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diff --git a/README.building-boost b/README.building-boost index 511adb58b..a281e8bd7 100644 --- a/README.building-boost +++ b/README.building-boost @@ -1,35 +1,48 @@ -Until boost 1.35 (or later) ships with the distributions, you'll need -to download and build it yourself. It's not hard, and it can -peacefully coexist with earlier versions of boost. +Most distributions have the required version of Boost (1.35) ready for +installation using their standard package installation tools (apt-get, +yum, etc.). + +If running a distribution that requires boost 1.35 (or later) be built +from scratch, these instructions explain how to do so, and in a way +that allows it to peacefully coexist with earlier versions of boost. Download the latest version of boost from boost.sourceforge.net. -(boost_1_36_0.tar.bz2 was the latest when this was written) +(boost_1_49_0.tar.bz2 was the latest when this was written). Different +Boost versions often have different installations. If these +instructions don't work, check the website www.boost.org for more +help. unpack it somewhere cd into the resulting directory -$ cd boost_1_36_0 +$ cd boost_1_49_0 -# Pick a prefix to install it into. I used /opt/boost_1_36_0 +# Pick a prefix to install it into. I used /opt/boost_1_49_0 -$ BOOST_PREFIX=/opt/boost_1_36_0 +$ BOOST_PREFIX=/opt/boost_1_49_0 -$ ./configure --prefix=$BOOST_PREFIX --with-libraries=thread,date_time,program_options -$ make -$ make install +$ ./bootstrap.sh +$ sudo ./b2 --prefix=$BOOST_PREFIX --with-thread --with-date_time --with-program_options --with-filesystem --with-system --layout=versioned threading=multi variant=release install # Done! That was easy! ----------------------------------------------------------------- +Note that you don't have to specify each library, which will then +build all Boost libraries and projects. By specifying only those +required will just save compilation time. + -Now, tell gnuradio where to find it: +---------------------------------------------------------------------- -$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BOOST_PREFIX/lib -$ cd <path-to-top-of-gnuradio-tree> -$ ./bootstrap -$ ./configure --with-boost=$BOOST_PREFIX # plus whatever config args you usually use +Installing GNU Radio with new Boost libraries. -$ make && make check +Tell cmake to look for the Boost libraries and header files in the new location with the folloing command: + +$ cd <build directory> +$ cmake -DBOOST_ROOT=$BOOST_PREFIX -DBoost_INCLUDE_DIR=$BOOST_PREFIX/include/boost-1_49/ -DBoost_LIBRARY_DIRS=$BOOST_PREFIX/lib <path to gnuradio source tree> +$ make +$ make test $ sudo make install +See README for more installation details. + |