SOLVED error: Could not link against boost_program_options !

[og_da_trog]

Hello I am trying to build synfig from source.

I cloned synfig from github.
Then I followed the instructions on: http://wiki.synfig.org/wiki/Dev:Build_Instructions
I was just going through typing in the lines of code one by one. Then I got to where I had to type in

./configure

for synfig-core (at this point I’d already typed ‘./configure’ in once for ETL, it worked fine then.)

it gave me this:

checking whether the Boost::Program_Options library is available… yes
checking for exit in -lboost_program_options… no
checking for exit in -lboost_program_options… (cached) no
configure: error: Could not link against boost_program_options !

I tried doing:

./configure --with-boost-libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu

but it still didnt work

thankyou for your help c:

[d.j.a.y]

first i think that you should follow those instructions in order to setup the build : How to Build Synfig Studio in Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10
and also have a look to this thread also to well configure boostlibs: Boost lib >= 1.53
read to entire discussion development from both links…

under what system are you trying to build ?

Nota : Wiki development pages really needs some update !

[og_da_trog]

oh sorry I should’ve provided, that info.

I’m on linux mint 16 64 bit
and I’ll have a look at those links you sent me

thankyou

[og_da_trog]

okay so this is what I figured I had to do from the two links you sent me.
first I cloned synfig from guthub.
then I downloaded boost_1_55_0 and extracted it to /opt.
then I compiled it by running the commands:

./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/opt/boost_1_55_0 ./b2

then I created the build.sh file inside the synfig folder that was created when I cloned synfig from guthub.

[code]#!/bin/sh
cd synfig
CPUS=4
prefix=$(pwd)/install
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=“$prefix/lib/pkgconfig”
export PATH=$(pwd)/synfig-core/src/tool/.libs:$PATH
export CXX=“/usr/bin/ccache /usr/bin/g++”

cd ETL &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
./configure --prefix $prefix &&
make install &&

cd …/synfig-core &&
libtoolize --ltdl --copy --force &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
./configure --prefix $prefix &&
make -j $CPUS install &&

cd …/synfig-studio &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
./configure --prefix $prefix &&
make -j $CPUS install[/code]

that is what was in the build.sh file

I then changed:

./configure --prefix $prefix &&

to

./configure --with-boost=/opt/boost_1_55_0 &&

but it still doesnt work.

I still get this error:

checking whether the Boost::Program_Options library is available… yes
configure: error: Could not find a version of the library!

thankyou again

[Yoyobuae]

@og_da_trog

okay so this is what I figured I had to do from the two links you sent me.
first I cloned synfig from guthub.
then I downloaded boost_1_55_0 and extracted it to /opt.
then I compiled it by running the commands:

./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/opt/boost_1_55_0 ./b2

Did you install it as well?:

./b2 install

Make sure that /opt/boost_1_55_0/include/ and /opt/boost_1_55_0/lib/ both exist and have the expected content (ie. headers and library files).

@og_da_trog

then I created the build.sh file inside the synfig folder that was created when I cloned synfig from guthub.

[code]#!/bin/sh
cd synfig
CPUS=4
prefix=$(pwd)/install
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=“$prefix/lib/pkgconfig”
export PATH=$(pwd)/synfig-core/src/tool/.libs:$PATH
export CXX=“/usr/bin/ccache /usr/bin/g++”

cd ETL &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
./configure --prefix $prefix &&
make install &&

cd …/synfig-core &&
libtoolize --ltdl --copy --force &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
./configure --prefix $prefix &&
make -j $CPUS install &&

cd …/synfig-studio &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
./configure --prefix $prefix &&
make -j $CPUS install[/code]

that is what was in the build.sh file

I then changed:

./configure --prefix $prefix &&

to

./configure --with-boost=/opt/boost_1_55_0 &&

but it still doesnt work.

Only synfig-core needs the Boost library, did you add it to all three?

