configure: error: Unable to link with the boost::unit_test_framework library

[baudelee]

When i use ./autogen.sh and ./configure, get this error。 As i find this component has been installed in the Centos 7 x64.
Is there any way to resolve this issue?

Thanks,
Baude

[snikulov]

@baudelee any chance to see the error log for this issue?
Could you please add it to report?
Thank you!

[martind1111]

Got the same error on Fedora 31:
checking for boost::test library... not found
configure: error: Unable to link with the boost::unit_test_framework library
The version of boost installed on my host is 1.69.0-9

[martind1111]

The problem on my system is that the libboost_unit_test_framework is not installed, but yet, the block in the configure file that sets the enable_tests variable sets it to yes even if the Boost Unit Test Framework is not present. This leads to a link failure because the system attempts to build the tests, but fails linking them with libboost_unit_test_framework library.