Install Boost library

Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.

Download the latest version from

http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_53_0.html

Unzip the boost library in some directory say

unzip boost_1_53_0.zip

Move it to /usr/local so that everyone can use it

sudo mv boost_1_53_0 /usr/local/

To use boost from code inlucde whatever code you want to use

#include <boost/some.hpp>

All the libs are in boost sub directory

No compilation is required to use it as such

In case you want to install via rpm , then you can download it from 

http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=boost

Also search for boost-devel rpm as you need it for header files

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1 comment:

  1. Pankaj KApril 9, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Most of the boost is nothing but header files which do not require compilation as such. But there are certain Boost Libraries which are in fact platform dependent and hence will need compilation.

    This command lists them (On linux, I usually stay away from Windows):
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bash-4.1$ ./bootstrap.sh --show-libraries
    Building Boost.Build engine with toolset gcc... tools/build/v2/engine/bin.linuxx86_64/b2

    The following Boost libraries have portions that require a separate build
    and installation step. Any library not listed here can be used by including
    the headers only.

    The Boost libraries requiring separate building and installation are:
    - chrono
    - context
    - date_time
    - exception
    - filesystem
    - graph
    - graph_parallel
    - iostreams
    - locale
    - math
    - mpi
    - program_options
    - python
    - random
    - regex
    - serialization
    - signals
    - system
    - test
    - thread
    - timer
    - wave
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    This blog lists the whole process:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1180792

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