./configure fail to find boost in a custom location

graph-tool
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./configure for graph-toosl 2.31 fails if boost in a custom location

./configure --disable-cairo --disable-openmp --disable-sparsehash
--prefix=/users/lisergey --with-boost=/users/lisergey
--with-boost-libdir=/users/lisergey/lib --with-boost-python
--with-cgal=/users/lisergey
--with-python-module-path=/users/lisergey/lib/site-packages

checking whether the Boost::Python library is available... yes
checking whether boost_python36 is the correct library... yes
checking whether the Boost::IOStreams library is available... yes
checking for exit in -lboost_iostreams... yes
checking whether the Boost::Regex library is available... yes
checking for exit in -lboost_regex... yes
checking whether the Boost::Context library is available... yes
checking for exit in -lboost_context... yes
checking whether the Boost::Coroutine library is available... yes
checking for exit in -lboost_coroutine... no
checking for exit in -lboost_coroutine... (cached) no
checking for exit in -lboost_coroutine... (cached) no
checking for exit in -lboost_coroutine... (cached) no
checking for exit in -lboost_coroutine... (cached) no
configure: error: Could not link against boost_coroutine !

It passes if I set extra flags
./configure --disable-cairo --disable-openmp --disable-sparsehash
--prefix=/users/lisergey --with-boost=/users/lisergey
--with-boost-libdir=/users/lisergey/lib --with-boost-python
--with-cgal=/users/lisergey
--with-python-module-path=/users/lisergey/lib/site-packages
LIBS=-lboost_context -lboost_thread -lboost_regex -lboost_system
LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath -Wl,/users/lisergey/lib -L/users/lisergey/lib

2

That is what you are supposed to do in these cases; configure cannot
guess your custom locations. (But I believe "LIBS" is unnecessary.)

It's all explained in the installation instructions:

https://git.skewed.de/count0/graph-tool/-/wikis/installation-instructions#installing-in-a-specific-location-eg-in-a-home-directory

Best,
Tiago

3

Thank you. I was misinformed by ./configure --help

  --with-boost-libdir=LIB_DIR
                          Force given directory for boost libraries. Note
that
                          this will override library path detection, so use
                          this parameter only if default library detection
                          fails and you know exactly where your boost
                          libraries are located.