This is my first attempt to write a cmake file for a production level project, I'm just trying to locate the boost python(v 1.67.0) package using cmake.
I have a very small CMakeLists.txt.
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
find_package(Boost 1.67.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS system python37)
if(Boost_FOUND)
message("Boost_FOUND")
endif()
It works fine if I just try to find system but fails when I add python37. As per the FindBoost documentation, I need to mention it the way I have mentioned it. This is the output that I get:
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:2100 (message):
Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.
Boost version: 1.67.0
Boost include path: /usr/include
Could not find the following Boost libraries:
boost_python37
Some (but not all) of the required Boost libraries were found. You may
need to install these additional Boost libraries. Alternatively, 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:2 (find_package)
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
When I run $ locate libboost_python I get the following output:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_python-py27.so.1.65.1
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_python27.so.1.67.0
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_python3-py37.so.1.65.1
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_python37.so.1.67.0
Given this output, I assume that the package/library is present.
So, I tried to add the following line in CMakeLists.txt:
set(BOOST_LIBRARYDIR "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu")
But the error remained. What am I missing here?
It looks like you are missing the dev package, as there is no /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libboost_python27.so
Fix:
apt-get install libboost-python1.67-dev