[Rdkit-discuss] Role of boost source?

[Andrew Fant]

While we're on the topic of compiling, what is it from the boost sources 
that rdkit needs to compile that isn't in the various linux binary 
packages?  On ubuntu, I've installed all the libboost-dev types, and I 
point BOOST_BUILD_PATH and BOOSTHOME to /usr/share/boost-build (which is 
where all the internal jam files and such are kept), but the compile 
bombs out complaining that jam can't find a jamfile in 
/usr/share/boost-build.  I assume it's looking for the one that is used 
to actually build boost from source, but my boost-fu is weak.  Does 
rdkit actually try and force a recompile of boost at build time, or are 
there just bits and pieces of the source that it wants to assimilate 
into its own tree?

Thanks.
        Andy