Configure is looking for boostlib?

I’m trying my hand at doing a port of PovRay, and the configure script states:
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checking for boostlib >= 1.37… configure: We could not detect the boost libraries (version 1.37 or higher). If you have a staged boost library (still not installed) please specify $BOOST_ROOT in your environment and do not give a PATH to --with-boost option. If you are sure you have boost installed, then check your version number looking in <boost/version.hpp>. See http://randspringer.de/boost for more documentation.

checking whether the Boost::Thread library is available… no

configure: error: cannot find a suitable boost thread library
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HaikuDepot states that Boost 1.65 and 1.69 are installed. Any suggestions? I am very inexperienced in this so if the answer is obvious, I apologize.

i guess you need the develop version of boostlib https://depot.haiku-os.org/#!/pkg/boost169_x86_devel/haikuports/1/69/0/-/1/x86_gcc2?bcguid=bc476-WCRK :wink:

It is already ported: https://github.com/haikuports/haikuports/blob/236a34f2374ccf1633b3919bfd41848d44b2d1e7/media-gfx/povray/povray-3.7.0.8.recipe

Thanks! I didn’t know there were “developer’s libraries”. I’m so far behind the curve.

Cool! I’ll see if I can put it to use. I’m going to continue working on the port as a programming exercise, but I appreciate knowing that it’s there to use if I can’t pull it off.