Re: [Boost-users] Boost-users Digest, Vol 2119, Issue 2

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost-users Digest, Vol 2119, Issue 2
From: N Z (nzquantfin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-15 22:42:28

Thank you Volodya, adding /MD works.

Neil

> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:37:27 +0400
> From: Vladimir Prus <vladimir_at_[hidden]>
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] link error on boost example using binary
>        library
> Message-ID: <h8n96i$dhd$1_at_[hidden]>
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> N Z wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>> I am a beginner using boost. I am installing boost 1.40 on
>> windows XP with sp3 and Visual Studio Standard 2008. I followed the
>> "Getting Started on Windows"? section 5.2???"Or, Simplified Build From
>> Source. to build my binaries". i.e.
>>
>> bootstrap
>> .\bjam
>>
>> I then tried to run the example in section 6:Link Your Program to a
>> Boost Library.
>> I got expected results when link from the IDE, however, I can't link
>> under command prompt, here's the output I got when compiling:
>> ******************************************************************************
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio
>> 2008\Projects\boostBinaryLibExamp>cl /EHsc /I "c:\Program
>> Files\boost\boost_1_40_0" boostBinaryLibExamp\boostBinaryLibExamp.cpp
>> /link "c:\Program
>> Files\boost\boost_1_40_0\stage\lib\libboost_regex-vc90-mt-1_40.lib"
>> Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.21022.08 for 80x86
>> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. ?All rights reserved.
>> boostBinaryLibExamp.cpp
>> Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 9.00.21022.08
>> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. ?All rights reserved.
>> /out:boostBinaryLibExamp.exe
>> "c:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_40_0\stage\lib\libboost_regex-vc90-mt-1_40.lib"
>> boostBinaryLibExamp.obj
>> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_regex-vc90-mt-s-1_40.lib'
>> ******************************************************************************
>>
>> I searched in the lib directory, there's no such file there. But why I
>> can link from IDE but not in command prompt?
>
> Because IDE uses dynamic runtime by default. Seems like command line compiler
> wants static runtime. You should probably pass /MD to the compiler. Also,
> make sure "c:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_40_0\stage\lib\" is in libraries
> search patch. (/LIBPATH)
>
> - Volodya
>