(abiword installation) could not detect the boost libraries (version 1.40 or higher)

[baloontravel]

When installing abiword with sbopkg I receive a message about missing boost libraries.

checking for boostlib >= 1.40.0... configure: We could not detect the boost libraries (version 1.40 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' not found

I need program to read and edit .doc files.
If there is smaller than Abiword alternative it would be great.

I haven't try ted. But like its description. Is it possible to use ted with addons/convertions to edit .doc documents?

[Ed_P]

Try getmod instead of sbopkg. Run a getmod -u to update the database then a getmod -s abiword.

Also check this thread: 80+ modules available (Post by funghost #93327)

[baloontravel]

Thanks, this iso has lots of what I try to achieve as an endgoal.

He replaced Abiword with Libreoffice so probably there are reasons to use it instead.

Good to have slapt-get when you need some program right away.
But it is less fun if you want to know how another distro works.

[beny]

hi you can find all you need here: https://slackware.nl/slakfinder/index.p ... e=#results you can use for the packages search and also for the system software,abiword and libreoffice well 9mb against 230mb,but if you have a lot of space is ok,

[Ed_P]

beny does the slakfinder search page include all the dependencies a package will require for making a Porteus xzm module?

[beny]

well slakfinder is a package finder and if you click on the name of the package it can show the deps,the vlc of alien bob for the 15 have all the deps build in take a look at the log

[baloontravel]

hi you can find all you need here: https://slackware.nl/slakfinder/index.p ... e=#results you can use for the packages search and also for the system software,

Good! I was able to install Abiword.
Abiword stated clearly at launch it requires libwv and libgsf-1, so I easilly solved this.
Thanks, another great resource.

abiword and libreoffice well 9mb against 230mb,but if you have a lot of space is ok,

I have space, but I also like to keep system slim and miminal.
Previously abiword haven't worked for me because of some glitches I wasn't able to solve, few years passed since so I will give it another try.
Besides size Abiword has onother advantage - emacs and vi mode keys.