Re: [Boost-users] Boost 1.56 with QT creator, “LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_56.lib'”

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost 1.56 with QT creator, “LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_56.lib'”
From: Kavita (kavita.yele_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-10-20 03:25:40

Hello,

Thanks for the all the replies and very sorry for my late reply.

I am using Windows 7, QT creator uses compiler of Visual Studio 2010. Do I
still require MingW ?

Also, I have downloaded binaries of Boost, so should I download a complete
version of it and then build using bjam ?

-Thanks

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Manuel Schiller <caligano_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> you say are using QtCreator, but you do not state which OS you are using.
> So I guess you are still on windows, and I also guess QtCreator uses mingw
> as the compiler instead of Visual Studio.
>
> If this is true, then you need to compile boost using mingw in order to be
> able to properly link against the boost libraries.
>
> Bye
> Manuel
>
> 2014-10-17 15:22 GMT+02:00 Kavita <kavita.yele_at_[hidden]>:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am working on a project of boost unit testing framework using QT
>> creator. I have written a small test program and trying to link
>> "libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_56.lib". This library is
>> present at specified path. But program fails to compile giving said linking
>> error.
>>
>> I searched on net and found that, error should go with "#define
>> BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB". But then, I am getting below error:
>>
>> main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "class
>> boost::unit_test::test_suite * __cdecl init_unit_test_suite(int,char * *
>> const)" (?init_unit_test_suite@@YAPAVtest_suite_at_unit_test_at_boost@@HQAPAD_at_Z)
>> referenced in function _main
>>
>> The above function is a part of
>> "libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_56.lib".
>>
>> I have written same unit tests using VS 2010 and with the same boost
>> libraries. The program worked properly with expected behavior.
>>
>> What could be possibly going wrong with the usage of boost on QT ? Please
>> help !
>>
>> -Thanks
>>
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