[Rivet] problem with boost

[Chris Pollard]

Hi Ahmed,

I'm not sure. What do you need agile to run? Are you still using a fortran
MC generator?

If so, I'm sure someone on this list can comment on the agile dependencies.

Chris

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Ahmed Thabt <s-ahmedthabt at zewailcity.edu.eg
> wrote:

> thank you. I tried the instructions on the webpage rather than the manual
> and it worked perfectly. I think the manual didn't work because it tries to
> install AGILE as well, and then it asks for boost and all these
> complications arise.
> ./rivet-bootstrap --install-agile --prefix=<localdir>
>
> Isn't there a way to install AGILE without boost? particularly since I'm
> working on a workstation, and my permissions are restricted (I can't use
> sudo)
>
> Regards,
>
> On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Chris Pollard <cpollard at cern.ch> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ahmed,
>>
>> Are you hoping to set up the latest stable version of Rivet, or do you
>> really need the development version? If the former, I suggest you start
>> here: https://rivet.hepforge.org/trac/wiki/GettingStarted. BOOST
>> shouldn't be necessary for the latest stable version, and the bootstrap
>> should "know" this and not look for it.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Ahmed Thabt <
>> s-ahmedthabt at zewailcity.edu.eg> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear,
>>>
>>> I was trying to install rivet based on the instructions in the rivet
>>> manual. When I come to this step:
>>> ./rivet-bootstrap --install-agile --prefix=<localdir>
>>>
>>> I get this error message:
>>> configure: WARNING: Boost header directory was not found
>>> configure: error: Boost is required
>>>
>>> I installed boost and followed the instructions here
>>> https://rivet.hepforge.org/trac/wiki/GettingStartedForDevelopers
>>>
>>> and still get the same message. I also couldn't use this line
>>> --with-boost-incpath=path_to_my_local_directory/include/boost-X_Y
>>>
>>> where and how should I use it exactly?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
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>>
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