diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e5b99fd5..e56703dd 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -998,8 +998,10 @@ if test "${with_boost+set}" = set; then
 
 fi;
 if test "x$boost_base" = "x"; then
-  boost_base=`expr "x$0" : 'x\(.*\)/^/*' \| '.'`
+  #echo '$0 = ' $0
+  boost_base=`expr "x$0" : 'x\(.*\)/[/]*' \| '.'`
   boost_base="$boost_base/../.."
+  #echo boost_base=$boost_base
   if test -f "$boost_base/boost/config.hpp"; then
     if test -f "$boost_base/libs/config/configure"; then :; else
       boost_base=
@@ -1008,24 +1010,13 @@ if test "x$boost_base" = "x"; then
     boost_base=
   fi
 fi
-if test "x$boost_base" = "x"; then
-  for d in /usr/local /usr/local/lib /usr/local/src $HOME $HOME/lib $HOME/src ./ ../ ../../
-  do
-    if test -f "$d/boost/config.hpp"; then
-      if test -f "$d/libs/config/configure"; then
-        boost_base="$d"
-        break
-      fi
-    fi
-  done
-fi
 if test "x$boost_base" != "x"; then
-  echo "$as_me:1023: result: $boost_base" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1014: result: $boost_base" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$boost_base" >&6
 else
-  echo "$as_me:1026: result: not found" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1017: result: not found" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6
-  { { echo "$as_me:1028: error: The boost main tree was not found.
+  { { echo "$as_me:1019: error: The boost main tree was not found.
   Specify its location by the --with-boost option." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: The boost main tree was not found.
   Specify its location by the --with-boost option." >&2;}
@@ -1045,7 +1036,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   do
     # Extract the first word of "$ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog; ac_word=$2
-echo "$as_me:1048: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1039: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_prog_CXX+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
@@ -1060,7 +1051,7 @@ for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
   test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
   $as_executable_p "$ac_dir/$ac_word" || continue
 ac_cv_prog_CXX="$ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog"
-echo "$as_me:1063: found $ac_dir/$ac_word" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1054: found $ac_dir/$ac_word" >&5
 break
 done
 
@@ -1068,10 +1059,10 @@ fi
 fi
 CXX=$ac_cv_prog_CXX
 if test -n "$CXX"; then
-  echo "$as_me:1071: result: $CXX" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1062: result: $CXX" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$CXX" >&6
 else
-  echo "$as_me:1074: result: no" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1065: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
 fi
 
@@ -1084,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CXX"; then
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
-echo "$as_me:1087: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1078: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CXX+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
@@ -1099,7 +1090,7 @@ for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
   test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
   $as_executable_p "$ac_dir/$ac_word" || continue
 ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CXX="$ac_prog"
-echo "$as_me:1102: found $ac_dir/$ac_word" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1093: found $ac_dir/$ac_word" >&5
 break
 done
 
@@ -1107,10 +1098,10 @@ fi
 fi
 ac_ct_CXX=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CXX
 if test -n "$ac_ct_CXX"; then
-  echo "$as_me:1110: result: $ac_ct_CXX" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1101: result: $ac_ct_CXX" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_ct_CXX" >&6
 else
-  echo "$as_me:1113: result: no" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1104: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
 fi
 
@@ -1122,27 +1113,27 @@ test -n "$ac_ct_CXX" || ac_ct_CXX="g++"
 fi
 
 # Provide some information about the compiler.
-echo "$as_me:1125:" \
+echo "$as_me:1116:" \
      "checking for C++ compiler version" >&5
 ac_compiler=`set X $ac_compile; echo $2`
-{ (eval echo "$as_me:1128: \"$ac_compiler --version </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
+{ (eval echo "$as_me:1119: \"$ac_compiler --version </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compiler --version </dev/null >&5) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1131: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1122: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }
-{ (eval echo "$as_me:1133: \"$ac_compiler -v </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
+{ (eval echo "$as_me:1124: \"$ac_compiler -v </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compiler -v </dev/null >&5) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1136: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1127: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }
-{ (eval echo "$as_me:1138: \"$ac_compiler -V </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
+{ (eval echo "$as_me:1129: \"$ac_compiler -V </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compiler -V </dev/null >&5) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1141: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1132: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }
 
