Re: [Boost-users] Is there a way to avoid manually adding each lib dir?

From: Victor A. Wagner Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-22 22:11:12

At 16:36 2006-04-22, Andrew Schweitzer wrote:
>boost for dummies question here:
>
>When I use boost with VC 7.1, if I link to a lib, I have to include the
>header, get the compiler error, copy the enormous name of the lib onto
>the clipboard, then search in c:\boost_1_33_1\bin for that lib. Then I
>select the properties of that file, copy the enormous directory name,
>then open the visual studio project, and add the enormous directory name
>to the list of directories in which to look for libs. Repeat for each
>lib linked to.
>
>I tried adding
>         e:\boost_1_33_1\bin\boost\libs,
>         e:\boost_1_33_1\bin\boost,
>         e:\boost_1_33_1\bin
>         e:\boost_1_33_1
>as lib directories. That didn't help.
>
>Is there a less process with fewer manual steps?

yeah, vc7.1 does "autolink" all you have to do is include the 
header.  not sure why you're getting errors unless you haven't told 
it WHERE the library files are

>Thanks,
>
>Andy
>
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