pip install -e . gives an error

[jeljelih]

When I install the library, I obtain the following error

-- The C compiler identification is GNU 9.4.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 9.4.0
-- Check for working C compiler: /bin/cc
-- Check for working C compiler: /bin/cc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /bin/c++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Found PkgConfig: /bin/pkg-config (found version "0.29.1")
-- Checking for module 'libcrypto'
--   Found libcrypto, version 1.1.1f
-- Found Boost: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Boost-1.71.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found suitable version "1.71.0", minimum required is "1.40") found components: program_options
-- Found PythonInterp: /bin/python3.8 (found version "3.8.10")
-- Looking for pthread.h
-- Looking for pthread.h - found
-- Performing Test CMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD
-- Performing Test CMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD - Failed
-- Check if compiler accepts -pthread
-- Check if compiler accepts -pthread - yes
-- Found Threads: TRUE
-- GMP: /usr/local/lib/libgmp.so, /usr/local/include
CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are set to NOTFOUND.
Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the CMake files:
Boost_INCLUDE_DIR
   used as include directory in directory /tmp/tmpxnmydm9m/snark
   used as include directory in directory /tmp/tmpxnmydm9m/snark

[sam-steffen]

It looks as if your boost installation is not configured correctly.

Alternatively, can you try to install and run zkay via docker (see https://github.com/eth-sri/zkay#using-docker)? This makes sure you don't run into this and similar dependency issues.