configure: error: Could not find a version of the library!

[chanzhao]

when i execute。 autoreconf -ivf && ./configure && make

[chanzhao]

autoreconf -ivf && ./configure && make
autoreconf: export WARNINGS=
autoreconf: Entering directory '.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: running: glibtoolize --copy --force
glibtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '.'.
glibtoolize: copying file './ltmain.sh'
glibtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Intltool
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gtkdoc
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: running: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/autoconf/2.71/bin/autoconf --force
configure.ac:23: warning: $as_echo is obsolete; use AS_ECHO(["message"]) instead
lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4:692: _AS_IF_ELSE is expanded from...
lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4:699: AS_IF is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2249: AC_CACHE_VAL is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2270: AC_CACHE_CHECK is expanded from...
m4/ax_pthread.m4:88: AX_PTHREAD is expanded from...
configure.ac:23: the top level
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Autoheader
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:14: installing './compile'
configure.ac:6: installing './missing'
Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
test/integ/Makefile.am:88: warning: variable 'access_marking_test_SOURCES' is defined but no program or
test/integ/Makefile.am:88: library has 'access_marking_test' as canonical name (possible typo)
test/integ/Makefile.am:89: warning: variable 'EXTRA_access_marking_test_DEPENDENCIES' is defined but no program or
test/integ/Makefile.am:89: library has 'access_marking_test' as canonical name (possible typo)
test/unit/Makefile.am:402: warning: variable 'string_propagation_test_SOURCES' is defined but no program or
test/unit/Makefile.am:402: library has 'string_propagation_test' as canonical name (possible typo)
autoreconf: Leaving directory '.'
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a race-free mkdir -p... ./install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking for g++... g++
checking whether the C++ compiler works... yes
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking for g++ option to enable C++11 features... none needed
checking whether make supports the include directive... yes (GNU style)
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the compiler supports GNU C... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to enable C11 features... none needed
checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... yes
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking build system type... aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0
checking host system type... aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0
checking how to print strings... printf
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
checking for fgrep... /usr/bin/grep -F
checking for ld used by gcc... /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 786432
checking how to convert aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0 file names to aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0 format... func_convert_file_noop
checking how to convert aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0 file names to toolchain format... func_convert_file_noop
checking for /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for file... file
checking for objdump... objdump
checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
checking for dlltool... no
checking how to associate runtime and link libraries... printf %s\n
checking for ar... ar
checking for archiver @file support... no
checking for strip... strip
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for sysroot... no
checking for a working dd... /bin/dd
checking how to truncate binary pipes... /bin/dd bs=4096 count=1
checking for mt... no
checking if : is a manifest tool... no
checking for dsymutil... dsymutil
checking for nmedit... nmedit
checking for lipo... lipo
checking for otool... otool
checking for otool64... no
checking for -single_module linker flag... yes
checking for -exported_symbols_list linker flag... yes
checking for -force_load linker flag... yes
checking for stdio.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking for sys/param.h... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for objdir... .libs
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... yes
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fno-common -DPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fno-common -DPIC works... yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... no
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin21.3.0 dyld
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for ld used by g++... /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking whether the g++ linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fno-common -DPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fno-common -DPIC works... yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... no
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin21.3.0 dyld
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 3.0... python3
checking for python3... /usr/bin/python3
checking for python3 version... 3.8
checking for python3 platform... darwin
checking for GNU default python3 prefix... ${prefix}
checking for GNU default python3 exec_prefix... ${exec_prefix}
checking for python3 script directory (pythondir)... ${PYTHON_PREFIX}/lib/python3.8/site-packages
checking for python3 extension module directory (pyexecdir)... ${PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX}/lib/python3.8/site-packages
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking whether gcc is Clang... yes
checking whether Clang needs flag to prevent "argument unused" warning when linking with -pthread... no
checking for joinable pthread attribute... PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE
checking whether more special flags are required for pthreads... no
checking for PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT... yes
checking for boostlib >= 1.71.0... yes
checking whether the Boost::Filesystem library is available... yes
configure: error: Could not find a version of the library!

[chanzhao]

brew install autoconf automake libtool python3 boost jsoncpp
Warning: autoconf 2.71 is already installed and up-to-date.
To reinstall 2.71, run:
brew reinstall autoconf
Warning: automake 1.16.5 is already installed and up-to-date.
To reinstall 1.16.5, run:
brew reinstall automake
Warning: libtool 2.4.7 is already installed and up-to-date.
To reinstall 2.4.7, run:
brew reinstall libtool
Warning: python@3.9 3.9.12_1 is already installed and up-to-date.
To reinstall 3.9.12_1, run:
brew reinstall python@3.9
Warning: boost 1.78.0_1 is already installed and up-to-date.
To reinstall 1.78.0_1, run:
brew reinstall boost
Warning: jsoncpp 1.9.5 is already installed and up-to-date.
To reinstall 1.9.5, run:
brew reinstall jsoncpp

[sanjinwang]

my environment: MacOS 12.2 M1
I have this problem too.

