how to get libtorrent to see boost?

Question

I am compiling libtorrent-rasterbar-0.16.16 with msys and mingw. ./configure runs fine, until it gets to the boost library check. I have boost 1.51, and I set $BOOST_ROOT, but that did not work.

Checking for boost libraries:
checking for boostlib >= 1.36... expr: syntax error
configure: We could not detect the boost libraries (version 1.36 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.
checking whether the Boost::System library is available... no
configure: error: Boost.System library not found. Try using --with-boost-system=
lib

I tried the --with-boost-system= option, and that did not work either. I also copied libboost_system-mgw47-mt-1_51.a to the same directory as libtorrent... but it did not work.

What am I missing?

you say you tried the --with-boost arguments. what exactly did you pass in? — Arvid, Apr 26 '14 at 20:46
./config --with-boost-system=./libboost_system-mgw47-mt-1_51.a — usbguru, Apr 27 '14 at 03:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '14 at 13:00

I have boost 1.51, and I set $BOOST_ROOT, but that did not work

It is very likely that configure can’t find boost header files. What you need is both the library and the sources, and your best avenue is still setting BOOST_ROOT.

On a linux box you would be installing the boost-devel package, but for mingw you should download the boost sources directly and unpack them. Then please make sure you are running,

BOOST_ROOT=/path/to/boost_1_51 ./configure

how to get libtorrent to see boost?

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