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1145 "configure"
+#line 1136 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int
@@ -1158,13 +1149,13 @@ ac_clean_files="$ac_clean_files a.out a.exe"
 # Try to create an executable without -o first, disregard a.out.
 # It will help us diagnose broken compilers, and finding out an intuition
 # of exeext.
-echo "$as_me:1161: checking for C++ compiler default output" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1152: checking for C++ compiler default output" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for C++ compiler default output... $ECHO_C" >&6
 ac_link_default=`echo "$ac_link" | sed 's/ -o *conftest[^ ]*//'`
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1164: \"$ac_link_default\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1155: \"$ac_link_default\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link_default) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1167: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1158: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; then
   # Find the output, starting from the most likely.  This scheme is
 # not robust to junk in `.', hence go to wildcards (a.*) only as a last
@@ -1187,34 +1178,34 @@ done
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-{ { echo "$as_me:1190: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables" >&5
+{ { echo "$as_me:1181: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables" >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables" >&2;}
    { (exit 77); exit 77; }; }
 fi
 
 ac_exeext=$ac_cv_exeext
-echo "$as_me:1196: result: $ac_file" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1187: result: $ac_file" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_file" >&6
 
 # Check the compiler produces executables we can run.  If not, either
 # the compiler is broken, or we cross compile.
-echo "$as_me:1201: checking whether the C++ compiler works" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1192: checking whether the C++ compiler works" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking whether the C++ compiler works... $ECHO_C" >&6
 # FIXME: These cross compiler hacks should be removed for Autoconf 3.0
 # If not cross compiling, check that we can run a simple program.
 if test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
   if { ac_try='./$ac_file'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1207: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1198: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1210: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1201: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
     cross_compiling=no
   else
     if test "$cross_compiling" = maybe; then
 	cross_compiling=yes
     else
-	{ { echo "$as_me:1217: error: cannot run C++ compiled programs.
+	{ { echo "$as_me:1208: error: cannot run C++ compiled programs.
 If you meant to cross compile, use \`--host'." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: cannot run C++ compiled programs.
 If you meant to cross compile, use \`--host'." >&2;}
@@ -1222,24 +1213,24 @@ If you meant to cross compile, use \`--host'." >&2;}
     fi
   fi
 fi
-echo "$as_me:1225: result: yes" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1216: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
 
 rm -f a.out a.exe conftest$ac_cv_exeext
 ac_clean_files=$ac_clean_files_save
 # Check the compiler produces executables we can run.  If not, either
 # the compiler is broken, or we cross compile.
-echo "$as_me:1232: checking whether we are cross compiling" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1223: checking whether we are cross compiling" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking whether we are cross compiling... $ECHO_C" >&6
-echo "$as_me:1234: result: $cross_compiling" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1225: result: $cross_compiling" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$cross_compiling" >&6
 
-echo "$as_me:1237: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1228: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for executable suffix... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1239: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1230: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1242: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1233: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; then
   # If both `conftest.exe' and `conftest' are `present' (well, observable)
 # catch `conftest.exe'.  For instance with Cygwin, `ls conftest' will
@@ -1255,25 +1246,25 @@ for ac_file in `(ls conftest.exe; ls conftest; ls conftest.*) 2>/dev/null`; do
   esac
 done
 else
-  { { echo "$as_me:1258: error: cannot compute EXEEXT: cannot compile and link" >&5
+  { { echo "$as_me:1249: error: cannot compute EXEEXT: cannot compile and link" >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: cannot compute EXEEXT: cannot compile and link" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
 
 rm -f conftest$ac_cv_exeext
-echo "$as_me:1264: result: $ac_cv_exeext" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1255: result: $ac_cv_exeext" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_exeext" >&6
 
 rm -f conftest.$ac_ext
 EXEEXT=$ac_cv_exeext
 ac_exeext=$EXEEXT
-echo "$as_me:1270: checking for object suffix" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1261: checking for object suffix" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for object suffix... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_objext+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1276 "configure"
+#line 1267 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int
@@ -1285,10 +1276,10 @@ main ()
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.o conftest.obj
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1288: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1279: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1291: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1282: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; then
   for ac_file in `(ls conftest.o conftest.obj; ls conftest.*) 2>/dev/null`; do
   case $ac_file in
@@ -1300,24 +1291,24 @@ done
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-{ { echo "$as_me:1303: error: cannot compute OBJEXT: cannot compile" >&5
+{ { echo "$as_me:1294: error: cannot compute OBJEXT: cannot compile" >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: cannot compute OBJEXT: cannot compile" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
 
