Re: CMake: using boosts own package finding stuff, howto?

From: Alexander Grund (alexander.grund_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-07-15 09:10:10

Am 15.07.21 um 11:08 schrieb Dennis Luehring via Boost:
> Am 15.07.2021 um 10:38 schrieb Alexander Grund via Boost:
>>> it seems that the mind version of cmake is 3.19.4 to support finding 
>>> out
>>> of the box - is that correct?
>> No, pretty much any CMake version works. Especially with the
>> CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH approach.
>> If it doesn't you misconfigured something
>>
>
> you're right
>
>
> using the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH approach using environment or directly with
> list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${HAAS_THIRD_PARTY_LIBS}/boost_1_76_0)
>
> also works with 3.18.6 - but NOT using set( BOOST_ROOT
> ${MY_THIRD_PARTY_LIBS}/boost_1_76_0 ) - that works only with 3.19.4

I think the correct variable to set here would have been Boost_ROOT or 
Boost_DIR
BOOST_ROOT is compatibility IIRC