I found the solution to this problem. In order to link to Boost::System I had to move to the 2008 version of ax_boost_base macros: http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_boost_base.html http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html These macros require the use of the switch --with-boost-libdir. This is mentioned in the Changelog http://randspringer.de/boost/changelog.html The "--with-boost-libdir=%_libdir" must be added to the ./configure statement. This solves the problem. Thanks to all. On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 06:56:17PM -0600, Paul Elliott wrote:
Help I have a problem getting 64 bit peless packages to build. It started out building successfully with 64 bit. And then....
I have a package, peless, that uses the the boost libraries. Specificly, libboost_filesystem. Recently, it failed to build for Mandriva 2009. This failure occured because mandriva uses the newest version of the boost library, version 36.
In version 36 the include file for Boost::Filesystem reference the new libarary boost::System.
Since all distros will eventually use boost version 36 or later, I must address this problem.
I therefore added the line AX_BOOST_SYSTEM to configure.ac and the I added $(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB) to my peless_LDADD in Makefile.am
This worked for all my 32 bit distros.
In the older distros that were still using earlier versions of boost, ./configure figured out that boost::System did not exist and did not link to libboost_system......
Mandriva 2009 32 bit figured out that boost::System did exit and successfully built.
HOWEVER, all my 64 bits packages failed to load. ./configure failed. Here is a sample error message: excerpt from: https://build.opensuse.org/package/live_build_log?arch=x86_64&package=peless&project=home%3Apelliott11&repository=openSUSE_10.3
checking for textdomain... yes checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes checking for stdbool.h that conforms to C99... yes checking for _Bool... yes checking for x86_64-suse-linux-gnu-pkg-config... no checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes checking for DEPS... yes checking for boostlib >= 1.32.1... yes checking whether the Boost::Filesystem library is available... yes configure: error: Could not link against ! error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.98259 (%build)
RPM build errors: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.98259 (%build) mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab System halted.
--------------------------- Here is the same section from the corresponding 32 bit build: https://build.opensuse.org/package/live_build_log?arch=i586&package=peless&project=home%3Apelliott11&repository=openSUSE_10.3
checking for textdomain... yes checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes checking for stdbool.h that conforms to C99... yes checking for _Bool... yes checking for i686-suse-linux-gnu-pkg-config... no checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes checking for DEPS... yes checking for boostlib >= 1.32.1... yes checking whether the Boost::Filesystem library is available... yes checking for exit in -lboost_filesystem... yes checking whether the Boost::Regex library is available... yes checking for exit in -lboost_regex... yes checking whether the Boost::System library is available... no configure: creating ./config.status config.status: creating po/Makefile.in config.status: creating peless.desktop.in config.status: creating Makefile config.status: creating config.h config.status: executing depfiles commands config.status: executing intltool commands config.status: executing default-1 commands -------------------------------------------
The above problems do not occur with out my mods to configure.ac and Makefile.am.
Can anyone figure out this bug? Unfortunately, I am between jobs and can not afford to buy a 64 bit computer to test this on. I am using suse build service.
The computer that I ran autoconfigre and automake was a 32bit one, but the ./configure is being done on suse's 64 bit servers.
Help help help.
Thank You.
don't worry about mandriva 2007, there seems to be and unrelated dependancy problem there.
also don't work about opensuse 11.1, it is afflicted by this bug: Bug 430965 - brp-check-desktop for translation must not be enabled for third party repos in OBS https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=430965
I must find a workaround for this or wait for it to be fixed.
-- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelliott@io.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com/~pelliott/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117
-- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelliott@io.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com/~pelliott/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117