boost log 1.54 - simple logging example won't compile

[chisser98@…]

I compiled Boost 1.54 on my Debian 7 64 bit Linux box and installed it successfully.

However, when trying to use it in my project I'm getting a huge bunch of errors (Full dump is here: ​http://pastebin.com/zUTcb7vp).

I was previously using boost 1.52 with the svn head of boost-log (which worked fine).

I tried creating a simple test app, which is below:

#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
#include <boost/log/utility/init/to_file.hpp>

int main(int, char*[])
{
    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << " a trace message ";
}

This fails to compile (full stacktrace here: ​http://pastebin.com/xiXZZVYb).

I removed the

#include <boost/log/utility/init/to_file.hpp>

line, but it still fails to compile.

[chisser98@…]

I asked about this on StackOverflow, but no luck so far: ​http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17622244/boost-log-error-when-used-in-a-project

[Andrey Semashev]

You seem to have a mixture of different Boost.Log versions in /usr/local/include/boost/log/. There is no boost/log/detail/prologue.hpp file in the current Boost.Log. I suspect you have not removed your old Boost and Boost.Log versions from /usr/local before installing the new versions. Clean your installation, then build and install Boost (including Boost.Log) anew.

[anonymous]

Ah nuts, you're right. I removed all of the old include/lib stuff, and reinstalled. It now compiles (however, it won't link - but I'll talk to the mailing list about that).

Thanks Andysem.

[Andrey Semashev]

This may be of help with the linking problem.