boost LNK2019 error

Question

I read through the boost documentation using the '5.3.4 Invoke b2' and followed up with forum threads that explained details of linking the boost library to the header and linker directories, in the boost help '4.1 Build From the Visual Studio IDE', and found this cool boost related wiki that explained the bjam.exe controls.

placed #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp> in the main.cpp

And, I get this linker error, and the existing help threads have identified the problem is with x64:

• Directory path and x32/x64
• unrelated to Visual studio
• unresolved

The error:

error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::generic_category(void)" (?generic_category@system@boost@@YAAEBVerror_category@12@XZ) referenced in function "void __cdecl boost::system::`dynamic initializer for 'posix_category''(void)" (??__Eposix_category@system@boost@@YAXXZ)  main.obj

error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::system_category(void)" (?system_category@system@boost@@YAAEBVerror_category@12@XZ) referenced in function "void __cdecl boost::system::`dynamic initializer for 'native_ecat''(void)" (??__Enative_ecat@system@boost@@YAXXZ)  main.obj

they are similar, something about 'posix_category' and something about 'native_ecat'

So, I tried to build the x64 boost library, and found conflicting instructions on where to put these:

• did not say "Note for x64 users: Add the address-model=64 option to bjam (after the threading argument) in order to build static libs with the 64-bit compiler."
• cant find the link but one said to place x64 lib in the vs2008 bin?

Also, I tried changing the vs2008 configuration back to x32 -> solutionExplorer/solution_properties/configuration_manager/active_solution_platform - Win32, closed and reopened visual studio - relinked the additional directories C/C++/general and Linker/general to Boost/root and Boost/stage/lib - and it compiled without error.

My best guess at the b2 commands is --toolset=msvc-9.0 address-model=64 --build-type=complete --stagedir=lib\x64 stage

Please give concise instructions for how to build and install x64 version of boost on VS2008. Also, what was the wiki talking about for release and debug - they are not in Boost invocation?

Answer 1

use c++ 11

It more or less includes all the features of boost I wanted to use, also compiles in g++ without figuring out how to build the boost library on my university server and then reference into a remote g++ build - pretty much solved everything with that