As as already been pointed out (by Vivian I think) you do not need to compile boost as FG only uses the header files. So just include the headers from the latest version, you do not need the compiled libraries.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Geoff McLane" <ubu...@geoffair.info> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:51 AM To: "FlightGear developers discussions" <flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] boost library version > On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 10:09 -0700, dave perry wrote: > [snip] >> I Googled "boost 1.40 source", downloaded boost_1_40_0.tar.bz2 > [snip] > > Hi Dave P., > > Thanks for the info. I guess that would be the same as > their online documentation, which I had read :- > > http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_41_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html > > And yes, this LOOKS EASY, and simple... but this requires - > (a) unpacking the WHOLE package, and > (b) compiling it as indicated... > > Generally, I like to 'install' packages like this > through the update manager, and not fiddle with them > myself... > > And, as you can read in section 3, in our case we > presently only need the 'headers'... so yes, you >> probably compiled a lot more than required, >> but all worked. > as it should ;=)) > > Maybe if I too updated to Ubuntu 9.10 (the latest), > it _MAY_ have a later version of boost available, > but I chose 8.04 LTS, specifically because of its > 'Long Term Support", and I hope the distro packages > will be 'soon' updated... > > I have put a message on the Ubuntu forum, Installation > & Upgrades, asking if and when it is likely that they > will update 'boost' in my 8.04 LTS package manager... > > But thanks again... > > Regards, > > Geoff. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus > on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
