>Try --with-boost-thread=boost_thread This results in: Checking for exit in -lboost_thread-boost_thread... no Configure: error: Could not link against boost_thread-boost_thread -----Original Message----- From: Hamish Morrison <hamish@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: haiku-development <haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sat, Feb 4, 2012 3:54 pm Subject: [haiku-development] Re: Using libboost_thread.so? On 04/02/2012 17:48, Andrew Hudson wrote: > I installed Boost 1.47 from haikuware but I have a problem building with it. > > I did the standard install to /boot. I can see libboost_thread.so.1.47.0 > in /boot/common/lib. > > But when I try to link against it I get unresolved symbols for boost::thread. > > I am building POVRay and when I specify it with: > ./configure --with-boost-thread=/boot/common/lib I get some odd results: Looks like it wants the library name (without the lib and the .so), not the directory. Try --with-boost-thread=boost_thread