C++ Boost 1.33.1 on Slackware/Zenwalk:
Download bjam slackware package(tgz) and boost-1_33_1 source package(tar.gz) from the sourceforge.net website:
bjam for slackware
c++ boost source package
Save these two files in the home directory and then cd into it:
$ cd $HOME
Install bjam(as root):
$ installpkg boost-jam-3.1.11-1-linuxx86.tgz
$ export PATH=$PATH:/boost-jam-3.1.11-1-linuxx86/
Compile and install boost(as root):
$ tar xjvf boost_1_33_1.tar.bz2
$ cd boost_1_33_1
$ bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" install
C++ Boost is now installed. this procedure doesn't install the files in the default library paths, so compilation commands are slightly longer than they are for gentoo and debian/ubuntu:
$ g++ -o first first.cpp -I/usr/local/include/boost-1_33_1
$ g++ -o second second.cpp -I/usr/local/include/boost-1_33_1 -L/usr/local/lib -lboost_filesystem-gcc
you can simplify this by adding the paths of boost folders to gcc environment variables:
$ export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/local/include/boost-1_33_1
$ export LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
the compilation can now be performed using the following simple commands:
$ g++ -o first first.cpp
$ g++ -o second second.cpp -lboost_filesystem-gcc
the two 'export' commands can be added at the end of the profile file(/etc/profile or $HOME/.bash_profile) to avoid having to type them everytime a new shell is opened. other way to simplify the process would be to create symbolic links to boost library paths in the Slackware standard include paths, so that gcc can find them directly.
