From 7ea734c472b4bd34b87b8ef3352c4df65931f800 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gary Lowell <glowell@inktank.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 19:18:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Makefiles:  Missing boost library should not be fatal.

---
 configure.ac | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9779722816281..9bf808990f29d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -361,8 +361,10 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER([boost/random/discrete_distribution.hpp],
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([boost/statechart/state.hpp], [],
     AC_MSG_FAILURE(["Can't find boost statechart headers; need 1.34 or later"]))
 
+# If we have the boost system library installed, then we may want to link
+# with it.
 AC_CHECK_LIB(boost_system-mt, main, [],
-    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Boost system library not found."]))
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE(["Boost system library not found."]))
 
 AC_LANG([C])
 
-- 
2.39.5