> checking for boostlib >= 1.37... configure: error: We could not detect
> the boost libraries (version 1.37 or higher). If you have a staged boost
> library (still not installed) please specify $BOOST_ROOT in your
> environment and do not give a PATH to --with-boost option. If you are
> sure you have boost installed, then check your version number looking in
> <boost/version.hpp>. See http://randspringer.de/boost for more
> documentation.
>
> All Greek to me! Really, it is the very first time in my life that I try
> to compile larger things than just a single-script C++ program...
> Are there packages missing? Should I install the boost libraries? What
> are boost libraries?

Boost libraries := something you should install; check out your Linux 
distribution's package manager, it'll most likely have them. Make sure 
to also install the "developer" package for the boost libraries 
(probably named something like "boost-dev" or "boost-devel").

If you still experience problems even after installing the boost 
libraries, try adding the command-line option 
"--with-boost-thread=boost_thread-mt" to ./configure.

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