Boost Serialization : Linker errors in XCode 5 project, generated from CMake (w/ minimal complete example)

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In our main project, the build management is deferred to CMake. Everything was going fine for our different dependencies, including Boost::System, but we cannot get it to compile this minimal example for Boost::Serialization. CMake file ``` # Untested with previous versions, yet should work cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11) project(SerialCmake) # Boost dependency set(BOOST_ROOT CACHE PATH "Path to Boost library") find_package(Boost 1.55 COMPONENTS serialization system) # Create the target add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} main.cpp) include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}) target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${Boost_LIBRARIES}) ``` CPP main file ``` #include #include class Serializable { friend class boost::serialization::access; public: Serializable(int a): a(a) {} private: template inline void serialize (Archive &ar, const unsigned int version) { ar & a; } int a; }; int main(int argc, char **argv) { Serializable s1(1);…

Accepted Answer

You need to check that all libraries is actually found by `find_package` command. Easiest way to do it is to add REQUIRED sub-option:

```
find_package(Boost 1.55 REQUIRED system serialization)
```

Works fine for me. Xcode 5.0.2, Boost 1.55, CMake 2.8.12.1, OS X 10.9. I'm using custom boost build (not system) with static libraries.

PS

IMHO there is no need to clear `BOOST_ROOT` variable:

```
set(BOOST_ROOT CACHE PATH "Path to Boost library")
```

If boost is already found (by other parent project) you will do find-work twice, if project use custom boost location, you will rewrite it.

Boost Serialization : Linker errors in XCode 5 project, generated from CMake (w/ minimal complete example)

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