Thread: Boost setup with Xcode

I'm trying to use Boost for unit testing on Xcode and am having trouble getting things to link properly.

I put the boost download into the directory (on my Mac with Lion) /usr/local/boost_1_49_0. So that directory has subdirectories such as boost, doc, libs, more and others.

I'm starting with an ultra simple test that I just copied from the first step of an online tutorial:

Code:

#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE Hello
#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>

int add(int i, int j) { return i + j; }

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(universeInOrder) {
    BOOST_CHECK(add(2, 2) == 5);
}

And, when I click on target, I have under Search Paths > Header Search Paths for both debug and release: /usr/local/boost_1_49_0
That much made the error message disappear for my include that refers to boost.

But I can't figure out how to get the linker to work properly, so build keeps failing. My current error message is: Library not found for -lboost

I first tried under Linking > Other Linker Flags just using -lboost (again for both debug and release) and then under Search Paths > Library Search Paths, I've tried /usr/local/boost_1_49_0 as well as /usr/local/boost_1_49_0/boost and /usr/local/boost_1_49_0/libs but none of those seem to work, and I get the same error message.

Does anyone know how to set this up so that I can use Boost with Xcode?

I first tried under Linking > Other Linker Flags just using -lboost

This is insufficient. There's no one, single Boost library to which you link; it's functionality-specific. Should the particular Boost functionality you're using even require a library (many are header-only), you need to link that library (and any that it may be dependent on). Perhaps this FAQ entry in the documentation is helpful.