find_package() doesn't detect boost on Windows Cmake

Question

I\'m using a windows system. I want to use the Boost library using CMake. I\'ve installed boost on C:\\boost_1_55_0\\ Here is my CMakeLists.txt file

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Answer 1

You need to set the environment variable BOOST_ROOT to c:\boost_1_55_0 before running cmake. Also look at cmake --help-module FindBoost for more help.