by SébastienVillemot » Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:50 pm
Boost is required for compiling the preprocessor, so it's not really an optional dependency.
However, it should be very easy to install if it's not packaged in your Linux distribution. Just download the tarball from the official website and unpack it somewhere (no need to compile anything). Then tell the Dynare configure script where it is, by adding "BOOST_CPPFLAGS=/path/to/boost" to the configure line.
Sébastien Villemot
Economist at OFCE – Sciences Po