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  1. POHow do I resolve LNK1104 error with Boost Filesystem Library in MSCV?
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    copied!<p>I am having trouble getting my project to link to the Boost (version 1.37.0) Filesystem lib file in Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition. The Filesystem library is <b>not</b> a header-only library. I have been following the <i><a href="http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_37_0/more/getting_started/windows.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Getting Started on Windows</a></i> guide posted on the official boost web page. Here are the steps I have taken:</p> <ol> <li><p>I used bjam to build the complete set of lib files using:</p> <pre><code>bjam --build-dir="C:\Program Files\boost\build-boost" --toolset=msvc --build-type=complete </code></pre></li> <li><p>I copied the <i>/libs</i> directory (located in <i>C:\Program Files\boost\build-boost\boost\bin.v2</i>) to <i>C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0\libs.</i></p></li> <li><p>In Visual C++, under <i>Project > Properties > Additional Library Directories</i> I added these paths:</p> <ul> <li><i>C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0\libs</i></li> <li><i>C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0\libs\filesystem\build\msvc-9.0express\debug\link-static\threading-multi</i></li> </ul> <p>I added the second one out of desperation. It is the exact directory where <i>libboost_system-vc90-mt-gd-1_37.lib</i> resides.</p></li> <li><p>In <i>Configuration Properties > C/C++ > General > Additional Include Directories</i> I added the following path:</p> <ul> <li><i>C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0</i></li> </ul></li> <li><p>Then, to put the icing on the cake, under <i>Tools > Options VC++ Directories > Library files</i>, I added the same directories mentioned in step 3.</p></li> </ol> <p>Despite all this, when I build my project I get the following error:</p> <pre><code>fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_system-vc90-mt-gd-1_37.lib' </code></pre> <p>Additionally, here is the code that I am attempting to compile as well as a screen shot of the aformentioned directory where the (assumedly correct) lib file resides:</p> <pre><code>#include "boost/filesystem.hpp" // includes all needed Boost.Filesystem declarations #include &lt;iostream&gt; // for std::cout using boost::filesystem; // for ease of tutorial presentation; // a namespace alias is preferred practice in real code using namespace std; int main() { cout &lt;&lt; "Hello, world!" &lt;&lt; endl; return 0; } </code></pre>
 

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