Tests are not building on windows with LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_filesystem-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib'

[yuriy-mochurad]

Can not build tests in following setup:

• Windows 10
• cmake: 3.17.3
• Visual Studio 2019
• boost 1.74.0 (also tried with boost 1.73.0)
• gtest 1.10.0

Build log looks like:

Build log with not able to find boost library

C:\tmp\ni-media\build>cmake --build . --config Release
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 16.6.0+5ff7b0c9e for .NET Framework
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  Checking Build System
  Building Custom Rule C:/tmp/ni-media/audiostream/CMakeLists.txt
  iotools.cpp
  stream_info.cpp
  istream.cpp
  ostream.cpp
  ivectorstream.cpp
  ifstream.cpp
  ofstream.cpp
  ifvectorstream.cpp
  fstream_info.cpp
  ifstream_info.cpp
  ofstream_info.cpp
  aiff_ofstream.cpp
  wav_ofstream.cpp
  Generating Code...
  audiostream.vcxproj -> C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\Release\audiostream.lib
  Building Custom Rule C:/tmp/ni-media/audiostream/test/CMakeLists.txt
  gtest_main.cpp
  test_helper.cpp
  source_test.cpp
  stream_buffer.test.cpp
  istream_read_signed_integer.test.cpp
  istream_read_unsigned_integer.test.cpp
  istream_read_floating_point.test.cpp
  ifstream.test.cpp
  ifstream_robustness.test.cpp
  ifvectorstream.test.cpp
  ivectorstream.test.cpp
  ofstream.test.cpp
  aiff_ifstream_info.test.cpp
  aiff_source.test.cpp
  aiff_sink.test.cpp
  wav_ifstream_info.test.cpp
  wav_source.test.cpp
  wav_ofstream_info.test.cpp
  wav_sink.test.cpp
  Generating Code...
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_filesystem-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib' [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\audiostre
am_test.vcxproj]
  Building Custom Rule C:/tmp/ni-media/audiostream/test/CMakeLists.txt
  generator.cpp
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib' [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\gene
rator.vcxproj]
  Building Custom Rule C:/tmp/ni-media/pcm/test/CMakeLists.txt

When I explicitly add that lib to link paths I get:

