cmake v3.15.3 cannot find boost v1.71.0

Question

I am trying to build from source the following software in Windows 10: https://github.com/FreeOpcUa/freeopcua. I have also installed the latest version of the boost libraries (boost_1_71_0) but when I try to use CMake for compiling the source code, CMake cannot find the location of boost.

Environment: Windows 10
CMake version: 3.15.3
boost version: 1.71.0

1. I have downloaded the latest version of boost from this link: https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.71.0/source/boost_1_71_0.zip
2. I have extracted the content.
3. Inside the extracted folder I have executed: .\bootstrap.bat
4. After bootstrap has finished I have executed: .\b2
5. After b2 finished, I changed to the extracted directory for FreeOpcUa and created a build directory: mkdir build
6. I changed to the new directory: cd ./build
7. I tried to compile the source with: cmake .. -DBOOST_ROOT="C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_71_0"

CMake prompts the following:

cmake .. -DBOOST_ROOT="C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_71_0"  
-- Building for: Visual Studio 14 2015  
-- Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.14393.0 to target Windows 10.0.18362.  
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.24215.1  
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.24215.1  
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe  
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- works  
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info  
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done  
-- Detecting C compile features  
-- Detecting C compile features - done  
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe  
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- works  
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info  
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done  
-- Detecting CXX compile features  
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done  
-- Looking for pthread.h  
-- Looking for pthread.h - not found  
-- Found Threads: TRUE  
CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:137 (message):  
  Could NOT find Boost (missing: system program_options filesystem thread)  
  (found version "1.71.0")  
Call Stack (most recent call first):  
  C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:378 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)  
  C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:2161 (find_package_handle_standard_args)  
  CMakeLists.txt:108 (find_package)  


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!  
See also "C:/Users/Dunkes/Desktop/C++_SDKs/FreeOpcUa/freeopcua-master/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".  
See also "C:/Users/Dunkes/Desktop/C++_SDKs/FreeOpcUa/freeopcua-master/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".  

As user @Tsyvarev has suggested, if I run CMake with the -DBoost_DEBUG=ON option I get the following:

-- Building for: Visual Studio 14 2015
-- Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.14393.0 to target Windows 10.0.18362.
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.24215.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.24215.1
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1446 ] _boost_TEST_VERSIONS = "1.71.0;1.71;1.70.0;1.70;1.69.0;1.69;1.68.0;1.68;1.67.0;1.67;1.66.0;1.66;1.65.1;1.65.0;1.65;1.64.0;1.64;1.63.0;1.63;1.62.0;1.62;1.61.0;1.61;1.60.0;1.60;1.59.0;1.59;1.58.0;1.58;1.57.0;1.57;1.56.0;1.56;1.55.0;1.55;1.54.0;1.54;1.53.0;1.53;1.52.0;1.52;1.51.0;1.51;1.50.0;1.50;1.49.0;1.49;1.48.0;1.48;1.47.0;1.47;1.46.1;1.46.0;1.46;1.45.0;1.45;1.44.0;1.44;1.43.0;1.43;1.42.0;1.42;1.41.0;1.41;1.40.0;1.40;1.39.0;1.39;1.38.0;1.38;1.37.0;1.37;1.36.1;1.36.0;1.36;1.35.1;1.35.0;1.35;1.34.1;1.34.0;1.34;1.33.1;1.33.0;1.33"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1447 ] Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED = "TRUE"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1448 ] Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1449 ] Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1450 ] Boost_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1451 ] Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1520 ] BOOST_ROOT = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1521 ] ENV{BOOST_ROOT} = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1522 ] BOOST_INCLUDEDIR = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1523 ] ENV{BOOST_INCLUDEDIR} = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1524 ] BOOST_LIBRARYDIR = <unset>
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1525 ] ENV{BOOST_LIBRARYDIR} = <unset>
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-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1598 ] _boost_PATH_SUFFIXES = 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-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1613 ] location of version.hpp: C:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_71_0/boost/version.hpp
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1653 ] Boost_VERSION = "107100"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1654 ] Boost_VERSION_STRING = "1.71.0"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1655 ] Boost_VERSION_MACRO = "107100"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1656 ] Boost_VERSION_MAJOR = "1"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Boost_VERSION_MINOR = "71"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1658 ] Boost_VERSION_PATCH = "0"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1659 ] Boost_VERSION_COUNT = "3"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1676 ] Boost_LIB_PREFIX = ""
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1677 ] Boost_NAMESPACE = "boost"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:787 ] _boost_COMPILER = "-vc140" (guessed)
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1713 ] _boost_MULTITHREADED = "-mt"
-- [ C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.15/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1790 ] _boost_ARCHITECTURE_TAG = "-x32" (detected)
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Answer 1

You need to set BOOST_LIBRARYDIR in addition to BOOST_ROOT, e.g.:

cmake .. -DBOOST_ROOT="C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_71_0" -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_71_0"

So that cmake can find the library binaries you built with:

bjam.exe install --prefix="C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_71_0" --with-system --with-date_time --with-random link=static runtime-link=shared threading=multi

Note: the bjam command above should have built the boost library files in your
C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_71_0\lib directory.

Answer 2

Ok, so in the end the solution was to use the flag -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON to tell CMake to look for the STATIC libs. Many thanks to @Tsyvarev for his invaluable help.

Answer 3

For those of you that built from source using the Visual Studio command prompt, note that the default value for Boost_COMPILER is "-vc", even though your libraries were built with names like "-vc141" (example for Visual Studio 2017).

Set Boost_COMPILER to the correct value before calling find_package(Boost) and see if that takes care of the problem.

Finally unearthed this after a few hours of frustration.

Answer 4

for those who install boost using vcpkg, dont forget to add the toolchain. while the error seems to find the boost, it's file structure is totally different, thus producing confusing results making you think you need to add boost_use_static=on or like. just add vcpkg.cmake toolchain. add vcpkg to path is not enough and as time pass, you might forget just like me.

to add vcpkg toolchain, just use

-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=[vcpkg root]/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake

for more information, visit https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg#vcpkg-as-a-submodule