Compile for gnu/linux with autotools

[braydonf]

After trying to build with boost 1.58 (included with ubuntu 16.04), ran into the section of code that attempts to apply the patch "boost_multiprecision_number_compare_bug_workaround.hpp", however it's not found. Did some searching and looks like cpp-ethereum had this patch in libdevcore, however has since moved to building boost from source.

Here we just check for a compatible version of boost that doesn't need to be patched. Unfortunately this version of boost isn't included with Ubuntu 16.04, it is however with Debian Sid.

[beaugunderson]

this breaks compilation on macOS:

Making all in porosity/porosity
g++ -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"porosity\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"porosity\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"1.0.0\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"porosity\ 1.0.0\" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"\" -DPACKAGE=\"porosity\" -DVERSION=\"1.0.0\" -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_DLFCN_H=1 -DLT_OBJDIR=\".libs/\" -DHAVE_BOOST_VERSION_HPP=1 -I.    -std=c++1y -g -O2 -MT Porosity.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/Porosity.Tpo -c -o Porosity.o Porosity.cpp
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:25:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp:16:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/read.hpp:13:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/parser.hpp:8:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/format.hpp:38:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/format/internals.hpp:23:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/format/alt_sstream.hpp:21:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/shared_ptr.hpp:17:
/usr/local/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:1023:9: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
        BOOST_ASSERT( deleter_.use_count() <= 1 );
        ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:25:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp:16:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/read.hpp:13:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/parser.hpp:8:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/format.hpp:38:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/format/internals.hpp:23:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/format/alt_sstream.hpp:173:
/usr/local/include/boost/format/alt_sstream_impl.hpp:176:17: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
                BOOST_ASSERT(0); // fpos.operations allows undefined-behaviour here
                ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:25:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp:16:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/read.hpp:13:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/parser.hpp:8:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/format.hpp:49:
/usr/local/include/boost/format/feed_args.hpp:263:41: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
                                        BOOST_ASSERT(d>0);
                                        ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:25:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp:16:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/read.hpp:13:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/parser.hpp:8:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/format.hpp:50:
/usr/local/include/boost/format/parsing.hpp:467:9: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
        BOOST_ASSERT(cur_item == num_items);
        ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:25:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp:16:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/read.hpp:14:
/usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/narrow_encoding.hpp:71:13: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
            BOOST_ASSERT(static_cast<unsigned char>(c) <= 0x7f);
            ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:25:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp:16:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/read.hpp:15:
/usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/wide_encoding.hpp:75:13: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
            BOOST_ASSERT(!is_surrogate_high(c) && !is_surrogate_low(c));
            ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:25:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp:16:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/read.hpp:16:
/usr/local/include/boost/property_tree/json_parser/detail/standard_callbacks.hpp:121:17: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
                BOOST_ASSERT(false); // must start with string, i.e. call new_value
                ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:12:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/number.hpp:22:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/generic_interconvert.hpp:9:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/default_ops.hpp:10:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/number_base.hpp:18:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/lexical_cast.hpp:32:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/lexical_cast/try_lexical_convert.hpp:42:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/lexical_cast/detail/converter_lexical.hpp:50:
/usr/local/include/boost/array.hpp:118:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
            return BOOST_ASSERT_MSG( i < N, "out of range" ), elems[i];
                   ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:61:38: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT_MSG'
# define BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr, msg) assert((expr)&&(msg))
                                     ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:12:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/number.hpp:22:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/generic_interconvert.hpp:9:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/default_ops.hpp:10:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/number_base.hpp:18:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/lexical_cast.hpp:32:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/lexical_cast/try_lexical_convert.hpp:42:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/lexical_cast/detail/converter_lexical.hpp:50:
/usr/local/include/boost/array.hpp:123:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
            return BOOST_ASSERT_MSG( i < N, "out of range" ), elems[i];
                   ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:61:38: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT_MSG'
# define BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr, msg) assert((expr)&&(msg))
                                     ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:12:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/number.hpp:22:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/generic_interconvert.hpp:9:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/default_ops.hpp:1440:13: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
            BOOST_ASSERT(g >= 0);
            ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:12:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/number.hpp:22:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/generic_interconvert.hpp:247:10: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
         BOOST_ASSERT(scale_factor >= 1);
         ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:17:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int/cpp_int_config.hpp:79:4: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
   BOOST_ASSERT(count < digits_per_block_10);
   ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:1278:7: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
      BOOST_ASSERT(!(boost::math::isinf)(a));
      ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:1279:7: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
      BOOST_ASSERT(!(boost::math::isnan)(a));
      ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:1960:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int/add.hpp:209:4: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
   BOOST_ASSERT(0 == borrow);
   ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:1961:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int/multiply.hpp:143:10: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
         BOOST_ASSERT(!std::numeric_limits<double_limb_type>::is_specialized
         ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:1962:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int/divide.hpp:186:7: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
      BOOST_ASSERT(guess); // If the guess ever gets to zero we go on forever....
      ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:1963:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int/bitwise.hpp:398:4: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
   BOOST_ASSERT(shift);
   ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
In file included from Porosity.cpp:17:
In file included from ./Porosity.h:27:
In file included from /usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp:1963:
/usr/local/include/boost/multiprecision/cpp_int/bitwise.hpp:477:4: error: use of undeclared identifier 'assert'
   BOOST_ASSERT((s % CHAR_BIT) == 0);
   ^
/usr/local/include/boost/assert.hpp:60:29: note: expanded from macro 'BOOST_ASSERT'
# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
                            ^
fatal error: too many errors emitted, stopping now [-ferror-limit=]
20 errors generated.
make[1]: *** [Porosity.o] Error 1
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

[msuiche]

Thanks for verifying @beaugunderson - Also @patrickmn already added Linux support for compilation.

[braydonf]

The main issue here being solved is dealing with boost versions using autotools, which right now fails to compile because of the missing patch file. (Created issue #14)