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I try to compile it on Debian 8 (Jessie) to, but I get an error:
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For 8 and earlier, follow the directions in
YourPath/chips3/doc/build-unix.md

That's what I used to compile on Debian 9, and to write this memo.
Perhaps I missed something, but after searching on the web, it seems it's a boost version problem, and as I do not want to install too much libs from elsewhere than the repos, I think I will not be able to compile it on my Debian 8 :-(