[Dune] Boost and autoconf

[Bernd Flemisch]

Hey Carsten,

I use OpenSuse 11.2. I run into the same error message, 
when I try to build the dune-cornerpoint module. Enhancing 
my CONFIGURE_FLAGS with --with-boost-libdir=/usr/lib64 
helps. I remember that I also tried to alter the m4 file 
to produce a more meaningful error message, but I failed 
miserably. Anyway, if you want, I can run it on my system.

Kind regards
Bernd
  
On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:05:22 +0100
  Carsten Gräser <graeser at math.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>>> Dear all,
>>> in our private dune-module in Berlin we have a small 
>>>interface to
>>> boost::serialization. In order to automate building we 
>>>copied
>>> corresponding autoconf tests from 
>>>'http://www.nongnu.org/autoconf-archive'
>>>
>>> With minor modifications they work well on all our 
>>>32/64bit debian/ubuntu
>>> systems. However, one test (and configure) aborts on 
>>>64bit OpenSuse systems
>>> of some students.
>> 
>> Even with the test available, just saying "does not work 
>>on system x,
>> any idears?" is not enough information for getting any 
>>hints.
> OK, 'does not work means' the configure script aborts 
>with
> 
> 	Could not link against -lGL !
> 
> This seems to be OpenGl related, but '-lGL' is just the 
>content
> of the ax_lib variable that remains from the much 
>earlier OpenGL test.
> The boost test does in general also uses this variable 
>but in this
> case it is not reset.
> 
>> BTW: I fear (read: hope) nobody of the core developer is 
>>working with
>> SuSE
> Perhaps it would help if some has a working autoconf 
>tests for
> boost libraries (that is not the one from nongnu).
> 
> I could also send the tests and the corresponding part 
>of the
> configure script (~700 lines) but I'm afraid this will 
>not
> help without the possibility to test on Suse.
> 
> Best Regards
> Carsten
> 
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