I have a similiar linux system to what you describe. I found that I needed to modify the Jamfile in $BOOST_ROOT/libs/serialization/example in order to build these files. Two changes: 1. Added demo_pimpl_A.cpp 2. Added libpthread.a The modified Jamfile is included. Maximilian Wilson wrote:

I'm using gcc v 3.3, Red Hat Linux (not sure what version), and Boost 1.32. I'm trying to learn the serialization library, using the demo program from http://boost.org/libs/serialization/example/demo.cpp .

I have had a little bit of trouble figuring out the boost install procedure for this library but I think I finally did it with:

bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" install --libdir=/home/max/boost --includedir=/home/max/boost -with-serialization

But when I execute "g++ -I/home/max/boost/boost-1_32 -L/home/max/boost demo.cpp demo.o" I get a bunch of linker errors. I'm pretty sure I've messed up this install procedure somewhere, and the Boost docs have tentalizing references to serialization not having "automatic linking," but I can't figure out where to go next. What am I doing wrong?

Max Wilson

# Boost serialization Library Build Jamfile # (C) Copyright Robert Ramey 2002-2004. # Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the # Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file # LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) # # See http://www.boost.org/libs/serialization for the library home page. subproject libs/serialization/example ; rule demo-bsl-build ( demo-name ) { exe $(demo-name) : # sources $(demo-name).cpp demo_pimpl_A.cpp <lib>../build/boost_serialization : # requirements <library-file>/usr/lib/libpthread.a <include>$(BOOST_ROOT) <sysinclude>$(BOOST_ROOT) <borland><*><cxxflags>-w-8080 <msvc><release><cxxflags>-Gy <vc7><release><cxxflags>-Gy <vc7.1><release><cxxflags>-Gy : # default build release <runtime-link>static ; } demo-bsl-build demo ; demo-bsl-build demo_auto_ptr ; demo-bsl-build demo_exception ; demo-bsl-build demo_fast_archive ; demo-bsl-build demo_pimpl ; demo-bsl-build demo_portable_archive ; demo-bsl-build demo_shared_ptr ; demo-bsl-build demo_xml ; demo-bsl-build demo_xml_save ; demo-bsl-build demo_xml_load ;