Re: [boost] How to correct when Auto-link gets it wrong in VS

Subject: Re: [boost] How to correct when Auto-link gets it wrong in VS
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-05 11:31:14

>> According to this page:
>> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_45_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#library-naming
>> the problem is that VS is trying to find the static library, although
>> I installed the dynamic one.  I can't find in the getting_started
>> where you tell VS which version to use.
>
> compile with -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB
> to disable auto-linking completely. This also solves the problem that a 
> header only library like ublas tries to autolink against serialization, 
> just because somebody provided serialization functionality for the header 
> only library.

True, but you'd better way be sure to link against the correct import lib... 
otherwise don't come running to us! ;)

John.