Fatal Error: "boost/python/numeric.hpp": No such file or directory

[astha736]

Hi,

I was trying to install the Meshy for Dex-Net when I faced the bellow error.
fatal error: boost/python/numeric.hpp: No such file or directory #include "boost/python/numeric.hpp"

• libboost-dev version (1.65.1.0ubuntu1)

How can I fix this? Please let me know.

Regards,
Astha

[kaixin-bai]

Have you fixed it?

[imbyjuli]

Verision 1.65 of libboost does not include these files anymore. One could either edit the code to work with version 1.65. (using the boost/numpy.h file). This however requires editting of several variables in the code and was a huge hassle for me.

The easier option is to downgrad the libboost version to 1.58.

The easiest version however entirely, and mostly useful for installing Dex-Net is to use Ubuntu 16.04 instead of 18.04 since with 18.04 and melodic other problems down the line of installation appear which I have yet to fix.

[zhongxiang117]

Thought it is years ago, it might be helpful when someone finds at this issue, the simplest solution without the edition of the original codes is to create a symbol link of the numpy.h file.

ln -s path/to/boost/numpy.hpp path/at/the/same/path/numeric.hpp

[abhishek47kashyap]

Creating the symbolic link didn't work me (I'm on Ubuntu 22.04, boost version 1.74.0.3ubuntu7)

[..] the simplest solution without the edition of the original codes is to create a symbol link of the numpy.h file.

ln -s path/to/boost/numpy.hpp path/at/the/same/path/numeric.hpp

What did work for me is making the changes to meshrender.cpp described at BerkeleyAutomation/dex-net#64 (comment).

[tsrobcvai]

I am using python3.7, ubuntu 20. Here are the steps I used to resolve the bug:

Step1: conda install -c conda-forge boost=1.74 boost-cpp=1.74
Step2. Replace the original files with the ones below:

CMakeLists.txt
CMakeLists.txt
setup.py
setup.py
meshrender.cpp (I just follow BerkeleyAutomation/dex-net#64 (comment))
meshrender.cpp