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How do I resolve LNK1104 error with Boost Filesystem Library in MSCV?

Asked 2009-01-22T21:20:13.293
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I am having trouble getting my project to link to the Boost (version 1.37.0) Filesystem lib file in Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition. The Filesystem library is not a header-only library. I have been following the Getting Started on Windows guide posted on the official boost web page. Here are the steps I have taken:

  1. I used bjam to build the complete set of lib files using:

    bjam --build-dir="C:\Program Files\boost\build-boost" --toolset=msvc --build-type=complete
    
  2. I copied the /libs directory (located in C:\Program Files\boost\build-boost\boost\bin.v2) to C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0\libs.

  3. In Visual C++, under Project > Properties > Additional Library Directories I added these paths:

    • C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0\libs
    • C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0\libs\filesystem\build\msvc-9.0express\debug\link-static\threading-multi

    I added the second one out of desperation. It is the exact directory where libboost_system-vc90-mt-gd-1_37.lib resides.

  4. In Configuration Properties > C/C++ > General > Additional Include Directories I added the following path:

    • C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0
  5. Then, to put the icing on the cake, under Tools > Options VC++ Directories > Library files, I added the same directories mentioned in step 3.

Despite all this, when I build my project I get the following error:

fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_system-vc90-mt-gd-1_37.lib'

Additionally, here is the code that I am attempting to compile as well as a screen shot of the aformentioned directory where the (assumedly correct) lib file resides:

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I had this same problem, what you need to do is add the "lib" directory under the top level boost folder to the library path in Visual C++.

This most definitely solved the issue for me.

answered 2010-03-11T18:47:49.220

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