[d.j.a.y]

@og_da_trog

I then changed:
./configure --prefix $prefix &&

to
./configure --with-boost=/opt/boost_1_55_0 &&

maybe that’s where the problem come from, you must keep “–prefix $prefix”

@djay

./configure --with-boost=/opt/boost_1_55_0 --enable-optimization=0 --prefix $prefix --enable-debug &&

Boost lib >= 1.53

In order to build synfig (core) you need boost libs >= 1.53 since Merge pull request #105 from genete/dynamics Odeint : Solving ordinary differential equations. Author(s) : Karsten Ahnert and Mario Mulansky First Release : 1.53.0 On debian wheezy, i have tried to update boost from jessie repository without success and actually, i can’t build ! … / EDIT / few days later … done ! , thank’s to g’ to be there next to this forum … Solved (in my case) by a commit (so if you are here,…

(part of my fault, my summary was not very clear, i have rewrited it)

[og_da_trog]

okay, so I got rid of the first problem.

I had forgotten to type the

./b2 install

and when I looked for the include and lib folders they didnt exist, so I copied and pasted them from my /usr/local folder on my harddrive, and pasted them into my opt/boost_1_55_0 folder.

now it works fine until it spits out this error.

make[2]: Entering directory /home/django/synfig/synfig-core/po' make[2]: *** No rule to make target …/src/modules/mod_png/trgt_png_spritessheet.cpp’, needed by synfig.pot-update'. Stop. make[2]: Leaving directory /home/django/synfig/synfig-core/po’
make[1]: *** [synfig.pot] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/django/synfig/synfig-core/po’
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

I have no idea what it means, tried googling but still to no avail.
any help would be appreciated thankyou

[jcome]

@og_da_trog

now it works fine until it spits out this error.

make[2]: Entering directory /home/django/synfig/synfig-core/po' make[2]: *** No rule to make target …/src/modules/mod_png/trgt_png_spritessheet.cpp’, needed by synfig.pot-update'. Stop. make[2]: Leaving directory /home/django/synfig/synfig-core/po’
make[1]: *** [synfig.pot] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/django/synfig/synfig-core/po’
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

I have no idea what it means, tried googling but still to no avail.
any help would be appreciated thankyou

there is typo, which is fixed in the master branch. Just pull the master to your local repository will work.

you can take a look at github.com/synfig/synfig/pull/127

[og_da_trog]

okay, thankyou that fixed that problem, except now I get the error:

config.status: config.h is unchanged
config.status: executing depfiles commands
config.status: executing libtool commands
config.status: executing po-directories commands
config.status: creating po/POTFILES
config.status: creating po/Makefile
config.status: executing po/stamp-it commands
config.status: error: po/Makefile.in.in was not created by intltoolize.

at this point it has changed directory to synfig-studio

I googled it a bit and it said to ‘touch’ makefile.in.in so I added:

touch makefile.in.in

before:

make -j -t $CPUS install

I also tried putting it before:

./configure

with both I still get the error, I’m stuck as to what to do next.

Thankyou for your help

[jcome]

it seems there is some of dependents missed. please make sure all necessary packages are installed.

In fact there is a automation build script can help you to check. It is available in synfig/autobuild. go to this dir and

$sh synfigstudio-linux-build.sh

[Genete]

You have to execute bootstrap.sh before .configure synfig studio.
-G

[og_da_trog]

oh my god yes it’s done!!
this has consumed my life for the lst 2 days c:

the

synfigstudio-linux-build.sh

I dont think did anything, it said that nothing had been changed

running ./bootstrap before ./configure didn’t fix my problem, however it may have helped it.

what I ended up having to do was add intltoolize --force --copy && before ./configure --with-boost=/opt/boost_1_55_0 --enable-optimization=0 --prefix $prefix --enable-debug &&

found from this thread: [url][Success] 1 April Merge / 0.64pre on ubuntu12.04 like]

and now it all works.

I hope to be an active dev. for synfig in the future

thankyou all once again.

[d.j.a.y]

@og_da_trog

and now it all works.

welcome aboard

Please, could you had “Solved” in the initial post title ?

[Genete]

Please notice what does bootstrap.h do:

github.com/synfig/synfig/blob/m … otstrap.sh

-G