[LSST|dm-users 545] Re: Boost install error in eups on OS X Yosemite

[Chris Walter]

Slightly off topic but, I'm curious:

What is it particularly about the boost library that causes so many problems building things like DM and GalSim?

-Chris

> On Feb 9, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Lynne Jones <ljones.uw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> We should probably publicize this page 
> https://confluence.lsstcorp.org/display/SIM/Using+Your+Own+Python
> a bit more. 
> Or link to it from somewhere else (currently it's linked from the sims instructions on installing the stack, https://confluence.lsstcorp.org/display/SIM/Catalogs+and+MAF, which are an abbreviated and more sims specific version of the full install instructions from https://confluence.lsstcorp.org/display/LSWUG/LSST+Stack+Installation). 
> 
> But we did end up having a lot of people install the software stack for the cadence workshop, so we probably ended up seeing more (and a wider range of) problems than usual. 
> 
> Lynne
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Will Dawson <will at dawsonresearch.com> wrote:
> This actually seems to be related to an issue that our very own David Kirkby ran into during a similar GalSim related installation of boost. His posted solution is here:
> 
> https://github.com/GalSim-developers/GalSim/issues/506#issuecomment-34663695
> 
> I am working on implementing it now.
> 
> I understand that DM doesn't want to support every python distribution out there. However it might be nice to have an installation FAQ where this problem and solution is mentioned.
> 
> Thanks,
> Will
> 
>> On Feb 9, 2015, at 4:40 PM, Frossie <frossie at lsst.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 9, 2015, at 15:01, Will Dawson <will at dawsonresearch.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am trying to build the LSST stack on my macs running Yosemite and encounter the following error related to the boost 1.55.0.1+2 installation:
>>> 
>>> https://gist.github.com/fc55c9994d13e6355650.git
>>> 
>>> I have boost 1.57.0 installed via mac ports (yes I know some prefer Homebrew). I am new to the LSST DM Stack so any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Do you have python-config installed with your macports? The error is complaining that pyconfig.h is not found. 
>> 
>> (BTW right now we only support source builds using our own distribution of anaconda, rather than macports or homebrew, so I am not able to try and reproduce this for you)
>> 
>> — 
>> Frossie Economou - frossie at lsst.org
>> Technical Manager (DM/EPO)
>> Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
>> 
> 
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