-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Rene Rivera
Sohail Somani wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Martin Knoblauch Revuelta
I had a little problem with the libraries: I installed them in /usr/local/lib (deafult location, isn't it?), but the system didn't find them at runtime. I had to append /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf, and then run ldconfig. I decided to do so after reading:
http://www.dwheeler.com/program-library/Program-Library-HOWTO/x36.html
Maybe dll-path(?)/rpath should be encouraged?
You'll have to explain what you mean. What use of rpath are you referring to? Encouraged how? Encouraged by whom?
It seems that Martin linked to the boost libraries dynamically. The example program might require the user to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH or something equivalent (ld.so.conf on linux). It is entirely possible that the user doesn't know about it. Either the document should mention that LD_LIBRARY_PATH might need to be set or mention the rpath option of bjam. Although looking at http://boost-consulting.com/boost/more/getting_started.html#id13 it seems that the sample specifies linking statically so I'm not sure what problems Martin was having. Sohail