Can't link program using Boost.Filesystem

Question

I\'m trying to run program, using sample code of boost::filesystem on Ubuntu 12.10, but it doesn\'t want to build.

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Answer 1

For some boost modules, you have to compile libraries and link them (using bootstrap.sh). In your case, you have to compile and link Filesystem, and probalbly System too

Have a look here

For example:

• ./bootstrap.sh (bjam)
• rm -rf bin.v2 stage (between 2 bjam commands)
• ./bjam release toolset=gcc address-model=64 cxxflags=-fPIC
• ./bjam debug toolset=gcc address-model=64 cxxflags=-fPIC

If you are linking on Windows, you don't have to manually link your libraries, since they are automatically linked using pragma. On Linux, you have to do it.

According to documentation, these modules need you to acquire or build a library :

• Boost.Filesystem
• Boost.GraphParallel
• Boost.IOStreams
• Boost.MPI
• Boost.ProgramOptions
• Boost.Python
• Boost.Regex
• Boost.Serialization
• Boost.Signals
• Boost.System
• Boost.Thread
• Boost.Wave