Re: [Boost-users] dynamically linked libraries looking for static libraries which don't exist

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] dynamically linked libraries looking for static libraries which don't exist
From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-18 12:18:30

Hi!

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Pally Sandher <pally.sandher_at_[hidden]>wrote:

> I've built debug binaries of boost 1.47.0 on Windows with MSVC 10 using the
> following options
>
> b2.exe variant=debug link=shared threading=multi runtime-link=shared
>
> which as far as I understand should build dynamically linked libraries
> (which it does, I get a bunch of .lib files & .dll files as expected).
> However when I try to link some projects in Visual Studio 2010 which import
> boost_filesystem-vc100-mt-gd-1_47.lib & boost_system-vc100-mt-gd-1_47.lib I
> get the following errors
>

How do you try to link with these libs? Under Windows/MSVC Boost
automatically links agains required libs. You must only set the proper
linking setting of your binary (eg. MT Debug DLL etc.).

With Kind Regards,
Ovanes