Missing A Detail About Boost (.lib files)

Question

Where do I find the lib files for linking my program when using some Boost libraries? Decided to try its threading functionality but I am getting

Error 6 fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_thread-vc90-mt-gd-1_42.lib' InterviewPractice

after I include

Error 6 fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_thread-vc90-mt-gd-1_42.lib' InterviewPractice

I can't find where to get the .lib files for proper linking on the boost website? Any tips? :)

Answer 1

Some of the Boost libraries need to be built (the ones that use OS-specific functions, for example). You can build them yourself, or download a pre-built package.