Using Boost (Spirit) with g++ (and later Eclipse) - c++

Question

How can I configure g++ to use boost libraries? I Googled and tried many combinations but failed. I managed to get it working a few weeks ago ...
g++ test.cpp -o test -lboost
g++ test.cpp -o test -lboost_spirit
And afew with -I and -L flags ... but I always get
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lboost
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Am on Arch Linux. I will also like to know how to use Boost with Eclipse ... Looks like boost should have installed correctly?
[jiewmeng#JM-LAPTOP ~]$ ls /usr/include/boost/
accumulators move
algorithm mpi
aligned_storage.hpp mpi.hpp
any.hpp mpl
archive msm
array.hpp multi_array
asio multi_array.hpp
asio.hpp multi_index
assert.hpp multi_index_container.hpp
assign multi_index_container_fwd.hpp
assign.hpp next_prior.hpp
bimap non_type.hpp
bimap.hpp noncopyable.hpp
bind nondet_random.hpp
bind.hpp none.hpp
blank.hpp none_t.hpp
blank_fwd.hpp numeric
call_traits.hpp operators.hpp
cast.hpp optional
cerrno.hpp optional.hpp
checked_delete.hpp parameter
chrono parameter.hpp
chrono.hpp pending
circular_buffer phoenix
circular_buffer.hpp phoenix.hpp
circular_buffer_fwd.hpp pointee.hpp
compatibility pointer_cast.hpp
compressed_pair.hpp pointer_to_other.hpp
concept polygon
concept_archetype.hpp pool
concept_check preprocessor
concept_check.hpp preprocessor.hpp
config program_options
config.hpp program_options.hpp
container progress.hpp
crc.hpp property_map
cregex.hpp property_tree
cstdint.hpp proto
cstdlib.hpp ptr_container
current_function.hpp python
date_time python.hpp
date_time.hpp random
detail random.hpp
dynamic_bitset range
dynamic_bitset.hpp range.hpp
dynamic_bitset_fwd.hpp ratio
enable_shared_from_this.hpp ratio.hpp
exception rational.hpp
exception.hpp ref.hpp
exception_ptr.hpp regex
filesystem regex.h
filesystem.hpp regex.hpp
flyweight regex_fwd.hpp
flyweight.hpp scope_exit.hpp
foreach.hpp scoped_array.hpp
foreach_fwd.hpp scoped_ptr.hpp
format serialization
format.hpp shared_array.hpp
function shared_container_iterator.hpp
function.hpp shared_ptr.hpp
function_equal.hpp signal.hpp
function_output_iterator.hpp signals
function_types signals.hpp
functional signals2
functional.hpp signals2.hpp
fusion smart_ptr
generator_iterator.hpp smart_ptr.hpp
geometry spirit
geometry.hpp spirit.hpp
get_pointer.hpp statechart
gil static_assert.hpp
graph strong_typedef.hpp
heap swap.hpp
icl system
implicit_cast.hpp test
indirect_reference.hpp thread
integer thread.hpp
integer.hpp throw_exception.hpp
integer_fwd.hpp timer
integer_traits.hpp timer.hpp
interprocess token_functions.hpp
intrusive token_iterator.hpp
intrusive_ptr.hpp tokenizer.hpp
io tr1
io_fwd.hpp tuple
iostreams type.hpp
is_placeholder.hpp type_traits
iterator type_traits.hpp
iterator.hpp typeof
iterator_adaptors.hpp units
lambda unordered
last_value.hpp unordered_map.hpp
lexical_cast.hpp unordered_set.hpp
limits.hpp utility
local_function utility.hpp
local_function.hpp uuid
locale variant
locale.hpp variant.hpp
logic version.hpp
make_shared.hpp visit_each.hpp
math wave
math_fwd.hpp wave.hpp
mem_fn.hpp weak_ptr.hpp
memory_order.hpp xpressive

Answer 1

There is no boost library and there is no boost_spirit library to link against. Spirit is a header only library, you only need to set the include path to your boost installation. On a Linux system it is usually installed under /usr/include which is the default, so you don't even need to do that.
To get boost on Arch Linux:
pacman -S boost boost-libs

Answer 2

From Header-Only Libraries
The only Boost libraries that must be built separately are:
Boost.Filesystem
Boost.IOStreams
Boost.ProgramOptions
Boost.Python
(see the Boost.Python build documentation before building and
installing it)
Boost.Regex
Boost.Serialization
Boost.Signals
Boost.Thread
Boost.Wave
A few libraries have optional separately-compiled binaries:
Boost.DateTime has a binary component that is only needed if you're
using its to_string/from_string or serialization features, or if
you're targeting Visual C++ 6.x or Borland.
Boost.Graph also has a binary component that is only needed if you
intend to parse GraphViz files.
Boost.Test can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled” mode,
although separate compilation is recommended for serious use.
You probably should set environment variable with path to includes needed.