SINVICT - Installation Error - Boost Linking Issue

Question

[mrskkdennen]

I have come across an issue when attempting to install sinvict. I have downloaded, compiled and installed Boost 1_62 and G++-6.1.0. Prerequisites for this code are g++ version: 4.8.3 and Boost version: 1_53.

(Manual can be found here - https://github.com/sfu-compbio/sinvict//blob/master/README.md)

Below is a fatal error that occurs when I attempt the make command in the sinvict directory.

$ make g++ -c -g -std=c++0x main.cpp -o main.o g++ -c -g -std=c++0x Sample.cpp -o Sample.o g++ -c -g -std=c++0x ReadcountEntry.cpp -o ReadcountEntry.o g++ -c -g -std=c++0x Allele.cpp -o Allele.o main.cpp:1:10: fatal error: 'boost/program_options/options_description.hpp' file not found include

1 error generated. make: * [main.o] Error 1 make: * Waiting for unfinished jobs....

Thanks so much in advance, and please let me know if you need to know anything more.

[WouterDeCoster]

And does the file boost/program_options/options_description.hpp exist somewhere? Based on the error, it either doesn't exist or isn't found.

[mrskkdennen]

I followed the path through the boost files, and it is definitely there.

[GenoMax]

You may need to add the boost library path to LIBRARY_PATH.

[mrskkdennen]

How would I do that? (Sorry, I 'm relatively new to command line).

Here are the paths to the boost libraries:

Below are the paths to Boost.

/Users/kerriwolf/boost_1_62_0/boost/program_options/options_description.hpp /Users/kerriwolf/boost_1_62_0/stage/lib/libboost_program_options.a /Users/kerriwolf/boost_1_62_0/stage/lib/libboost_program_options.dylib

[GenoMax]

You appear to be using MacOS.

Did you use one of these methods to install boost?

Answer 1

[mrskkdennen]

Problem solved. I had to modify the make file in the program in order to successfully install the program, and link it to the correct path to Boost. Thanks to all that helped!