Build library libtorrent debian and link it to program c++ - c++

Question

I always have problems when building libraries and linking them, so I hope someone can give me a hand.
I downloaded libtorrent from here and I've built it like they explain here in the building with autotools section (skipping step 1). The building process was successfull I think, but when I did make check the output was:
============================================================================
Testsuite summary for libtorrent-rasterbar 1.0.5
============================================================================
# TOTAL: 0
# PASS: 0
# SKIP: 0
# XFAIL: 0
# FAIL: 0
# XPASS: 0
# ERROR: 0
============================================================================
Maybe it should say: total X?
I did a little program where I added #include <libtorrent/session.hpp> and when I compile with g++ file.cpp -o file it says libtorrent/session.hpp: No such file or directory.
Should I add some flags to g++ such as -lpthread for other projects and thinks like that?
Thanks
UPDATE:
When installing without building using sudo apt-get install libtorrent-rasterbar-dev and compiling my main.cpp file I get this error:
g++ main.cpp -o file
In file included from /usr/include/libtorrent/session.hpp:49:0,
from main.cpp:2:
/usr/include/libtorrent/config.hpp:46:2: error: #error you must define either BOOST_ASIO_SEPARATE_COMPILATION or BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK in your project in order for asio's declarations to be correct. If you're linking dynamically against libtorrent, define BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK otherwise BOOST_ASIO_SEPARATE_COMPILATION. You can also use pkg-config or boost build, to automatically apply these defines
#error you must define either BOOST_ASIO_SEPARATE_COMPILATION or BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK in your project in \
UPDATE 2:
Modified the main.cpp file to add the the following above the libtorrent #include directives:
#ifndef BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK
#define BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK
#endif
But then I have this problem:
$ g++ main.cpp
/tmp/ccM2ItFb.o: In function `main':
main.cpp:(.text+0x57): undefined reference to `libtorrent::default_storage_constructor(libtorrent::file_storage const&, libtorrent::file_storage const*, std::string const&, libtorrent::file_pool&, std::vector<unsigned char, std::allocator<unsigned char> > const&)'
main.cpp:(.text+0xb9): undefined reference to `libtorrent::session::~session()'
main.cpp:(.text+0x105): undefined reference to `libtorrent::session::~session()'
/tmp/ccM2ItFb.o: In function `__static_initialization_and_destruction_0(int, int)':
main.cpp:(.text+0x162): undefined reference to `boost::system::generic_category()'
main.cpp:(.text+0x16e): undefined reference to `boost::system::generic_category()'
main.cpp:(.text+0x17a): undefined reference to `boost::system::system_category()'
main.cpp:(.text+0x192): undefined reference to `boost::asio::error::get_netdb_category()'
main.cpp:(.text+0x19e): undefined reference to `boost::asio::error::get_addrinfo_category()'
main.cpp:(.text+0x1aa): undefined reference to `boost::asio::error::get_misc_category()'
/tmp/ccM2ItFb.o: In function `boost::asio::error::get_system_category()':
main.cpp (.text._ZN5boost4asio5error19get_system_categoryEv[_ZN5boost4asio5error19get_system_categoryEv]+0x5): undefined reference to `boost::system::system_category()'
/tmp/ccM2ItFb.o: In function `libtorrent::session::session(libtorrent::fingerprint const&, int, unsigned int)':
main.cpp:(.text._ZN10libtorrent7sessionC2ERKNS_11fingerprintEij[_ZN10libtorrent7sessionC5ERKNS_11fingerprintEij]+0x3c): undefined reference to `libtorrent::rel_clocktime_pools_nolog_resolvecountries_deprecated_dht_ext_()'
main.cpp:(.text._ZN10libtorrent7sessionC2ERKNS_11fingerprintEij[_ZN10libtorrent7sessionC5ERKNS_11fingerprintEij]+0x75): undefined reference to `libtorrent::session::init(std::pair<int, int>, char const*, libtorrent::fingerprint const&, int, unsigned int)'
/tmp/ccM2ItFb.o: In function `void boost::checked_delete<libtorrent::torrent_info const>(libtorrent::torrent_info const*)':
main.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost14checked_deleteIKN10libtorrent12torrent_infoEEEvPT_[_ZN5boost14checked_deleteIKN10libtorrent12torrent_infoEEEvPT_]+0x1a): undefined reference to `libtorrent::torrent_info::~torrent_info()'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Also tried compiling using: g++ -I /usr/include/ -L /usr/local/lib -lboost_system -lpthread -lboost_thread main.cpp with the same result.
UPDATE 3:
I was able to solve the problem. I had to compile using:
g++ -I /usr/include/ -L /usr/local/lib -lboost_system -lpthread -lboost_thread main.cpp and add also the link library -ltorrent-rasterbar

Answer 1

Sounds like you've compiled the library but not actually installed it anywhere. An #include directive looks in /usr/include by default, but the libtorrent headers are somewhere in the directory where you built the library. You'll need to either install the library's files into the system directories, or give the compiler an -I option pointing to the libtorrent build directory. (You'll probably also need an -L option when linking, for the same reason.)