Can't say without seeing the system, but the 2 things I'd recommend when using install.sh: 1) Make sure the --prefix=/path path doesn't exist (or rm- rf it if it does), 2) If it looks like system boost is still being picked up by configure (I've seen this on some, but not all systems), use PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/home/me/install-path/lib/pkgconfig ./install.sh --prefix=/home/me/install-path --build-boost
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