Specify Root Directory in Environment

I am trying to install FlightGear. Already I have had to install automake and autoconf. Now I have downloaded Boost and installed it (I think?- How do you ever know?)

And now when I try to configure FlightGear for installation, I receive this error:

checking for boostlib >= 1.34.0... configure: error: We could not detect the boost libraries (version 1 .34 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 install ed, then check your version number looking in <boost/version.hpp>. See Home for more documentation.

When you read this thesis, you get this main idea:

please specify $BOOST_ROOT in your environment

How do you do this?

What environment? What is the magical command to do this?

I'm sorry. But there are no courses on Linux, and I feel every time I'm working in Linux like I have to mystically guess the command OR re-invent the wheel. I'm sure we all have better things to do than spend 6 weeks trying to install one simgear application.

Anyone? Please?

Hello??????????????????????????????

Let's look at the freakin' intolerably ambiguous grammar, shall we? While I play pick up sticks with my butt cheeks...

please specify $BOOST_ROOT in your environment and do not give a PATH to --with-boost option


So-- specify a path without specifying a path... WHAT?

Duh duh... And I love the "do not give a PATH to [] option" how can you specify a path to an option? For where is the option located??

Okay- come on somebody. Make my day. PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!

To hell with linux. At this retarded rate, Windows wins easily.

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