Support for static Boost builds

[OEP]

Describe the issue

Using a static build of Boost results in a linker error like the one seen below in the build log. The root cause is the build system setting BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK which forces Boost to use the dynamic symbol names.

Build log

            Creating library D:/pkg/bfd/ext/mayaplugins/usd/build/windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7/lib/mayaUsd/Release/mayaUsd.lib and object D:/pkg/bfd/ext/mayaplugins/usd/build/windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7/lib/mayaUsd/Release/mayaUsd.exp
     7>proxyShapeBase.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::system_category(void)" (__imp_?system_category@system@boost@@YAAEBVerror_category@12@XZ) referenced in function "void __cdecl boost::system::`dynamic initializer for 'native_ecat''(void)" (??__Enative_ecat@system@boost@@YAXXZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::system_category(void)" (__imp_?system_category@system@boost@@YAAEBVerror_category@12@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>utilFileSystem.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::system_category(void)" (__imp_?system_category@system@boost@@YAAEBVerror_category@12@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>proxyShapeBase.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::generic_category(void)" (__imp_?generic_category@system@boost@@YAAEBVerror_category@12@XZ) referenced in function "void __cdecl boost::system::`dynamic initializer for 'errno_ecat''(void)" (??__Eerrno_ecat@system@boost@@YAXXZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::generic_category(void)" (__imp_?generic_category@system@boost@@YAAEBVerror_category@12@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>utilFileSystem.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::generic_category(void)" (__imp_?generic_category@system@boost@@YAAEBVerror_category@12@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>proxyShapeBase.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) void __cdecl boost::filesystem::path_traits::convert(char const *,char const *,class std::basic_string<wchar_t,struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>,class std::allocator<wchar_t> > &,class std::codecvt<wchar_t,char,struct _Mbstatet> const &)" (__imp_?convert@path_traits@filesystem@boost@@YAXPEBD0AEAV?$basic_string@_WU?$char_traits@_W@std@@V?$allocator@_W@2@@std@@AEBV?$codecvt@_WDU_Mbstatet@@@5@@Z) referenced in function "private: class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MStatus __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::MayaUsdProxyShapeBase::computeInStageDataCached(class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MDataBlock &)" (?computeInStageDataCached@MayaUsdProxyShapeBase@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@AEAA?AVMStatus@OpenMaya20190000@Maya@Autodesk@@AEAVMDataBlock@456@@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) void __cdecl boost::filesystem::path_traits::convert(char const *,char const *,class std::basic_string<wchar_t,struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>,class std::allocator<wchar_t> > &,class std::codecvt<wchar_t,char,struct _Mbstatet> const &)" (__imp_?convert@path_traits@filesystem@boost@@YAXPEBD0AEAV?$basic_string@_WU?$char_traits@_W@std@@V?$allocator@_W@2@@std@@AEBV?$codecvt@_WDU_Mbstatet@@@5@@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>utilFileSystem.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) void __cdecl boost::filesystem::path_traits::convert(char const *,char const *,class std::basic_string<wchar_t,struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>,class std::allocator<wchar_t> > &,class std::codecvt<wchar_t,char,struct _Mbstatet> const &)" (__imp_?convert@path_traits@filesystem@boost@@YAXPEBD0AEAV?$basic_string@_WU?$char_traits@_W@std@@V?$allocator@_W@2@@std@@AEBV?$codecvt@_WDU_Mbstatet@@@5@@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>proxyShapeBase.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: bool __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::is_absolute(void)const " (__imp_?is_absolute@path@filesystem@boost@@QEBA_NXZ) referenced in function "private: class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MStatus __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::MayaUsdProxyShapeBase::computeInStageDataCached(class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MDataBlock &)" (?computeInStageDataCached@MayaUsdProxyShapeBase@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@AEAA?AVMStatus@OpenMaya20190000@Maya@Autodesk@@AEAVMDataBlock@456@@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>proxyShapeBase.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: static class std::codecvt<wchar_t,char,struct _Mbstatet> const & __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::codecvt(void)" (__imp_?codecvt@path@filesystem@boost@@SAAEBV?$codecvt@_WDU_Mbstatet@@@std@@XZ) referenced in function "private: class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MStatus __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::MayaUsdProxyShapeBase::computeInStageDataCached(class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MDataBlock &)" (?computeInStageDataCached@MayaUsdProxyShapeBase@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@AEAA?AVMStatus@OpenMaya20190000@Maya@Autodesk@@AEAVMDataBlock@456@@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: static class std::codecvt<wchar_t,char,struct _Mbstatet> const & __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::codecvt(void)" (__imp_?codecvt@path@filesystem@boost@@SAAEBV?$codecvt@_WDU_Mbstatet@@@std@@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>utilFileSystem.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: static class std::codecvt<wchar_t,char,struct _Mbstatet> const & __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::codecvt(void)" (__imp_?codecvt@path@filesystem@boost@@SAAEBV?$codecvt@_WDU_Mbstatet@@@std@@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>proxyShapeBase.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::~path(void)" (__imp_??1path@filesystem@boost@@QEAA@XZ) referenced in function "private: class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MStatus __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::MayaUsdProxyShapeBase::computeInStageDataCached(class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MDataBlock &)" (?computeInStageDataCached@MayaUsdProxyShapeBase@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@AEAA?AVMStatus@OpenMaya20190000@Maya@Autodesk@@AEAVMDataBlock@456@@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::~path(void)" (__imp_??1path@filesystem@boost@@QEAA@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>utilFileSystem.