Re: [Boost-users] [test] Fatal link error LNK1561: entry point must be defined when using boost.test

From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-19 15:38:20

The problem here is that you set to link against dynamic version of C++
runtime and you want boost to link against static version of boost lib. This
will not work.

Please select either another compilation switch (Project Properties / C++ /
Code Generation) and choose there non-DLL version of runtime, like
Multi-Threaded Library and not as currently Multi-Threaded Library DLL. This
should change your compiler switch from /MD to /MT.

C++ will afterwards look for the satic version of the test library, which
has the prefix libboost_*.lib instead of boost_*.lib

Good Luck,
Ovanes

> I keep getting the LNK1561: entry point must be defined error. I know that
> it's looking for, and picking up, the
> libboost_unit_test_framework-vc80-mt-1_35.lib as if I remove the /LIBPATH
> from the link command options it compains that it cannot find that library.
>
> I have my project settings set as follows:
>
>  Compiler:
> /O2 /GL /I "C:\Program Files (x86)\boost\boost_1_35_0"  /D "_MBCS" /FD /EHa
> /MD /Fo"Release\\" /Fd"Release\vc80.pdb" /W3 /nologo /c /Wp64 /Zi /TP
> /errorReport:prompt
>
> Linker:
> /OUT:"D:\staffan\Documents\Visual Studio
> 2005\Projects\CeT3x\test\AllUnitTests\Release\test_XOLibrary.exe" /NOLOGO
> /LIBPATH:"C:\Program Files (x86)\boost\boost_1_35_0\lib" /MANIFEST
> /MANIFESTFILE:"Release\test_XOLibrary.exe.intermediate.manifest" /DEBUG
> /PDB:"d:\staffan\Documents\Visual Studio
> 2005\Projects\CeT3x\test\AllUnitTests\release\test_XOLibrary.pdb" /OPT:REF
> /OPT:ICF /LTCG /MACHINE:X86 /ERRORREPORT:PROMPT kernel32.lib user32.lib
> gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib
> oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib
>
> Any thoughts anyone?
>
> Rgds
>
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