How to link C++ program with Boost using CMake

by

In CMake you could use find_package to find libraries you need. There usually is a FindBoost.cmake along with your CMake installation.

As far as I remember, it will be installed to /usr/share/cmake/Modules/ along with other find-scripts for common libraries. You could just check the documentation in that file for more information about how it works.

An example out of my head:

FIND_PACKAGE( Boost 1.40 COMPONENTS program_options REQUIRED )
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR} )

ADD_EXECUTABLE( anyExecutable myMain.cpp )

TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( anyExecutable LINK_PUBLIC ${Boost_LIBRARIES} )

I hope this code helps.

More Related Contents:

  1. CMake is not finding Boost
  2. Possible causes for Boost not being found by CMake in certain situations?
  3. CMake: Project structure with unit tests
  4. Why do I need strand per connection when using boost::asio?
  5. Weighted random numbers
  6. How to properly add include directories with CMake
  7. Example for boost shared_mutex (multiple reads/one write)?
  8. Is std::vector or boost::vector thread safe?
  9. Is this behavior of vector::resize(size_type n) under C++11 and Boost.Container correct?
  10. Why can’t clang with libc++ in c++0x mode link this boost::program_options example?
  11. How to detect C++11 support of a compiler with CMake
  12. When should I use raw pointers over smart pointers?
  13. How to use boost bind with a member function
  14. Parse quoted strings with boost::spirit
  15. How to create a shared library with cmake?
  16. CMake: include library dependencies in a static library
  17. Use channel hiearchy of Boost.Log for severity and sink filtering
  18. Thread safe implementation of circular buffer
  19. BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT without boost
  20. How to use c++20 modules with CMake?
  21. cmake include header into every source file
  22. Does boost have a datatype for set operations that is simpler than the STL?
  23. How to build cmake ExternalProject while configurating main one?
  24. How to build boost Version 1.58.0 using Visual Studio 2015 (Enterprise)
  25. How do I iterate over all CMake targets programmatically?
  26. Building boost with Visual Studio 2013 (Express)
  27. Creating JSON arrays in Boost using Property Trees
  28. The proper way of forcing a 32-bit compile using CMake
  29. version `CXXABI_1.3.8′ not found (required by …) [duplicate]
  30. C++ range/xrange equivalent in STL or boost?

Leave a Comment