[Dune] Boost and autoconf

[Carsten Gräser]

Hi Bernd,

thanks a lot. So we can hope that the test is OK now and
our students problem with this version is something different.

Best regards
Carsten


> 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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