How to Test C++ Boost Installation
Once C++ Boost is installed on a machine, the fastest way to test the installation is to use some of the libraries from it in test C++ programs and try to build them. The following two programs can be used for this purpose:
first.cpp
C++:
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#include<iostream>
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#include<boost/any.hpp>
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int main()
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{
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boost::any a(5);
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a = 7.67;
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std::cout<<boost::any_cast<double>(a)<<std::endl;
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}
Build this program using:
sh# g++ -o first first.cpp
The second example needs to be linked to a library file.
second.cpp
C++:
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#include<iostream>
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#include<boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
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namespace bfs=boost::filesystem;
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int main()
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{
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bfs::path p("second.cpp");
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if(bfs::exists(p))
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std::cout<<p.leaf()<<std::endl;
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}
sh# g++ -o second second.cpp -lboost_filesystem
If the above two programs build and run with out any problems, then boost is installed and working properly on your system.
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[...] You can now test the boost installation by compiling the two programs I had mentioned in my earlier post, using the following commands: [...]
QuotePingback by Every Flavour Beans » Installing C++ Boost on SuSE and Fedora — April 28, 2006 @ 2:47 am
Thanks - the article was very helpful!
(I think comment #1 may have gotten "eaten" - perhaps it referred to the examples folders and Jamfile included with the distribution?)
Please keep up the good work!
QuoteComment by JOanzi — December 6, 2006 @ 7:44 am
JOanzi,
Thanks.
The comment #1 is actually a pingback/trackback and is displayed only partially. The full text can be read by following the URL at the bottom("Pinkback by ...").
QuoteComment by tabrez — December 6, 2006 @ 2:55 pm