cpptraining.ConfiguringTheProjectToUseBoost

Edit your project’s properties (right-click, properties)
SelectC/C++ Build:Settings
UnderGCC C++ Compiler:Includes enter the include directory for boost.
- Click the page with the green plus.
- SelectFile system…
- Enter or search to the directory. For my install location, the directory is: C:\workspaces\boost_1_43_0.
UnderMinGW C++ Linker:Libraries, enter both a library path as well as a library (for this example, we’ll use boost date_time).
- UnderLibraries (-l), click on the page with a green plus
- Enter the name of the library (minus “lib” and “.lib”):boost_date_time-mgw44-mt-1_43
- UnderLibrary search path (-L), click on the page with a green plus
- Enter the directory where the library is located. On my machine it isC:\workspaces\boost_1_43_0\stage\lib
Click OK
Verify these settings.
- Create a new file: BoostDateTimeSmokeTest.cpp:

#include <boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian.hpp>

#include <CppUTest/TestHarness.h>

TEST_GROUP(Dates) {

};

TEST(Dates, CanBeLinkedIn) {
  using namespace boost::gregorian;
  std::string s("2001-10-9");
  date d(from_simple_string(s));
}

Important: The CppUTest header files need to be includedlast.
Build and run your tests. You’re really just checking that you can compile and link.

Configuring the Project to use Boost

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