RE: [Boost-Users] Date_Time undefined reference

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-25 18:46:22

> Ok, here goes a newbie one.
> 
> I've already built boost 1.29.0, and I've also managed to build
> boost::date_time (libboost_date_time) using msvc6.0. I've added the .lib
> file to my project, included it in my Project>>Settings>>Object/library
> modules list and I've got the header path ok too.
> 
> Why do I keep receiving the following Link Error message?
> 
> LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static unsigned long __cdecl
> boost::date_time::gregorian_calendar_base<...
> 
> I really can't find a reason, besides the fact that this is supposed to be a
> runtime link library.

Make sure you define DATE_TIME_INLINE in your client project setting.  
Sorry, I broke this switch so it turns out clients always have to define 
this macro which is a headache. I'm planning on fixing this in 1.29.1.

Jeff