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[Priyank Jain <>]

About boost, you don't need to compile it to use its core 
functionalities. Only, if you are using some of their subsystems, you'd 
need to compile those parts. CGAL requires the thread part of boost. So, 
you just need to compile the thread library and get going.

Also, what I had done is, I made a new variable BOOST_ROOT and pointed 
to the location where my boost files where present. If you have these 
two things, cmake should let you go through..

Checkout this link for compiling boost libraries: 
http://entropologygames.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/how-to-install-boost/


 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am tryiing to compile CGAL boost and I get the following messages:
>
> WARNING: Target "cmTryCompileExec" requests linking to directory
>  "/home/csverma/Software/MathLib/GMP/lib".  Targets may link only to
>  libraries.  CMake is dropping the item.
>
>  WARNING: Target "cmTryCompileExec" requests linking to directory
>  "/home/csverma/Software/MathLib/MPFR/lib".  Targets may link only to
>  libraries.  CMake is dropping the item.
>
>  CMake Error at cmake/modules/FindBoost.cmake:613 (message):
>    Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.
>
>    Boost version: 1.40.0
>
>    Boost include path: /home/csverma/Software/Boost/include
>
>    The following Boost libraries could not be found:
>
>            boost_thread
>
> I am sure that Boost has been properly compiled  and the pat is correct.
> but I don't understand why this error coming. Another thing, do we need to 
> specify debug version of boost also ? And what are the error warnings #1 and #2
> ?
>
>
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