Boost error compiling gnucash under Microsoft Windows

[Geert Janssens]

Op woensdag 8 februari 2017 10:01:42 CET schreef Stephen Brown:
> Hi Geert,
> 
> In a git bash shell I do
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> GNUCash at ACE /c/gcdev
> $ cd gnucash-on-windows.git
> 
> GNUCash at ACE /c/gcdev/gnucash-on-windows.git (master)
> $ git pull
> Already up-to-date.
> 
> GNUCash at ACE /c/gcdev/gnucash-on-windows.git (master)
> $ cd ..
> 
> GNUCash at ACE /c/gcdev
> $ cd gnucash.git
> 
> GNUCash at ACE /c/gcdev/gnucash.git (master)
> $ git pull
> Already up-to-date.
> 
> GNUCash at ACE /c/gcdev/gnucash.git (master)
> $
> --------------------------------------------
> In the gcdev msys shell I get
> ---------------------------------------
> checking for boostlib >= 1.53.0... configure: We could not detect the boost
> libraries (version 1.53 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.
 configure: error:
> Boost 1.53.0 or later was not found and is required to build GnuCash 
> GNUCash at Ace /c/gcdev/gnucash-on-windows.git
> $
> 
> Did my “git pull” l commands work?
> Cheers
> Stephen Brown

Stephen,

It's confimed, I goofed :(

I have just commited a fix for this. If you pull the latest change in the 
gnucash-on-windows repository you should be able to proceed.

Thanks for pointing this out!

Geert