A small note about static linking Boost, so as not to forget.
Initial data:
- OS Windows
- MSVC 2017 64bit
- Boost 1.68.0
- CMake project
An example will be shown in the simplest version without special variable settings. Maximum default.
Step 1
Скачиваем boost библиотеку и куда-нибудь её распаковываем. Место распаковки не принципиально.
Step 2
We only carry out two commands to the unpacking boost directory.
To build the engine
bootstrap.bat vc141
To build and install libraries directly
.\b2 toolset=msvc-14.1 --address-model=64 --link=static --variant=debug --variant=release stage install
In this case, a static build of the boost in the release and debug versions will be performed.
All files will be copied to the following directory.
C:\Boost
Step 3
Configuration of CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.8)
project(MyProject)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
find_package(Boost 1.68 COMPONENTS program_options)
set(SOURCE_FILES
main.cpp
App.cpp
App.h)
if(Boost_FOUND)
include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
add_executable(MyProject${SOURCE_FILES})
target_link_libraries(MyProject${Boost_LIBRARIES})
endif()
