CMake with Boost could not find static libraries

Question

I have some troubles with CMake and Boost library. I have the following error :

CMake Error at C:/Program Files (x86)/CMake
2.8/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1111 (message):   Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.

  Boost version: 1.55.0

  Boost include path: C:/local/boost_1_55_0

  Could not find the following static Boost libraries:

          boost_system
          boost_date_time
          boost_regex

  No Boost libraries were found.  You may need to set BOOST_LIBRARYDIR
to the   directory containing Boost libraries or BOOST_ROOT to the
location of   Boost. Call Stack (most recent call first):  
CMakeLists.txt:10 (find_package)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

I did everything I found to internet in my CMakeLists.txt but it's not working, I don't understand. I'm using Windows 8 with Visual Studio 12 and Boost is installed in the default directory. (C:/local/boost_1_55_0)

Here my CMakeLists.txt :

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)

project (server)

set(BOOST_ROOT "c:\\local\\boost_1_55_0")

set (Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON) set (Boost_MULTITHREADED ON) set
(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)

find_package(Boost 1.55 COMPONENTS system date_time regex REQUIRED)
add_definitions(${Boost_LIB_DIAGNOSTIC_DEFINITIONS})

set(SRCS main.cpp Server.cpp Client.cpp)

set(HEADERS Server.h Client.h)

include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})

add_executable(babel_server ${SRCS} ${HEADERS})

target_link_libraries(babel_server ${Boost_LIBRARIES})

Anyone can help me please ?

Thanks

Answer 1

I guess your compiled libraries is not in your BOOST_ROOT/lib/ folder. In this case, you need to set your lib folder directory path.

set(BOOST_LIBRARYDIR ${BOOST_ROOT}/stage/lib/)

or

set(BOOST_LIBRARYDIR path/to/your/lib/folder)

Answer 2

I have same problem

solved by using command

bjam install --prefix="<your boost install folder>" --with-system --with-date_time --with-random link=static runtime-link=shared threading=multi