) {} }; int main() { // create and open a character archive for output std::ofstream ofs("filename"); // create class instance const gps_position g(35, 59, 24.567f); // save data to archive { boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ofs); // write class instance to archive oa << g; // archive and stream closed when destructors are called } // ... some time later restore the class instance to its orginal state gps_position newg; { // create and open an archive for input std::ifstream ifs("filename", std::ios::binary); boost::archive::text_iarchive ia(ifs); // read class state from archive ia >> newg; // archive and stream closed when destructors are called } return 0; } ====================================== ERROR /tmp/cchtRupV.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEE4initEv+0x1a): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::init()': : undefined reference to `boost::archive::ARCHIVE_SIGNATURE' /tmp/cchtRupV.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEE4initEv+0x84): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::init()': : undefined reference to `boost::archive::ARCHIVE_VERSION' /tmp/cchtRupV.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_iarchiveINS0_13text_iarchiveEE4initEv+0x2f): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_iarchive<boost::archive::text_iarchive>::init()': : undefined reference to `boost::archive::ARCHIVE_SIGNATURE' /tmp/cchtRupV.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_iarchiveINS0_13text_iarchiveEE4initEv+0xd0): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_iarchive<boost::archive::text_iarchive>::init()': : undefined reference to `boost::archive::ARCHIVE_VERSION' /tmp/cchtRupV.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_oarchiveINS0_13text_oarchiveEEC2Ev+0xe): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<boost::archive::text_oarchive>::common_oarchive()': : undefined reference to `boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::basic_oarchive()' /tmp/cchtRupV.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost7archive6detail15common_iarchiveINS0_13text_iarchiveEEC2Ev+0xe): In function `boost::archive::detail::common_iarchive<boost::archive::text_iarchive>::common_iarchive()': : undefined reference to `boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive::basic_iarchive()' /tmp/cchtRupV.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost13serialization6detail27extended_type_info_typeid_0C2Ev+0x7): In function `boost::serialization::detail::extended_type_info_typeid_0::extended_type_info_typeid_0()': : undefined reference to `boost::serialization::detail::extended_type_info_typeid_0::type_info_key' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status