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::~path(void)" (__imp_??1path@filesystem@boost@@QEAA@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: wchar_t const * __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::c_str(void)const " (__imp_?c_str@path@filesystem@boost@@QEBAPEB_WXZ) referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdVP2Material::Sync(class pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdSceneDelegate *,class pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdRenderParam *,unsigned int *)" (?Sync@HdVP2Material@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@UEAAXPEAVHdSceneDelegate@2@PEAVHdRenderParam@2@PEAI@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::string(void)const " (__imp_?string@path@filesystem@boost@@QEBA?BV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@XZ) referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdVP2Material::Sync(class pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdSceneDelegate *,class pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdRenderParam *,unsigned int *)" (?Sync@HdVP2Material@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@UEAAXPEAVHdSceneDelegate@2@PEAVHdRenderParam@2@PEAI@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>utilFileSystem.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::string(void)const " (__imp_?string@path@filesystem@boost@@QEBA?BV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@XZ) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) private: unsigned __int64 __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::m_append_separator_if_needed(void)" (__imp_?m_append_separator_if_needed@path@filesystem@boost@@AEAA_KXZ) referenced in function "public: class boost::filesystem::path & __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::append<char [15]>(char const (&)[15])" (??$append@$$BY0P@D@path@filesystem@boost@@QEAAAEAV012@AEAY0P@$$CBD@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) private: void __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::m_erase_redundant_separator(unsigned __int64)" (__imp_?m_erase_redundant_separator@path@filesystem@boost@@AEAAX_K@Z) referenced in function "public: class boost::filesystem::path & __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::append<char [15]>(char const (&)[15])" (??$append@$$BY0P@D@path@filesystem@boost@@QEAAAEAV012@AEAY0P@$$CBD@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>material.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) class boost::filesystem::path __cdecl boost::filesystem::detail::temp_directory_path(class boost::system::error_code *)" (__imp_?temp_directory_path@detail@filesystem@boost@@YA?AVpath@23@PEAVerror_code@system@3@@Z) referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdVP2Material::Sync(class pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdSceneDelegate *,class pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::HdRenderParam *,unsigned int *)" (?Sync@HdVP2Material@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@UEAAXPEAVHdSceneDelegate@2@PEAVHdRenderParam@2@PEAI@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>utilFileSystem.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: class boost::filesystem::path __cdecl boost::filesystem::path::parent_path(void)const " (__imp_?parent_path@path@filesystem@boost@@QEBA?AV123@XZ) referenced in function "class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::UsdMayaUtilFileSystem::getDir(class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &)" (?getDir@UsdMayaUtilFileSystem@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@YA?AV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@AEBV34@@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>utilFileSystem.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) class boost::filesystem::path __cdecl boost::filesystem::detail::canonical(class boost::filesystem::path const &,class boost::filesystem::path const &,class boost::system::error_code *)" (__imp_?canonical@detail@filesystem@boost@@YA?AVpath@23@AEBV423@0PEAVerror_code@system@3@@Z) referenced in function "class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > __cdecl pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__::UsdMayaUtilFileSystem::resolveRelativePathWithinMayaContext(class Autodesk::Maya::OpenMaya20190000::MObject const &,class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &)" (?resolveRelativePathWithinMayaContext@UsdMayaUtilFileSystem@pxrInternal_v0_20__pxrReserved__@@YA?AV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@AEBVMObject@OpenMaya20190000@Maya@Autodesk@@AEBV34@@Z) [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\Release\mayaUsd.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 13 unresolved externals [D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj]
     7>Done Building Project "D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\lib\mayaUsd\mayaUsd.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    11>Done Building Project "D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\plugin\pxr\maya\lib\usdMaya\usdMaya.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    10>Done Building Project "D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\plugin\pxr\maya\lib\usdMaya\_usdMaya.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
     5>Done Building Project "D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\plugin\pxr\python.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
     4>Done Building Project "D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\plugin\adsk\plugin\mayaUsdPlugin.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
     3>Done Building Project "D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
     1>Done Building Project "D:\pkg\bfd\ext\mayaplugins\usd\build\windows_x64_msvc14_release_maya201900_python2.7\install.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.

Specs:

• Windows 10
• Visual Studio 2017
• Maya version: Maya 2019
• Maya USD commit SHA: 62037f3 (0.5.0)
• Pixar USD commit SHA: 71b4baace (20.08)

Additional context

To work around, you can just delete the define.

[HamedSabri-adsk]

@OEP We can wrap this compiler definition around a flag that can be controlled via CMake option. Something like this:

option(BUILD_WITH_STATIC_BOOST "Build with static boost." OFF)

Would that help?

[OEP]

@HamedSabri-adsk That'd probably do the trick, but it may be worth using Boost::dynamic_linking import target from FindBoost.cmake since that seems to be what would set that for you (still learning CMake over here...)

Either way, having an option works for me.