[Dune] Boost and autoconf

[Bernd Flemisch]

Hey Carsten,

> Since I don't really know m4 and I'm also not aware where the
> problem originates I did not try this yet. The newest version
> of the ax_boost_base macro from
>
> http://www.nongnu.org/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_base.html
>
> contains a patch that is said to fix a 'problem with lib
> dir for 64Bit systems' However, it's not clear if this problem
> is meant, especially since it did not appear on our 64bit debian systems.
>
> Our student reported that with this version dunecontrol freezes
> just after '-->  automake...' whitout any error message - which
> sounds even more strange. Perhaps you could also give this version
> a try and report your results.
>   
We use the ax_boost_base.m4 for our Dumux module. I just checked and it
is the current one from nongnu.org. This works without problems on my
machine.

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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