define BOOST_ROOT and point it at the root install location for boost. I had the same problem, that fixed it. I only had to do that on windows.
Curtis Rueden wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am using CMake to build some code cross-platform. This code requires > Boost Thread to compile. I am having several problems with FindBoost > on Windows. > > First, I installed Boost using BoostPro's precompiled binaries at > http://www.boostpro.com/download. > > Then I tried the following CMakeLists.txt file: > > ---------- > # Simple CMake build file for testing FindBoost. Fails on Windows with > # Boost binaries from BoostPro computing (http://www.boostpro.com/). > > cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6) > > project(boostFail1) > > message(STATUS "-- Boost:") > set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF) > set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREAD ON) > > find_package(Boost COMPONENTS thread REQUIRED) > > message(STATUS "Boost_INCLUDE_DIR : ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}") > message(STATUS "Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY : ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}") > ---------- > > The error message I see is: > > ---------- > -- Boost: > CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake 2.6/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/ > FindBoost.cmake:868 (message): > Unable to find the requested Boost libraries. > > Boost version: 1.38.0 > > Boost include path: C:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_38 > > The following Boost libraries could not be found: > > boost_thread > > No Boost libraries were found. You may need to set Boost_LIBRARYDIR > to the > directory containing Boost libraries or BOOST_ROOT to the location of > Boost. > Call Stack (most recent call first): > CMakeLists.txt:16 (find_package) > > > Boost_INCLUDE_DIR : C:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_38 > Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY : Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND > ---------- > > The problem does not occur on Linux or Mac OS X. > > I can work around the problem by calling find_package(Boost) with no > arguments, setting BOOST_ROOT accordingly, and then calling > "find_package(Boost COMPONENTS thread REQUIRED)" but it seems odd to > need to do that. Any thoughts? > > A full, working CMakeLists.txt for my project can be seen at: > > > https://skyking.microscopy.wisc.edu/svn/java/trunk/components/native/bf-cpp/CMakeLists.txt > > Over half of the lines of code are specifically for dealing with > Boost, particularly on Windows; it would be nice to trim down the > configuration a bit. > > Thanks, > Curtis > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
