Re: [Quantlib-users] QL installation is failing in my Ubuntu VM

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Many thanks.

I ran below codes to remove and reinstall boost

sudo apt-get remove libboost-all-dev
sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev

boost installed in /usr/include

:/usr/include$ ls
aio.h        complex.h  error.h           features-time64.h  getopt.h
      langinfo.h  math.h      netdb.h        numa.h
python3.10   setjmp.h       string.h       time.h      video
aliases.h    cpio.h     evdns.h           fenv.h             glob.h
      lastlog.h   mcheck.h    neteconet      numaif.h        rdma
   sgtty.h        strings.h      tirpc       wait.h
alloca.h     crypt.h    event2            finclude
gnu-versions.h  libgen.h    memory.h    netinet        obstack.h
re_comp.h    shadow.h       sudo_plugin.h  ttyent.h    wchar.h
argp.h       ctype.h    event.h           fmtmsg.h           grp.h
      libintl.h   misc        netipx         openvpn         regex.h
   signal.h       syscall.h      uchar.h     wctype.h
argz.h       dirent.h   evhttp.h          fnmatch.h          gshadow.h
      libltdl     mntent.h    netiucv        paths.h         regexp.h
   sound          sysexits.h     ucontext.h  wordexp.h
ar.h         dlfcn.h    evrpc.h           fstab.h            hwloc
      libnl3      monetary.h  netpacket      poll.h          resolv.h
   spawn.h        syslog.h       ulimit.h    X11
arpa         drm        evutil.h          fts.h              hwloc.h
      limits.h    mqueue.h    netrom         printf.h        rpc
   stab.h         tar.h          unicode     x86_64-linux-gnu
asm-generic  elf.h      execinfo.h        ftw.h              iconv.h
      link.h      mtd         netrose        proc_service.h  rpcsvc
   stdc-predef.h  termio.h       unistd.h    xen
assert.h     endian.h   expat_external.h  gcalc-2            ifaddrs.h
      linux       net         nfs            protocols       sched.h
   stdint.h       termios.h      utime.h     xorg
boost

But still get error when I run ./configure

Below is the log that I get

$ ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a race-free mkdir -p... /usr/bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
checking whether make supports nested variables... no
checking whether UID '1000' is supported by ustar format... yes
checking whether GID '1000' is supported by ustar format... yes
checking how to create a ustar tar archive... gnutar
checking for gawk... (cached) mawk
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether the compiler supports GNU C... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to enable C11 features... none needed
checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... yes
checking whether make supports the include directive... no
checking dependency style of gcc... none
checking for g++... no
checking for c++... no
checking for gpp... no
checking for aCC... no
checking for CC... no
checking for cxx... no
checking for cc++... no
checking for cl.exe... no
checking for FCC... no
checking for KCC... no
checking for RCC... no
checking for xlC_r... no
checking for xlC... no
checking for clang++... no
checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... no
checking whether g++ accepts -g... no
checking for g++ option to enable C++11 features... none needed
checking dependency style of g++... none
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking how to print strings... printf
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
checking for fgrep... /usr/bin/grep -F
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864
checking how to convert x86_64-pc-linux-gnu file names to
x86_64-pc-linux-gnu format... func_convert_file_noop
checking how to convert x86_64-pc-linux-gnu file names to toolchain
format... func_convert_file_noop
checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for objdump... objdump
checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
checking for dlltool... no
checking how to associate runtime and link libraries... printf %s\n
checking for ar... ar
checking for archiver @FILE support... @
checking for strip... strip
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for sysroot... no
checking for a working dd... /usr/bin/dd
checking how to truncate binary pipes... /usr/bin/dd bs=4096 count=1
checking for mt... mt
checking if mt is a manifest tool... no
checking for stdio.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for objdir... .libs
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports
shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking for C++11 support... no: adding -std=c++11 to CXXFLAGS
checking for Boost development files... no
configure: error: Boost development files not found

Any pointer how to resolve this will be very helpful.

