linking issues with boost causing undefined symbol errors on linux (RHEL 6.5)

[rp2014]

Seeing many issues during linking, while building the Redis3m package. I have verified the boost include and lib path and have recent boost release installed (1.54). cut-paste few errors I am seeing below.

Linking CXX executable connection_pool_test
CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In function init_unit_test()': connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x93): undefined reference toboost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite()'
CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In function consumer_f(boost::shared_ptr<redis3m::connection_pool>, std::string const&)': connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x297): undefined reference toboost::this_thread::yield()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x2a6): undefined reference to boost::this_thread::interruption_requested()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionproducer_f(boost::shared_ptrredis3m::connection_pool, std::string const&)':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x83c): undefined reference to boost::this_thread::yield()' connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x84b): undefined reference toboost::this_thread::interruption_requested()'
CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In function test_pool::test_method()': connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0xea0): undefined reference toboost::unit_test::unit_test_log_t::set_checkpoint(boost::unit_test::basic_cstring, unsigned long, boost::unit_test::basic_cstring)'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x10d9): undefined reference to boost::test_tools::tt_detail::check_impl(boost::test_tools::predicate_result const&, boost::unit_test::lazy_ostream const&, boost::unit_test::basic_cstring<char const>, unsigned long, boost::test_tools::tt_detail::tool_level, boost::test_tools::tt_detail::check_type, unsigned long, ...)' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functioncrash_test::test_method()':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x16f9): undefined reference to boost::this_thread::disable_interruption::disable_interruption()' connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x176b): undefined reference toboost::this_thread::disable_interruption::~disable_interruption()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text+0x194d): undefined reference to boost::this_thread::disable_interruption::~disable_interruption()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionboost::detail::thread_data<boost::_bi::bind_t<void, void ()(boost::shared_ptrredis3m::connection_pool, std::string const&), boost::_bi::list2boost::_bi::value<boost::shared_ptr<redis3m::connection_pool >, boost::_bi::value<char const> > > >::~thread_data()':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEED2Ev[_ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEED5Ev]+0x36): undefined reference to boost::detail::thread_data_base::~thread_data_base()' connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEED2Ev[_ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEED5Ev]+0x2b): undefined reference toboost::detail::thread_data_base::~thread_data_base()'
CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In function boost::detail::thread_data<boost::_bi::bind_t<void, void (*)(boost::shared_ptr<redis3m::connection_pool>, std::string const&), boost::_bi::list2<boost::_bi::value<boost::shared_ptr<redis3m::connection_pool> >, boost::_bi::value<char const*> > > >::~thread_data()': connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEED0Ev[_ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEED0Ev]+0x25): undefined reference toboost::detail::thread_data_base::~thread_data_base()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEED0Ev[_ZN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEED0Ev]+0x3e): undefined reference to boost::detail::thread_data_base::~thread_data_base()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionboost::unit_test::make_test_case(boost::unit_test::callback0boost::unit_test::ut_detail::unused const&, boost::unit_test::basic_cstring)':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text.ZN5boost9unit_test14make_test_caseERKNS0_9callback0INS0_9ut_detail6unusedEEENS0_13basic_cstringIKcEE[ZN5boost9unit_test14make_test_caseERKNS0_9callback0INS0_9ut_detail6unusedEEENS0_13basic_cstringIKcEE]+0x13): undefined reference to boost::unit_test::ut_detail::normalize_test_case_name(boost::unit_test::basic_cstring<char const>)' connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost9unit_test14make_test_caseERKNS0_9callback0INS0_9ut_detail6unusedEEENS0_13basic_cstringIKcEE[_ZN5boost9unit_test14make_test_caseERKNS0_9callback0INS0_9ut_detail6unusedEEENS0_13basic_cstringIKcEE]+0x3d): undefined reference toboost::unit_test::test_case::test_case(boost::unit_test::basic_cstring, boost::unit_test::callback0boost::unit_test::ut_detail::unused const&)'
CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In function _GLOBAL__sub_I__Z14init_unit_testv': connection_pool.cpp:(.text.startup+0x4d): undefined reference toboost::system::generic_category()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text.startup+0x59): undefined reference to boost::system::generic_category()' connection_pool.cpp:(.text.startup+0x65): undefined reference toboost::system::system_category()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text.startup+0xdd): undefined reference to boost::unit_test::ut_detail::auto_test_unit_registrar::auto_test_unit_registrar(boost::unit_test::test_case*, unsigned long)' connection_pool.cpp:(.text.startup+0x145): undefined reference toboost::unit_test::ut_detail::auto_test_unit_registrar::auto_test_unit_registrar(boost::unit_test::test_case, unsigned long)'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text.startup+0x17d): undefined reference to vtable for boost::unit_test::unit_test_log_t' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionmain':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text.startup+0xb): undefined reference to boost::unit_test::unit_test_main(bool (_)(), int, char*_)' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In function boost::thread_exception::thread_exception(int, char const)':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost16thread_exceptionC2EiPKc[ZN5boost16thread_exceptionC5EiPKc]+0x14): undefined