Home/ Questions/Q 9127265
In Process

The Archive Base Latest Questions

Editorial Team
  • 0
Asked: 2026-06-17T07:14:38+00:00

I am trying to build my project using CMake. Iam also using boost. The

  • 0

I am trying to build my project using CMake. Iam also using boost.
The find package statement in my CMakeLists.txt file is:

find_package(Boost 1.42 REQUIRED COMPONENTS

python

system

filesystem

serialization

thread

program_options

regex

test_exec_monitor
)

The build fails and the error message i get is:
The following Boost libraries could not be found:

      boost_system
      boost_filesystem
      boost_serialization
      boost_thread
      boost_program_options

When i check my lib directories i find that the libraries are by name:
libboost< library_name >-vc100-mt.lib and not by boost_< Library_name >

Infact when i rename a single library in my lib files to fit according the boost_< LibraryName > Prefix, it doesn’t complain for that library.

I see 2 solutions for the same:

1.Make changes in the CMakeLists.txt file so that it searches for libraries with correct Prefix( and suffix ).

2.Others

What could be the best one.

Share

Leave an answer

You must login to add an answer.

Need An Account,

1 Answer

  1. Editorial Team

    From the FindBoost.cmake

    These last three variables are available also as environment variables:
    Also, note they are completely UPPERCASE, except Boost_DIR.

    Boost_DIR or The preferred installation prefix for searching for
    BOOST_ROOT or BOOSTROOT Boost. Set this if the module has problems finding the proper Boost installation.

    Use these variables to point on folder where your boost libs installed. For example

    cmake .. -DBOOST_ROOT=C:/Boost

    • 0