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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Following instructions on git hub for installation of pcb2gcode does not work on MYSYS2","articleBody":"I did the following using the directions I could not get pcb2gcode to work:\n\n\nFinally, download and build pcb2gcode\n\n$ cd ..\n$ git clone https://github.com/pcb2gcode/pcb2gcode.git\n$ cd pcb2gcode/\n$ autoreconf -fvi\n**$ ./configure**   \u003c-- Failed : see below\n$ make LDFLAGS='-s'\n\n\n$ ./configure\n\n.....................\n..........\n...\nchecking whether to build with code coverage support... no\nchecking for valgrind... no\nchecking for Boost headers version \u003e= 1.60.0... no\nconfigure: error: cannot find Boost headers version \u003e= 1.60.0\n\n\nI checked MYSYS2 for the boost libs that are installed using pacman \n\n$ pacman -Ss | grep boost\nclangarm64/mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-boost 1.88.0-2\nclangarm64/mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-boost-libs 1.88.0-2\nmingw32/mingw-w64-i686-boost 1.88.0-2\nmingw32/mingw-w64-i686-boost-libs 1.88.0-2\nmingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-boost 1.88.0-2 [installed]\nmingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-boost-libs 1.88.0-2 [installed]\nucrt64/mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-boost 1.88.0-2\nucrt64/mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-boost-libs 1.88.0-2\nclang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-boost 1.88.0-2 [installed]\nclang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-boost-libs 1.88.0-2 [installed]\n\n\nI then checked for boost*.pc under the mingw64 libs area with the following:\nunder /mingw64/lib\n\n$ find . -type f -print | grep boost\n\nThere were a how bunch of files under cmake (too extensive to list)\n\nHere is what I got ---\n./cmake/...................\n.......................................\n...\n./libboost_atomic-mt.a\n./libboost_atomic-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_charconv-mt.a\n./libboost_charconv-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_chrono-mt.a\n./libboost_chrono-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_cobalt-mt.a\n./libboost_cobalt-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_container-mt.a\n./libboost_container-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_context-mt.a\n./libboost_context-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_contract-mt.a\n./libboost_contract-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_coroutine-mt.a\n./libboost_coroutine-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_date_time-mt.a\n./libboost_date_time-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_fiber-mt.a\n./libboost_fiber-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_fiber_numa-mt.a\n./libboost_fiber_numa-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_filesystem-mt.a\n./libboost_filesystem-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_graph-mt.a\n./libboost_graph-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_iostreams-mt.a\n./libboost_iostreams-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_json-mt.a\n./libboost_json-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_locale-mt.a\n./libboost_locale-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_log-mt.a\n./libboost_log-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_log_setup-mt.a\n./libboost_log_setup-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_nowide-mt.a\n./libboost_nowide-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_numpy312-mt.a\n./libboost_numpy312-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_prg_exec_monitor-mt.a\n./libboost_prg_exec_monitor-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_process-mt.a\n./libboost_process-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_program_options-mt.a\n./libboost_program_options-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_python312-mt.a\n./libboost_python312-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_random-mt.a\n./libboost_random-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_serialization-mt.a\n./libboost_serialization-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_stacktrace_basic-mt.a\n./libboost_stacktrace_basic-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_stacktrace_noop-mt.a\n./libboost_stacktrace_noop-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_stacktrace_windbg-mt.a\n./libboost_stacktrace_windbg-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_stacktrace_windbg_cached-mt.a\n./libboost_stacktrace_windbg_cached-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_test_exec_monitor-mt.a\n./libboost_thread-mt.a\n./libboost_thread-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_timer-mt.a\n./libboost_timer-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_type_erasure-mt.a\n./libboost_type_erasure-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_unit_test_framework-mt.a\n./libboost_unit_test_framework-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_url-mt.a\n./libboost_url-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_wave-mt.a\n./libboost_wave-mt.dll.a\n./libboost_wserialization-mt.a\n./libboost_wserialization-mt.dll.a\n\nThere were no boost*.pc files  under lib directory.\n\nI did check boost repository.  I found nothing as far as bugs or instructions for MYSYS2 boost libs.   I have searched for something that would tell me why boost*.pc are not there only to find the following:\n\n\"Many Boost libraries are \"header-only\" and don't require separate compilation or linking, so they won't have a corresponding .pc file. pkg-config is primarily for linking against compiled libraries.\"\n\n\nI am not sure which boost libs that are needed.  I would have to go through the code and figure that out.   Not sure if anyone has any answers to this issue.\n\nI did try and find binaries for MYSYS2 and did not have any luck.  So-- I guess I cannot use pcb2gcode for MYSYS2.\n\nIf anyone has info to the contrary please post.\n\nKind Regards---\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/scnew","@type":"Person","name":"scnew"},"datePublished":"2025-06-21T11:53:01.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/725/pcb2gcode/issues/725"}