[boost] Re: More on Serialization Link Issue

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-01 21:35:25

Well, it doesn't look like you're inclined to give up so I guess we can't
either.

Jared McIntyre wrote:

> I built out everything in test as suggested (there were a few that
> failed, but don't appear to be related).

Do I take this to mean that almost all the tests (200+) compiled, linked,
and executed with no error?

> I then took the library built in
>
libs\serialization\build\libboost_serialization.lib\vc-7_1\debug\threading-m
ulti
> and moved it to my build location. I ended up getting the same
> failure. To make sure that my build was picking up the library at
> link, I added it as a resource to the project, and it continued to
> have the failure (so I'm sure my project is linking to the library).
> Is there any more information I could give you about my setup that
> might help?

OK the way I do it in the IDE is the following:  Bring up the project
properties page for your project. check the following settings:

General
    1) Configuration Type: Application(.exe)
    2) Use of MFC: Use Standard Windows Libraries
    3) Use of ATL: Not using ATL

C/C++
    1) General
        Additional Include Directories - the directory that contains boost
headers
    3) Preprocessor:
        Preprocessor definitions - WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE
    4) Code Generation
        Enable C++ Exceptions - Yes(/EHsc)
        Runtime Library - Multi-threaded Debug DLL - note the DLL  ! ( I
suspect this is the problem)
        Enable Function-level Linking - Yes(/Gy) I prefer this myself but
not strictly necessary
    5) Language
        Enable Run-Time type info - Yes (/GR)
Linker
    1) General
        Additional Library Directories - <directory that contains the
serialization library here>
    2) Input
        Additional Dependencies - libboost_serialization.lib

I would hope that those settings should do it.  To make sure its finding the
correct libboost_serialization.lib - change the name of this file.  It
should come up with an error at link time - can't find file
libbost_serialization.lib. Changing this name back should make this error go
away.

The program should now compile !?

Good Luck.

Robert Ramey

P.S. The next version of the serialization library implements auto-link
functionality which may aleviate this sort of difficulty in the future.

RR