MacBook-Pro redex % autoreconf -ivf && ./configure && make -j4
autoreconf: export WARNINGS=
autoreconf: Entering directory '.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: running: glibtoolize --copy --force
glibtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '.'.
glibtoolize: copying file './ltmain.sh'
glibtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
glibtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Intltool
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gtkdoc
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: running: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/autoconf/2.71/bin/autoconf --force
configure.ac:23: warning: $as_echo is obsolete; use AS_ECHO(["message"]) instead
lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4:692: _AS_IF_ELSE is expanded from...
lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4:699: AS_IF is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2249: AC_CACHE_VAL is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2270: AC_CACHE_CHECK is expanded from...
m4/ax_pthread.m4:88: AX_PTHREAD is expanded from...
configure.ac:23: the top level
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Autoheader
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:14: installing './compile'
configure.ac:6: installing './missing'
Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
test/integ/Makefile.am:88: warning: variable 'access_marking_test_SOURCES' is defined but no program or
test/integ/Makefile.am:88: library has 'access_marking_test' as canonical name (possible typo)
test/integ/Makefile.am:89: warning: variable 'EXTRA_access_marking_test_DEPENDENCIES' is defined but no program or
test/integ/Makefile.am:89: library has 'access_marking_test' as canonical name (possible typo)
test/unit/Makefile.am:402: warning: variable 'string_propagation_test_SOURCES' is defined but no program or
test/unit/Makefile.am:402: library has 'string_propagation_test' as canonical name (possible typo)
autoreconf: Leaving directory '.'
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a race-free mkdir -p... ./install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking for g++... g++
checking whether the C++ compiler works... yes
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether the compiler supports GNU C++... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking for g++ option to enable C++11 features... none needed
checking whether make supports the include directive... yes (GNU style)
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the compiler supports GNU C... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to enable C11 features... none needed
checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... yes
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking build system type... aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0
checking host system type... aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0
checking how to print strings... printf
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
checking for fgrep... /usr/bin/grep -F
checking for ld used by gcc... /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 786432
checking how to convert aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0 file names to aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0 format... func_convert_file_noop
checking how to convert aarch64-apple-darwin21.3.0 file names to toolchain format... func_convert_file_noop
checking for /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for file... file
checking for objdump... objdump
checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
checking for dlltool... no
checking how to associate runtime and link libraries... printf %s\n
checking for ar... ar
checking for archiver @file support... no
checking for strip... strip
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for sysroot... no
checking for a working dd... /bin/dd
checking how to truncate binary pipes... /bin/dd bs=4096 count=1
checking for mt... no
checking if : is a manifest tool... no
checking for dsymutil... dsymutil
checking for nmedit... nmedit
checking for lipo... lipo
checking for otool... otool
checking for otool64... no
checking for -single_module linker flag... yes
checking for -exported_symbols_list linker flag... yes
checking for -force_load linker flag... yes
checking for stdio.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking for sys/param.h... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for objdir... .libs
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... yes
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fno-common -DPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fno-common -DPIC works... yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... no
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin21.3.0 dyld
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for ld used by g++... /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking whether the g++ linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fno-common -DPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fno-common -DPIC works... yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... no
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin21.3.0 dyld
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 3.0... python3
checking for python3... /opt/homebrew/bin/python3
checking for python3 version... 3.10
checking for python3 platform... darwin
checking for GNU default python3 prefix... ${prefix}
checking for GNU default python3 exec_prefix... ${exec_prefix}
checking for python3 script directory (pythondir)... ${PYTHON_PREFIX}/lib/python3.10/site-packages
checking for python3 extension module directory (pyexecdir)... ${PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX}/lib/python3.10/site-packages
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking whether gcc is Clang... yes
checking whether Clang needs flag to prevent "argument unused" warning when linking with -pthread... no
checking for joinable pthread attribute... PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE
checking whether more special flags are required for pthreads... no
checking for PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT... yes
checking for boostlib >= 1.71.0... yes
checking whether the Boost::Filesystem library is available... yes
configure: error: Could not find a version of the library!

[fdh19979]

if you install boot by brew install boost,

add an environment variable as follows
export CPATH=/opt/homebrew/include
export LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/homebrew/lib

you can add the library path with "--with-boost-libdir" to "configure"

like this "autoreconf -ivf && ./configure --with-boost-libdir=/opt/homebrew/lib/ --enable-protobuf"

[JavaNoober]

--with-boost-libdir=/opt/homebrew/lib/ --enable-protobuf

thanks