Software Collage: Installing the Boost Libraries 1.50 on Ubuntu 12.04 precise
Software Collage: Installing the Boost Libraries 1.50 on Ubuntu 12.04 precise
June 30, 2012
Installing the Boost Libraries 1.50 on Ubuntu 12.04 precise
The version 1.50 of the Boost Libraries has been released . Following are the instructions to install a private copy of the Boost Libraries, including ICU support, on Ubuntu 12.04 (precise).
Setup
I have chosen to download the source packages in
~/Software
, and to install in~/usr
but you can also use any other directories.Make the required directories.
mkdir ~/Software
mkdir ~/Software/Boost
mkdir ~/Software/ICU
mkdir ~/usrRequirements
Check the required packages.
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install g++
sudo apt-get install python-dev
sudo apt-get install libzip-dev
sudo apt-get install libbz2-devDownload and install the ICU Libraries
We will install a private version of the ICU Libraries, I have chosen the
~/usr
directory for the installation but can be any other.Download and decompress the ICU Libraries source package.
cd ~/Software/ICU
wget http://download.icu-project.org/files/icu4c/49.1.2/icu4c-49_1_2-src.tgz
tar -xvf icu4c-49_1_2-src.tgzConfigure, build and install the ICU Libraries.
cd icu/source
./runConfigureICU Linux --prefix=${HOME}/usr --enable-static
make
make installDownload the Boost Libraries
Download and decompress the Boost Libraries source package.
cd ~/Software/Boost
wget -O boost_1_50_0.tar.bz2 http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.50.0/boost_1_50_0.tar.bz2/download
tar -xvf boost_1_50_0.tar.bz2Configure the Boost Libraries
Declare the
ICU_PATH
environment variable.
export ICU_PATH=${HOME}/usrConfigure the Boost Libraries build system.
cd boost_1_50_0
./bootstrap.shEdit the generated
project-config.jam
file.
gedit project-config.jamMake the required changes to the
project-config.jam
file. I have highlighted the required changes, note that you have to substitute the directory/home/your-user-name
with your real home directory path.
# Boost.Build Configuration
# Automatically generated by bootstrap.sh
import option ;
import feature ;
# Compiler configuration. This definition will be used unless
# you already have defined some toolsets in your user-config.jam
# file.
if ! gcc in [ feature.values <toolset> ]
{
using gcc ;
}
project : default-build <toolset> gcc ;
# Python configuration
using python : 2.7 : /usr ;
path-constant ICU_PATH : /home/your-user-name/usr ;
# List of --with-<library> and --without-<library>
# options. If left empty, all libraries will be built.
# Options specified on the command line completely
# override this variable.
libraries = /home/your-user-name/usr ;
# These settings are equivivalent to corresponding command-line
# options.
option.set prefix : /home/your-user-name/usr ;
option.set exec-prefix : /home/your-user-name/usr ;
option.set libdir : /home/your-user-name/usr/lib ;
option.set includedir : /home/your-user-name/usr/include ;
# Stop on first error
option.set keep-going : false ;Save the file and exit the editor.
Build and install Boost Libraries
Build the Boost Libraries.
./b2Alternatively you can build the Boost Libraries enabling the C++11 compiler support.
./b2 toolset=gcc cxxflags=-std=c++0xThe build process takes a while, once it is complete you can install the private version of the Boost Libraries.
./b2 install