 rm -f conftest.$ac_cv_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
-echo "$as_me:1310: result: $ac_cv_objext" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1301: result: $ac_cv_objext" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_objext" >&6
 OBJEXT=$ac_cv_objext
 ac_objext=$OBJEXT
-echo "$as_me:1314: checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1305: checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1320 "configure"
+#line 1311 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int
@@ -1332,16 +1323,16 @@ main ()
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1335: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1326: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1338: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1329: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1341: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1332: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1344: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1335: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
   ac_compiler_gnu=yes
 else
@@ -1353,19 +1344,19 @@ rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu=$ac_compiler_gnu
 
 fi
-echo "$as_me:1356: result: $ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1347: result: $ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu" >&6
 GXX=`test $ac_compiler_gnu = yes && echo yes`
 ac_test_CXXFLAGS=${CXXFLAGS+set}
 ac_save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
 CXXFLAGS="-g"
-echo "$as_me:1362: checking whether $CXX accepts -g" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1353: checking whether $CXX accepts -g" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking whether $CXX accepts -g... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_prog_cxx_g+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1368 "configure"
+#line 1359 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int
@@ -1377,16 +1368,16 @@ main ()
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1380: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1371: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1383: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1374: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1386: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1377: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1389: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1380: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
   ac_cv_prog_cxx_g=yes
 else
@@ -1396,7 +1387,7 @@ ac_cv_prog_cxx_g=no
 fi
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
-echo "$as_me:1399: result: $ac_cv_prog_cxx_g" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1390: result: $ac_cv_prog_cxx_g" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_prog_cxx_g" >&6
 if test "$ac_test_CXXFLAGS" = set; then
   CXXFLAGS=$ac_save_CXXFLAGS
@@ -1423,7 +1414,7 @@ for ac_declaration in \
    'void exit (int);'
 do
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1426 "configure"
+#line 1417 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 $ac_declaration
@@ -1436,16 +1427,16 @@ exit (42);
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1439: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1430: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1442: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1433: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1445: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1436: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1448: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1439: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
   :
 else
@@ -1455,7 +1446,7 @@ continue
 fi
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1458 "configure"
+#line 1449 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 $ac_declaration
 int
@@ -1467,16 +1458,16 @@ exit (42);
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1470: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1461: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1473: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1464: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1476: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1467: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1479: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1470: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
   break
 else
@@ -1512,7 +1503,7 @@ else
    CXXFLAGS="-I$boost_base -I$boost_base/libs/config/test $CXXFLAGS -DBOOST_NO_CONFIG"
 fi
 
-echo "$as_me:1515: checking for main in -lpthread" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1506: checking for main in -lpthread" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lpthread... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_lib_pthread_main+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
@@ -1520,7 +1511,7 @@ else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
 LIBS="-lpthread  $LIBS"
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1523 "configure"
+#line 1514 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int
@@ -1532,16 +1523,16 @@ main ();
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1535: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1526: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1538: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1529: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1541: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1532: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1544: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1535: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
   ac_cv_lib_pthread_main=yes
 else
@@ -1552,7 +1543,7 @@ fi
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
 fi
-echo "$as_me:1555: result: $ac_cv_lib_pthread_main" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1546: result: $ac_cv_lib_pthread_main" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_pthread_main" >&6
 if test $ac_cv_lib_pthread_main = yes; then
   cat >>confdefs.h <<EOF
@@ -1564,7 +1555,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 ac_cv_lib_pthread=ac_cv_lib_pthread_main
 
-echo "$as_me:1567: checking for main in -lm" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1558: checking for main in -lm" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lm... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_lib_m_main+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
@@ -1572,7 +1563,7 @@ else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
 LIBS="-lm  $LIBS"
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1575 "configure"
+#line 1566 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int
@@ -1584,16 +1575,16 @@ main ();
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1587: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1578: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1590: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1581: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1593: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1584: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1596: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1587: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
   ac_cv_lib_m_main=yes
 else
@@ -1604,7 +1595,7 @@ fi
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
 fi
-echo "$as_me:1607: result: $ac_cv_lib_m_main" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1598: result: $ac_cv_lib_m_main" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_m_main" >&6
 if test $ac_cv_lib_m_main = yes; then
   cat >>confdefs.h <<EOF
@@ -1616,7 +1607,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 ac_cv_lib_m=ac_cv_lib_m_main
 
