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

set(Boos         


        

Answer 1

I spent many hours on this issue and finally resolved it by using a few variables outlined in FindBoost manual here https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/module/FindBoost.html

Following variables helped me:

set (Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG ON)
set (Boost_THREADAPI win32)
set (BOOST_ROOT "/boost_1_40_0")
set (Boost_LIBRARY_DIR  "/boost_1_40_0/lib")
set (Boost_COMPILER "-vc")
set (Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME ON)  
set (Boost_DEBUG ON)  #<---------- Real life saver