boost filesystem library files can not be linked

[sktsee]

On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:11:58 -0500, Peng Yu wrote:

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> 
> I remember that I should have run the following command before.
> 
> sudo apt-get install libboost*
> 
> But only if I run the command, the problem is fixed.
> 
> sudo apt-get install libboost-*-dev
> 
> 
> Is it because
> 
> sudo apt-get install libboost*
> 
> do not install the packages installed by the following command?
> 
> sudo apt-get install libboost-*-dev

yes. Apt already uses regex internally, so using apt-get with wildcards 
can yield some unpredictable results.

For instance, try the following command to see what happens when you use 
a misplace wildcard.

$ sudo apt-get -s install mp3*

***CAUTION: DON'T FORGET THE "-s" ****
The "-s" tells apt-get to simulate what would be done rather than 
actually doing it. Otherwise, you need to be quick with a CTRL-C

-- 
sktsee