PREFIX=/path/to/final/boost/installation export CXX=/path/to/g++ export MPICXX=/path/to/mpiCC wget -O - "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.58.0/boost_1_58_0.tar.gz?r=http%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fboost%2Ffiles%2Fboost%2F1.58.0%2F&ts=1436334644&use_mirror=heanet" | tar xz || exit 1 cd boost_1_58_0 ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=$PREFIX echo "using mpi : $MPICXX ;" >> ./project-config.jam echo "using gcc : : $CXX ;" >> ./project-config.jam ./b2 ./b2 install --prefix=$PREFIX cd .. rm -rf boost_1_58_0