Build log with extra link path

C:\tmp\ni-media\build>cmake --build . --config Release
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 16.6.0+5ff7b0c9e for .NET Framework
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  Checking Build System
  Building Custom Rule C:/tmp/ni-media/audiostream/CMakeLists.txt
  iotools.cpp
  stream_info.cpp
  istream.cpp
  ostream.cpp
  ivectorstream.cpp
  ifstream.cpp
  ofstream.cpp
  ifvectorstream.cpp
  fstream_info.cpp
  ifstream_info.cpp
  ofstream_info.cpp
  aiff_ofstream.cpp
  wav_ofstream.cpp
  Generating Code...
  audiostream.vcxproj -> C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\Release\audiostream.lib
  Building Custom Rule C:/tmp/ni-media/audiostream/test/CMakeLists.txt
  gtest_main.cpp
  test_helper.cpp
  source_test.cpp
  stream_buffer.test.cpp
  istream_read_signed_integer.test.cpp
  istream_read_unsigned_integer.test.cpp
  istream_read_floating_point.test.cpp
  ifstream.test.cpp
  ifstream_robustness.test.cpp
  ifvectorstream.test.cpp
  ivectorstream.test.cpp
  ofstream.test.cpp
  aiff_ifstream_info.test.cpp
  aiff_source.test.cpp
  aiff_sink.test.cpp
  wav_ifstream_info.test.cpp
  wav_source.test.cpp
  wav_ofstream_info.test.cpp
  wav_sink.test.cpp
  Generating Code...
  audiostream_test.vcxproj -> C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\Release\audiostream_test.exe
  Building Custom Rule C:/tmp/ni-media/audiostream/test/CMakeLists.txt
  generator.cpp
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(value_semantic.obj) : error LNK2005: "public: __cdecl boost::program_options::error_with_op
tion_name::error_with_option_name(class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &,class st
d::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &,class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_trai
ts<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &,int)" (??0error_with_option_name@program_options@boost@@QEAA@AEBV?$basic_string@DU?$char_tra
its@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@00H@Z) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64
-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(value_semantic.obj) : error LNK2005: "public: __cdecl boost::program_options::invalid_optio
n_value::invalid_option_value(class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &)" (??0invali
d_option_value@program_options@boost@@QEAA@AEBV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z) already defined in boost_p
rogram_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxpro
j]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(value_semantic.obj) : error LNK2005: "void __cdecl boost::program_options::validators::chec
k_first_occurrence(class boost::any const &)" (?check_first_occurrence@validators@program_options@boost@@YAXAEBVany@3@@Z) already defined
in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\genera
tor.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(value_semantic.obj) : error LNK2005: "protected: class std::basic_string<char,struct std::c
har_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > __cdecl boost::program_options::validation_error::get_template(enum boost::program_options::
validation_error::kind_t)" (?get_template@validation_error@program_options@boost@@IEAA?AV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocato
r@D@2@@std@@W4kind_t@123@@Z) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [
C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(value_semantic.obj) : error LNK2005: "private: virtual void __cdecl boost::program_options:
:value_semantic_codecvt_helper<char>::parse(class boost::any &,class std::vector<class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char
>,class std::allocator<char> >,class std::allocator<class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char>
> > > const &,bool)const " (?parse@?$value_semantic_codecvt_helper@D@program_options@boost@@EEBAXAEAVany@3@AEBV?$vector@V?$basic_string@DU
?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@V?$allocator@V?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@2@@std@@_N@Z) alre
ady defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream
\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(value_semantic.obj) : error LNK2005: "protected: virtual void __cdecl boost::program_option
s::error_with_option_name::substitute_placeholders(class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >
 const &)const " (?substitute_placeholders@error_with_option_name@program_options@boost@@MEBAXAEBV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?
$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\t
mp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(value_semantic.obj) : error LNK2005: "void __cdecl boost::program_options::validate(class b
oost::any &,class std::vector<class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >,class std::allocator
<class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > > > const &,class std::basic_string<char,struct s
td::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > *,int)" (?validate@program_options@boost@@YAXAEAVany@2@AEBV?$vector@V?$basic_string@DU?
$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@V?$allocator@V?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@2@@std@@PEAV?$basic
_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@5@H@Z) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_optio
ns-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(value_semantic.obj) : error LNK2005: "public: virtual char const * __cdecl boost::program_o
ptions::error_with_option_name::what(void)const " (?what@error_with_option_name@program_options@boost@@UEBAPEBDXZ) already defined in boos
t_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcx
proj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(options_description.obj) : error LNK2005: "public: __cdecl boost::program_options::options_
description::options_description(class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &,unsigned
int,unsigned int)" (??0options_description@program_options@boost@@QEAA@AEBV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@II
@Z) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\aud
iostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(options_description.obj) : error LNK2005: "class std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_t
raits<char> > & __cdecl boost::program_options::operator<<(class std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> > &,class boost::pr
ogram_options::options_description const &)" (??6program_options@boost@@YAAEAV?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@AEAV23@AEBVopti
ons_description@01@@Z) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp
\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(options_description.obj) : error LNK2005: "public: class boost::program_options::options_de
scription_easy_init & __cdecl boost::program_options::options_description_easy_init::operator()(char const *,char const *)" (??Roptions_de
scription_easy_init@program_options@boost@@QEAAAEAV012@PEBD0@Z) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_progr
am_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(options_description.obj) : error LNK2005: "public: class boost::program_options::options_de
scription_easy_init & __cdecl boost::program_options::options_description_easy_init::operator()(char const *,class boost::program_options:
:value_semantic const *,char const *)" (??Roptions_description_easy_init@program_options@boost@@QEAAAEAV012@PEBDPEBVvalue_semantic@12@0@Z)
 already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audios
tream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(options_description.obj) : error LNK2005: "public: class boost::program_options::options_de
scription_easy_init __cdecl boost::program_options::options_description::add_options(void)" (?add_options@options_description@program_opti
ons@boost@@QEAA?AVoptions_description_easy_init@23@XZ) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_option
s-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
libboost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(convert.obj) : error LNK2005: "class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,c
lass std::allocator<char> > __cdecl boost::program_options::to_internal(class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class s
td::allocator<char> > const &)" (?to_internal@program_options@boost@@YA?AV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@AEB
V34@@Z) already defined in boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.lib(boost_program_options-vc142-mt-x64-1_74.dll) [C:\tmp\ni-media\build
\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
C:\tmp\ni-media\build\audiostream\test\Release\generator.exe : fatal error LNK1169: one or more multiply defined symbols found [C:\tmp\ni-
media\build\audiostream\test\generator.vcxproj]
  Building Custom Rule C:/tmp/ni-media/pcm/test/CMakeLists.txt

Am I doing something wrong here?

P.S.: I also tried to add all dependencies through conan, that ensures that all libraries are being linked but got same result.

[marcrambo]

Sorry for the late reply. Are you still facing this issue?

We have a CI pipeline setup for MSVC2019. I just checked the logs and found the last successful build was using boost 1.73. https://dev.azure.com/mohinda/ni-media/_build/results?buildId=43&view=logs&j=1b5c89fe-70ad-5a27-3200-cdc893585c2c&t=41ca7c80-71a7-5b26-c919-de1799c177ab. The code hasn't changed since then so I would expect this combination to still work.

I just built HEAD locally using VCPKG on Windows with CMake 3.17.0, MSVC2019, boost 1.75.0 and I didn't face any build errors. Could you try using VCPKG? Building boost manually can be error prone, maybe the b2 configuration didn't match the projects compiler settings (MD/MT ... )?