configure error: Could not link against boost_system

Question

I\'m trying to install a package (soccer simulator 2d) on Debian. When I go to the directory and run ./configure, I get the following:

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Answer 1

I encountered the same issue and adding the --with-boost-libdir=XXX did not work, however when I switched to gcc v9.3 everything compiled and the boost libraries linked in.

Check what version your boost library was compiled with and match the compiler version.. might help.