"chris3d" <ren### [at] flare3dde> wrote:

> I tried different Boost Versions (1.37, 1.43, 1.44) but I didn't get PovRay
> configured.
>
> This is the ./configure output for boost with
> --with-boost=/home/chris/Programme/boost:
>
> checking for boostlib >= 1.37... yes
> checking whether the Boost::Thread library is available... yes
> checking for exit in -lboost_thread-gcc44-mt-1_37... yes
> checking whether the boost thread library is usable... no
> configure: error: in `/home/chris/src/povray-3.7.0.beta.38':
> configure: error: cannot link with the boost thread library
>
> I can't understand why there is a linking problem with the boost thread library.
> I read that other people had this problem but I didn't find any solution.
>
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> Latest work with PovRay: http://flare3d.de/?page_id=30

Finally I solved the problem by creating the file /etc/ld.so.conf.d/boost.conf
with the content:

/home/chris/Programme/boost/lib

and then call ldconfig.

Thank you very much for helping.

Chris
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Latest work with PovRay: http://flare3d.de/?page_id=30

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