reference to boost::system::system_category()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionboost::condition_error::condition_error(int, char const)':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost15condition_errorC2EiPKc[_ZN5boost15condition_errorC5EiPKc]+0x14): undefined reference to boost::system::system_category()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionboost::thread_group::~thread_group()':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_groupD2Ev[_ZN5boost12thread_groupD5Ev]+0x1d): undefined reference to boost::thread::detach()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionboost::condition_variable::condition_variable()':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost18condition_variableC2Ev[_ZN5boost18condition_variableC5Ev]+0x3d): undefined reference to boost::system::system_category()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionboost::thread::thread<boost::bi::bind_t<void, void ()(boost::shared_ptrredis3m::connection_pool, std::string const&), boost::_bi::list2boost::_bi::value<boost::shared_ptr<redis3m::connection_pool >, boost::_bi::value<char const*> > > >(boost::_bi::bind_t<void, void ()(boost::shared_ptrredis3m::connection_pool, std::string const&), boost::_bi::list2boost::_bi::value<boost::shared_ptr<redis3m::connection_pool >, boost::_bi::value<char const> > >, boost::disable_if_c<boost::thread_detail::is_convertible<boost::_bi::bind_t<void, void ()(boost::shared_ptrredis3m::connection_pool, std::string const&), boost::_bi::list2boost::_bi::value<boost::shared_ptr<redis3m::connection_pool >, boost::_bi::value<char const> > >&, boost::detail::thread_move_t<boost::bi::bind_t<void, void ()(boost::shared_ptrredis3m::connection_pool, std::string const&), boost::_bi::list2boost::_bi::value<boost::shared_ptr<redis3m::connection_pool >, boost::_bi::value<char const> > > > >::value, boost::thread::dummy>::type)':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6threadC2INS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEEET_NS_12disable_if_cIXsrNS_13thread_detail14is_convertibleIRSK_NS_6detail13thread_move_tISK_EEEE5valueEPNS0_5dummyEE4typeE[_ZN5boost6threadC5INS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEEET_NS_12disable_if_cIXsrNS_13thread_detail14is_convertibleIRSK_NS_6detail13thread_move_tISK_EEEE5valueEPNS0_5dummyEE4typeE]+0x54): undefined reference to vtable for boost::detail::thread_data_base' connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost6threadC2INS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEEET_NS_12disable_if_cIXsrNS_13thread_detail14is_convertibleIRSK_NS_6detail13thread_move_tISK_EEEE5valueEPNS0_5dummyEE4typeE[_ZN5boost6threadC5INS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEEET_NS_12disable_if_cIXsrNS_13thread_detail14is_convertibleIRSK_NS_6detail13thread_move_tISK_EEEE5valueEPNS0_5dummyEE4typeE]+0x269): undefined reference toboost::thread::start_thread_noexcept()'
CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In function boost::condition_variable::wait(boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex>&)': connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost18condition_variable4waitERNS_11unique_lockINS_5mutexEEE[_ZN5boost18condition_variable4waitERNS_11unique_lockINS_5mutexEEE]+0x15): undefined reference toboost::detail::get_current_thread_data()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost18condition_variable4waitERNS_11unique_lockINS_5mutexEEE[ZN5boost18condition_variable4waitERNS_11unique_lockINS_5mutexEEE]+0x78): undefined reference to boost::this_thread::interruption_point()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionboost::thread_group::add_thread(boost::thread)':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group10add_threadEPNS_6threadE[_ZN5boost12thread_group10add_threadEPNS_6threadE]+0x23): undefined reference to boost::this_thread::disable_interruption::disable_interruption()' connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group10add_threadEPNS_6threadE[_ZN5boost12thread_group10add_threadEPNS_6threadE]+0x89): undefined reference toboost::this_thread::disable_interruption::~disable_interruption()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group10add_threadEPNS_6threadE[_ZN5boost12thread_group10add_threadEPNS_6threadE]+0xd9): undefined reference to boost::this_thread::disable_interruption::~disable_interruption()' CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o: In functionboost::thread_group::join_all()':
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv[_ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv]+0x22): undefined reference to boost::this_thread::disable_interruption::disable_interruption()' connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv[_ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv]+0x7c): undefined reference toboost::this_thread::disable_interruption::~disable_interruption()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv[_ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv]+0x9d): undefined reference to boost::thread::joinable() const' connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv[_ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv]+0xad): undefined reference toboost::thread::native_handle()'
connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv[_ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv]+0xc2): undefined reference to boost::thread::join_noexcept()' connection_pool.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv[_ZN5boost12thread_group8join_allEv]+0x14f): undefined reference toboost::this_thread::disable_interruption::~disable_interruption()'
CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/tests/connection_pool.cpp.o:(.rodata._ZTIN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEEE[_ZTIN5boost6detail11thread_dataINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvNS_10shared_ptrIN7redis3m15connection_poolEEERKSsENS2_5list2INS2_5valueIS7_EENSD_IPKcEEEEEEEE]+0x10): undefined reference to typeinfo for boost::detail::thread_data_base' libredis3m.so.2.0.0: undefined reference toboost::this_thread::hiden::sleep_until(timespec const&)'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [connection_pool_test] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/connection_pool_test.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

[vbirdGit]

I met the same problem with you. Did you resolve it ?