Lars Schouw <schouwla <at> yahoo.com> writes:

How come my source code that uses boost wants a libXXX in front of the libraries but boost was build without it.

I think you would be more likely to receive helpful answers if you posted similar queries to the Boost.User mailing list and provided information on your platform, the version of Boost you're using and what exactly you're trying to achieve. Cheers, Nicola Musatti