Error while loading shared libraries

Question

I'm using a software called GPUOcelot in order to be able to compile a software that I'm programming that uses CUDA. But my computer doesn't have any NVIDIA card, so that's the reason why I am using this emulator, but when I execute the next command:

g++ -o Sinulacionpositrones.out Simulacionpositrones.o OcelotConfig -l

I obtain this:

OcelotConfig: error while loading shared libraries: libboost_system.so.1.46.1: 
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

What can I do? I'm using Ubuntu 14.04. The webpage is this: https://code.google.com/p/gpuocelot/

Answer 1

Create a symbolic link

• If you have the file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.55.0

  64-bit

  sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.55.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.46.1
  

  32-bit

  sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.55.0 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.46.1
  

• If you have the file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.54.0

  64-bit

  sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.54.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.46.1
  

  32-bit

  sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.54.0 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so.1.46.1
  

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Alternative

Download and install the packages from here.

Answer 2

Ocelot is looking for an older version of boost. You'll either have to create a ton of symlinks to get Ocelot to think it's the right version or downgrade boost.

Here's a link to getting a specific version of boost .