I can't seem to include/link and compile properly. I am using boost 1.64 and Visual Studio 2017 (Community).

I can successfully include the headers and compile the example program on the Getting Started page[1]. But when trying to simply compile the mutex example from interprocess docs[2], I get this error:

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file `libboost_date_time-vc141-mt-2-1_64.lib`

From the Getting Started page on linking, I have been trying the following:

cl /EHsc /I boost_1_64_0 doc_memtest1.cpp ^

/link /LIBPATH:F\src\boost_1_64_0\stage\lib

I have even tried a solution from Stackoverflow[3], multiple times with various configurations, x64/x86, but nothing. I don't even have that particular library. I have "libboost_date_time-vc141-mt-gd-1_64.lib" and "libboost_date_time-vc141-mt-1_64.lib".

I assume I am doing something wrong, as I am new to programming on Windows/MSVC.

Any help? Thanks!

James

[1] http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_64_0/more/getting_started/windows.html

[2] http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_64_0/doc/html/interprocess/synchronization_mechanisms.html#interprocess.synchronization_mechanisms.mutexes.mutexes_anonymous_example

[3] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41464356/build-boost-with-msvc-14-1-vs2017-rc