Question

I have tried to write my first Boost program from information on the Boost libraries site.
Here is the code:

#include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp>

#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <algorithm>

int main()
{
    using namespace boost::lambda;
    typedef std::istream_iterator<int> in;

    std::for_each(
        in(std::cin), in(), std::cout << (_1 * 3) << " " );
}

It shows me this error:

1>------ Build started: Project: boost_librarys, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>  boost_librarys.cpp
1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'kernel32.lib'
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

How can this error be fixed?

Answer 1

The link error you’re getting means that your program isn’t linking to the correct libraries. Since the error refers to a Microsoft system library (kernel.lib), you’ll need to make sure you’ve got your system set up correctly. This isn’t a Boost problem per se, although it may be Boost that’s interested in linking with kernel.lib.