Re: [Boost-testing] Link boost library in Visual C++

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] Link boost library in Visual C++
From: Suzanne Wood (sbw518_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-01 20:46:09

Very sorry to have posted to the wrong forum, but greatly appreciate
your suggestions in terms of looking more carefully at compiler
options and linker settings.
Thank you very much.
Suzanne Wood

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> AMDG
>
> On 07/31/2012 08:57 AM, Suzanne Wood wrote:
>> I'd first built boost by installing bjam, but was having trouble with
>> naming conventions.  Tried compiling with different options and ended
>> up compiling boost again using the bootstrap and b2 tools in the
>> distribution.
>>
>
> The correct forum for this is boost-users.
>
>> These are the responses from visual studio 2010 (C++ express).
>>
>> error when attaching C:\Program
>> Files\boost\boost_1_49_0\bin.v2\libs\test\build\msvc-10.0\debug\asynch-exceptions-on\threading-multi
>> (built using bjam)
>>
>> 1>------ Build started: Project: common, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
>> 1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file
>> 'libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_49.lib'
>> ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
>>
>>
>> error with only c:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_49_0\stage\lib (built
>> using bootstrap & b2)
>>
>> 1>------ Build started: Project: common, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
>> 1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file
>> 'boost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_49.lib'
>> ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
>>
>
> You should only need .../stage/lib.
> Also, you shouldn't need to link to both
> libraries.  Boost.Test uses auto linking
> to find the correct library.
>
> a) Do BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK/BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK have
>    the same value in all translation units?
>    Compiling with -DBOOST_LIB_DIAGNOSTIC will
>    indicate which libraries you're linking to.
> b) Are you explicitly linking to one of these
>    libraries?  If so, you can remove it.
>
>>
>> when both are in Linker->General->Additional Library Directories
>>
>> 1>------ Build started: Project: common, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
>> 1>boost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_49.lib(boost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_49.dll)
>> : error LNK2005: "class boost::unit_test::master_test_suite_t &
>> __cdecl
>> boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite(void)"
>> (?master_test_suite_at_framework@unit_test_at_boost@@YAAAVmaster_test_suite_t_at_23@XZ)
>> already defined in libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_49.lib
>> (framework.obj)
>> . . . etc.
>>
>> In Config->Linker->Command Line (for the b2 build)
>> . . . /LIBPATH:"C:\...\zlib\contrib\vstudio\vc10\x86\ZlibDllDebug"
>> /LIBPATH:"c:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_49_0\stage\lib"
>> "kernel32.lib" "user32.lib" "gdi32.lib" "winspool.lib" "comdlg32.lib"
>> "advapi32.lib" "shell32.lib" "ole32.lib" "oleaut32.lib" "uuid.lib"
>> "odbc32.lib" "odbccp32.lib"
>>
>>
>> How might I communicate to Visual C++ Express to be satisfied with one
>> build of the boost libraries or the other?  Thank you for any idea to
>> proceed.
>>
>
> In Christ,
> Steven Watanabe
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