[Boost-users] Re: newbie build question

From: Jeffrey Holle (jeff.holle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-15 22:14:27

You need to add to your IDE envir. the equivalent of the environment variable:
   BOOST_ROOT=C:\Boost\include\boost-1_32

I'm not familar with msvc 7.1, but in msvc 6.0 there were two ways to accomplish 
this.  One has project specific, saved in the *.dsp.  The other affected all 
projects.

Its never a good idea to place the entire path for an include file in your cpp 
file.  It produces non-mantainable code.  I'm not suprised it doesn't work.

Be aware that there may be a difference between system 'include <>' and local 
'include ""' include files.  MSVC 6.0 didn't differenciate, but it should have. 
  Maybe MSVC 7.1 fixes this...

In jam, you have <sysinclude> and <include> requirements that handle this.

Frank Brown wrote:
> sorry if this has been asked before, it's very elementary but i can't 
> find references in the archives or faq so here goes:
> 
> i just installed boost libraries and built them via bjam.  they seemed 
> to build successfully.  i'm using the vc7.1 compiler.  when i try to 
> compile (cl) a .cpp file containing the following include
> 
> #include <boost/regex.hpp>
> 
> i get the following:
> 
> testBoost.cpp(8) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 
> 'boost/regex.hpp': No such file or directory
> 
> if i replace the include with the actual file spec like this:
> 
> #include "C:\Boost\include\boost-1_32\boost\regex.hpp"
> 
> i get the following compiler error:
> 
> testboost.cpp
> C:\Boost\include\boost-1_32\boost\regex.hpp(28) : fatal error C1083: 
> Cannot open include file: 'boost/regex/config.hpp': No such file or 
> directory
> 
> apparently the compiler (cl) isn't translating <boost>.  since one boost 
> header refers to others i need to fix this basic problem.
> 
> i tried substituting the bjam.exe in place of cl to compile, then i get 
> a different error:
> 
> Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find "boost-build.jam"
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Attempted search from D:\c\whereis up to the root
> 
> so i'm sorry to bother y'all with such a simple problem, all i need to 
> know is how to compile (the 'hello world' scenario).  thanks for your 
> attention.
> 
> -frank brown (stupid jerk)
> http://www.inwa.net/~frog