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

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Beginner Question (Windows MSVC)
From: stathis (stathis_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-09 23:30:38

Look at the path you're using with LIBPATH, it seems wrong, it should probably be

/LIBPATH:F:\src\boost_1_64_0\stage\lib

--st

On 10/06/2017 02:04, James Stortz via Boost-users wrote:
> 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] 
> <mailto: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
>     <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
>     <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
>     <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41464356/build-boost-with-msvc-14-1-vs2017-rc>
>
>
>
>
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