Re: [Boost-users] Beginner Question (Windows MSVC)

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Beginner Question (Windows MSVC)
From: James Stortz (james.ryan.stortz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-09 23:04:27

correction, the error was:

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_date_time-vc141-mt-
s-1_64.lib'

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 7:00 PM, James Stortz <james.ryan.stortz_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> I can't seem to include/link and compile properly. I am using boost 1.64
> and Visual Studio 2017 (Community).
>
> I can successfully include the headers and compile the example program on
> the Getting Started page[1]. But when trying to simply compile the mutex
> example from interprocess docs[2], I get this error:
>
>
> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file `libboost_date_time-vc141-mt-
> 2-1_64.lib`
>
>
> From the Getting Started page on linking, I have been trying the following:
>
> cl /EHsc /I boost_1_64_0 doc_memtest1.cpp ^
> /link /LIBPATH:F\src\boost_1_64_0\stage\lib
>
>
> I have even tried a solution from Stackoverflow[3], multiple times with
> various configurations, x64/x86, but nothing. I don't even have that
> particular library. I have "libboost_date_time-vc141-mt-gd-1_64.lib" and
> "libboost_date_time-vc141-mt-1_64.lib".
>
> I assume I am doing something wrong, as I am new to programming on
> Windows/MSVC.
>
> Any help? Thanks!
> James
>
>
> [1] http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_64_0/more/getting_started/windows.html
>
> [2] http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_64_0/doc/html/interprocess/
> synchronization_mechanisms.html#interprocess.synchronization_mechanisms.
> mutexes.mutexes_anonymous_example
>
> [3] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41464356/build-
> boost-with-msvc-14-1-vs2017-rc
>