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

run below command to rebuild boost in static in VS2013 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt.

b2 -link=static

Add your linker library paths in your project link path in VS. Then, rebuild your project, error gone.