Thanks

On Sun, 1 May 2022 at 13:16, Jonathan Sweemer <sw...@gm...> wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> Just to confirm, you’re no longer running ./configure with the —with-boost-include and —with-boost-lib flags right?
>
> If so then I would expect the configure script to find your boost installation. Please check that you see boost headers in /usr/include/boost and if not, try reinstalling boost.
>
> If you’re still unable to get ./configure to find boost then please attach the full output including all the commands that you ran.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> 2022년 5월 1일 (일) 15:41, Daniel Lobo <dan...@gm...>님이 작성:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Many thanks for your response.
>>
>> Yes I ran 'sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev' to install boost.
>> However still I get this error.
>>
>> How can I find where the boost is installed and how can I pass that
>> information './configure ' line?
>>
>> Apologies for trivial question if any, as I am not very expert in
>> Linux ecosystem.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>> On Sun, 1 May 2022 at 11:53, Jonathan Sweemer <sw...@gm...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Daniel,
>> >
>> > When you say that you “install[ed] boost already as provided in the instruction page” do you mean that you ran the following command?
>> >
>> > sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
>> >
>> > If so then you shouldn’t need to use the —with-boost-include and —with-boost-lib flags when configuring QuantLib. As the install guide mentions, you only need those flags when you install boost in a non-standard location.
>> >
>> > Jonathan
>> >
>> >
>> > 2022년 5월 1일 (일) 02:25, Daniel Lobo <dan...@gm...>님이 작성:
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I am trying to install Quantlib in my Ubuntu VM. I was following the
>> >> instructions as provided in
>> >> https://www.quantlib.org/install/linux.shtml
>> >>
>> >> But this installation failed when I executed
>> >>
>> >> ./configure --with-boost-include=/home/foo/include
>> >> --with-boost-lib=/home/foo/lib
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The error I got is
>> >>
>> >> $ ./configure --with-boost-include=/home/foo/include
>> >> --with-boost-lib=/home/foo/lib
>> >> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
>> >> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
>> >> checking for a race-free mkdir -p... /usr/bin/mkdir -p
>> >> checking for gawk... no
>> >> checking for mawk... mawk
>> >> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
>> >> checking whether make supports nested variables... no
>> >> checking whether UID '1000' is supported by ustar format... yes
>> >> checking whether GID '1000' is supported by ustar format... yes
>> >> checking how to create a ustar tar archive... gnutar
>> >> checking for gawk... (cached) mawk
>> >> checking for gcc... gcc
>> >> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
>> >> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
>> >> checking for suffix of executables...
>> >> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
>> >> checking for suffix of object files... o
>> >> checking whether the compiler supports GNU C... yes
>> >> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
>> >> checking for gcc option to enable C11 features... none needed
>> >> checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... yes
>> >> checking whether make supports the include directive... no
>> >> checking dependency style of gcc... none
>> >> checking for g++... no
>> >> checking for c++... no
>> >> checking for gpp... no
>> >> checking for aCC... no
>> >> checking for CC... no
>> >> checking for cxx... no
>> >> checking for cc++... no
>> >> checking for cl.exe... no
>> >> checking for FCC... no
>> >> checking for KCC... no
>> >> checking for RCC... no
>> >> checking for xlC_r... no
>> >> checking for xlC... no
>> >> checking for clang++... no
>> >> checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... no
>> >> checking whether g++ accepts -g... no
>> >> checking for g++ option to enable C++11 features... none needed
>> >> checking dependency style of g++... none
>> >> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
>> >> checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>> >> checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>> >> checking how to print strings... printf
>> >> checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
>> >> checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
>> >> checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
>> >> checking for fgrep... /usr/bin/grep -F
>> >> checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
>> >> checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
>> >> checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
>> >> checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
>> >> checking whether ln -s works... yes
>> >> checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864
>> >> checking how to convert x86_64-pc-linux-gnu file names to
>> >> x86_64-pc-linux-gnu format... func_convert_file_noop
>> >> checking how to convert x86_64-pc-linux-gnu file names to toolchain
>> >> format... func_convert_file_noop
>> >> checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
>> >> checking for objdump... objdump
>> >> checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
>> >> checking for dlltool... no
>> >> checking how to associate runtime and link libraries... printf %s\n
>> >> checking for ar... ar
>> >> checking for archiver @FILE support... @
>> >> checking for strip... strip
>> >> checking for ranlib... ranlib
>> >> checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
>> >> checking for sysroot... no
>> >> checking for a working dd... /usr/bin/dd
>> >> checking how to truncate binary pipes... /usr/bin/dd bs=4096 count=1
>> >> checking for mt... mt
>> >> checking if mt is a manifest tool... no
>> >> checking for stdio.h... yes
>> >> checking for stdlib.h... yes
>> >> checking for string.h... yes
>> >> checking for inttypes.h... yes
>> >> checking for stdint.h... yes
>> >> checking for strings.h... yes
>> >> checking for sys/stat.h... yes
>> >> checking for sys/types.h... yes
>> >> checking for unistd.h... yes
>> >> checking for dlfcn.h... yes
>> >> checking for objdir... .libs
>> >> checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
>> >> checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
>> >> checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
>> >> checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
>> >> checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
>> >> checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
>> >> checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports
>> >> shared libraries... yes
>> >> checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
>> >> checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
>> >> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
>> >> checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
>> >> checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
>> >> checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
>> >> checking whether to build static libraries... yes
>> >> checking for C++11 support... no: adding -std=c++11 to CXXFLAGS
>> >> checking for Boost development files... no
>> >> configure: error: Boost development files not found
>> >>
>> >> Could you please help how to resolve this error. I executed the code
>> >> to install boost already as provided in the instruction page.
>> >>
>> >>
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