1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e774317a2e..b669e22959 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ parser.add_option("--debug",
     dest="debug",
     help="Also build debug build")
 
+parser.add_option("--boost",
+    action="store",
+    dest="boost_root",
+    help="Path to boost (defaults to /usr/local)")
+
 parser.add_option("--glfw3",
     action="store",
     dest="glfw3",
@@ -55,6 +60,10 @@ def pkg_config(pkg):
   return (libs, cflags)
 
 def configure_llmr(o):
+  if options.boost_root:
+      o['variables']['boost_root'] = options.boost_root
+  else:
+      o['variables']['boost_root'] = '/usr/local'
   o['target_defaults']['default_configuration'] = 'Debug' if options.debug else 'Release'
 
 def configure_glfw3(o):