-echo "$as_me:1619: checking for main in -lrt" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1610: checking for main in -lrt" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lrt... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_lib_rt_main+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
@@ -1624,7 +1615,7 @@ else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
 LIBS="-lrt  $LIBS"
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1627 "configure"
+#line 1618 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int
@@ -1636,16 +1627,16 @@ main ();
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1639: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1630: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1642: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1633: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1645: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1636: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1648: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1639: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
   ac_cv_lib_rt_main=yes
 else
@@ -1656,7 +1647,7 @@ fi
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
 fi
-echo "$as_me:1659: result: $ac_cv_lib_rt_main" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1650: result: $ac_cv_lib_rt_main" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_rt_main" >&6
 if test $ac_cv_lib_rt_main = yes; then
   cat >>confdefs.h <<EOF
@@ -1686,14 +1677,14 @@ for file in $boost_base/libs/config/test/boost_no*.cxx; do
 
    ac_ext=$use_ac_ext
    if test $enable_test = 'yes'; then
-      echo "$as_me:1689: checking $title (pass expected) " >&5
+      echo "$as_me:1680: checking $title (pass expected) " >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking $title (pass expected) ... $ECHO_C" >&6
    else
-      echo "$as_me:1692: checking $title " >&5
+      echo "$as_me:1683: checking $title " >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking $title ... $ECHO_C" >&6
    fi
    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1696 "configure"
+#line 1687 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
@@ -1721,24 +1712,24 @@ main ()
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1724: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1715: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1727: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1718: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1730: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1721: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1733: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1724: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  echo "$as_me:1735: result: OK" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1726: result: OK" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}OK" >&6
 
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-echo "$as_me:1741: result: Failed" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1732: result: Failed" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}Failed" >&6
    required_defs="$macroname $required_defs"
 
@@ -1748,10 +1739,10 @@ rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
    if test $enable_test = 'yes'; then
 
    ac_ext=$use_ac_ext
-   echo "$as_me:1751: checking $title (fail expected) " >&5
+   echo "$as_me:1742: checking $title (fail expected) " >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking $title (fail expected) ... $ECHO_C" >&6
    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1754 "configure"
+#line 1745 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
@@ -1779,25 +1770,25 @@ main ()
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1782: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1773: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1785: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1776: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1788: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1779: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1791: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1782: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  echo "$as_me:1793: result: failed" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1784: result: failed" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}failed" >&6
    required_undefs="$macroname $required_undefs"
 
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-echo "$as_me:1800: result: OK" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1791: result: OK" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}OK" >&6
 
 fi
@@ -1824,10 +1815,10 @@ for file in $boost_base/libs/config/test/boost_has*.cxx; do
 
    ac_ext=$use_ac_ext
    if test $enable_test = 'yes'; then
-   echo "$as_me:1827: checking $title (pass expected) " >&5
+   echo "$as_me:1818: checking $title (pass expected) " >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking $title (pass expected) ... $ECHO_C" >&6
    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1830 "configure"
+#line 1821 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
@@ -1855,34 +1846,34 @@ main ()
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1858: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1849: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1861: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1852: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1864: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1855: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1867: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1858: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  echo "$as_me:1869: result: OK" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1860: result: OK" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}OK" >&6
 
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-echo "$as_me:1875: result: Failed" >&5
+echo "$as_me:1866: result: Failed" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}Failed" >&6
    required_undefs="$macroname $required_undefs"
 
 fi
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 
-   echo "$as_me:1882: checking $title (fail expected) " >&5
+   echo "$as_me:1873: checking $title (fail expected) " >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking $title (fail expected) ... $ECHO_C" >&6
    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1885 "configure"
+#line 1876 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
@@ -1910,19 +1901,19 @@ main ()
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1913: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1904: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1916: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1907: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1919: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1910: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1922: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1913: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
 
-   echo "$as_me:1925: result: failed" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:1916: result: failed" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}failed" >&6
    required_defs="$macroname $required_defs"
 
