Linker error LNK1104 with 'libboost_filesystem-vc100-mt-s-1_49.lib'

Question

During the process of linking my program to the boost::filesystem module in release mode I get the next error:

error LNK1104: cannot open file \'libboost

Answer 1

I had a similar problem with a recent project (inherited from a long legacy).

Here is a "poor man's" solution to this issue:

Rebuild the boost libraries with all variants, to be sure that you have the correct variant for your needs.

Run:

.\b2 --build-type=complete

Note that the boost build time will obviously be longer with this option.

This is not an elegant solution, but I didn't have time to mess about figuring out which exact option I needed for my project, so I just built them all.