[Boost-users] Re: serialization newbie question

From: Jeffrey Holle (jeff.holle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-14 23:53:00

Looks like you are attempting to create a static library when you should be 
creating an executable (demo.cpp has a main function).

Also, you need to add one of the serialization libraries that you've listed 
below to the link...

Dave Gomboc wrote:
> I've downloaded boost 1.32, downloaded bjam, ran the vcvars32.bat for 
> MSVC7.1, ran bjam install, updated Tools | Options | Projects | VC++ 
> Directories | Libraries to include "C:\Boost\lib" first.  I also added the 
> include directory (which worked, or I would have received a error at 
> #include <boost/...>).
> 
> However, when I try to build the first demo app, I get LNK2019 errors.  
> But there are a slew of files in C:\Boost\lib:
> 
> 02/14/2005  02:45 PM         7,967,370 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-mt-1_32.lib
> 02/14/2005  02:43 PM        19,093,084 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-mt-gd-1_32.li
> b
> 02/14/2005  02:43 PM        19,093,084 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-mt-gd.lib
> 02/14/2005  02:44 PM         8,360,362 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-mt-s-1_32.lib
> 
> 02/14/2005  02:44 PM         8,360,362 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-mt-s.lib
> 02/14/2005  02:42 PM        19,443,798 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-mt-sgd-1_32.l
> ib
> 02/14/2005  02:42 PM        19,443,798 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-mt-sgd.lib
> 02/14/2005  02:45 PM         7,967,370 libboost_serialization-vc71-mt.lib
> 02/14/2005  02:44 PM         8,341,356 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-s-1_32.lib
> 02/14/2005  02:44 PM         8,341,356 libboost_serialization-vc71-s.lib
> 02/14/2005  02:41 PM        19,460,954 
> libboost_serialization-vc71-sgd-1_32.lib
> 02/14/2005  02:41 PM        19,460,954 libboost_serialization-vc71-sgd.lib
> 
> (There are also wide-character counterparts.)  What step have I missed?
> 
> Incidentally, compiling at warning level 4 is pretty noisy.  Full 
> compilation output below.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave
> 
> 
> ------ Build started: Project: SerializationTest, Configuration: Debug 
> Win32 ------
> 
> Compiling...
> demo.cpp

> Linking...
>    Creating library Debug/SerializationTest.lib and object