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installing boost library - which patches work?

  • 1.  installing boost library - which patches work?

    Posted Tue January 16, 2018 11:51 AM

    Originally posted by: rumexcrispus


    Hi

    I am trying to develop in C++ using the IBM xlc++ compiler with the OpenSource boost headers and libraries.

    I'm on AIX 7.2 and using XL xlc++ 13.1.3

    I would like to use boost_1_59, but can only find a patch for boost 1_55.  'boost_modfile_be.txt' that patch will apply. 

    Any ideas?

     

    Also can someone confirm the target location should be /opt/freeware?

     

    I used the following sequence

    wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.55.0/boost_1_55_0.tar.gz/download

    gunzip < boost_1_55_0.tar.gz  | tar -xvf -

    wget ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/xlcpp/boost/bst1550/boost_modfile_be.txt

    cd boost_1_55_0
    ln -s . boost_1_55_0
    patch -p0 -b < ../boost_modfile_be.txt

    mkdir /tmp/bb

    export BOOST_BUILD=/tmp/bb

    bootstrap.sh --with-toolset=vacpp --prefix=/opt/freeware   --exec-prefix=/opt/freeware

    b2 --build-dir=$BOOST_BUILD --exec-prefix=/opt/freeware

    # b2 install

     

     

     


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