# Download "alps-2.0.3-src-with-boost.tar.gz" from 
# http://alps.comp-phys.org/mediawiki/index.php/Download_and_install_ALPS_2
# unzip it (you do NOT need to build or install anything!)
# and set the following variable to the path of the unzipped directory:
ALPSDIR=.../alps-2.0.3-src-with-boost
c++ -I${ALPSDIR}/boost -I${ALPSDIR}/alps/src -llapack -lblas -o skeleton skeleton.cpp