In cpp_regex_traits.cpp line 76 there is a re-throw. This does not work when compiling without exceptions. I see that gcc have a #ifndef __EXCEPTIONS # define __throw_exception_again #else # define __throw_exception_again throw #endif for this case. Something similar should work for boost as well. To allow compiling I did this: --- ../../boost/boost/throw_exception.hpp 2004-08-05 17:24:43.000000000 +0200 +++ boost/throw_exception.hpp 2005-03-08 03:04:27.066704153 +0100 @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ void throw_exception(std::exception const & e); // user defined +#define BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION_AGAIN + #else template<class E> inline void throw_exception(E const & e) @@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ throw e; } +#define BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION_AGAIN throw + #endif } // namespace boost -- Lgb