@@ -1930,7 +1921,7 @@ else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-   echo "$as_me:1933: result: OK" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:1924: result: OK" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}OK" >&6
 
 fi
@@ -1939,10 +1930,10 @@ rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
    else
 
    ac_ext=$use_ac_ext
-   echo "$as_me:1942: checking $title" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:1933: checking $title" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking $title... $ECHO_C" >&6
    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-#line 1945 "configure"
+#line 1936 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
@@ -1966,19 +1957,19 @@ main ()
 }
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:1969: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:1960: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1972: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1963: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
          { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:1975: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:1966: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:1978: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  echo "$as_me:1969: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
 
-      echo "$as_me:1981: result: Yes" >&5
+      echo "$as_me:1972: result: Yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}Yes" >&6
       required_defs="$macroname $required_defs"
 
@@ -1986,7 +1977,7 @@ else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-      echo "$as_me:1989: result: no" >&5
+      echo "$as_me:1980: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
 
 fi
@@ -2018,6 +2009,8 @@ else
 
 date_string=`date`
 
+echo boost_base=$boost_base
+
 cat > user.hpp << EOF
 //  (C) Copyright Boost.org 2001.
 //  Do not check in modified versions of this file,
@@ -2120,7 +2113,7 @@ rm -f confdef2opt.sed
 : ${CONFIG_STATUS=./config.status}
 ac_clean_files_save=$ac_clean_files
 ac_clean_files="$ac_clean_files $CONFIG_STATUS"
-{ echo "$as_me:2123: creating $CONFIG_STATUS" >&5
+{ echo "$as_me:2116: creating $CONFIG_STATUS" >&5
 echo "$as_me: creating $CONFIG_STATUS" >&6;}
 cat >$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 #! $SHELL
@@ -2285,7 +2278,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\EOF
     echo "$ac_cs_version"; exit 0 ;;
   --he | --h)
     # Conflict between --help and --header
-    { { echo "$as_me:2288: error: ambiguous option: $1
+    { { echo "$as_me:2281: error: ambiguous option: $1
 Try \`$0 --help' for more information." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: ambiguous option: $1
 Try \`$0 --help' for more information." >&2;}
@@ -2304,7 +2297,7 @@ Try \`$0 --help' for more information." >&2;}
     ac_need_defaults=false;;
 
   # This is an error.
-  -*) { { echo "$as_me:2307: error: unrecognized option: $1
+  -*) { { echo "$as_me:2300: error: unrecognized option: $1
 Try \`$0 --help' for more information." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: unrecognized option: $1
 Try \`$0 --help' for more information." >&2;}
@@ -2349,7 +2342,7 @@ do
   case "$ac_config_target" in
   # Handling of arguments.
   "default" ) CONFIG_COMMANDS="$CONFIG_COMMANDS default" ;;
-  *) { { echo "$as_me:2352: error: invalid argument: $ac_config_target" >&5
+  *) { { echo "$as_me:2345: error: invalid argument: $ac_config_target" >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: invalid argument: $ac_config_target" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; };;
   esac
diff --git a/tools/configure.in b/tools/configure.in
index 2b2a60e0..aab4b609 100644
--- a/tools/configure.in
+++ b/tools/configure.in
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(boost,
   ]
 )
 if test "x$boost_base" = "x"; then
-  boost_base=`expr "x$0" : 'x\(.*\)/[^/]*' \| '.'`
+  #echo '$0 = ' $0
+  boost_base=`expr "x$0" : 'x\(.*\)/@<:@/@:>@*' \| '.'`
   boost_base="$boost_base/../.."
+  #echo boost_base=$boost_base
   if test -f "$boost_base/boost/config.hpp"; then
     if test -f "$boost_base/libs/config/configure"; then :; else
       boost_base=
@@ -100,17 +102,6 @@ if test "x$boost_base" = "x"; then
     boost_base=
   fi
 fi
-if test "x$boost_base" = "x"; then
-  for d in /usr/local /usr/local/lib /usr/local/src $HOME $HOME/lib $HOME/src ./ ../ ../../
-  do
-    if test -f "$d/boost/config.hpp"; then
-      if test -f "$d/libs/config/configure"; then
-        boost_base="$d"
-        break
-      fi
-    fi
-  done
-fi
 if test "x$boost_base" != "x"; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT([$boost_base])
 else
@@ -361,6 +352,8 @@ else
 
 date_string=`date`
 
+echo boost_base=$boost_base
+
 cat > user.hpp << EOF
 //  (C) Copyright Boost.org 2001.
 //  Do not check in modified versions of this file,
@@ -446,3 +439,5 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
+