Cant build libtorrent with Visual Studio 2015.Getting linking error.

[parthibd]

I am trying to build libtorrent but I am getting one link error.

Here are the steps I have followed.
1.Downloaded the latest version of libtorrent from GitHub
2.Build Boost 1.59 with the following command "b2 -j4 --toolset=msvc-14.0 address-model=32 --build-type=complete stage" with success
3.The root Boost folder is "C:\boost_1_59_0" with the built file in "stage"
4.Set BOOST_ROOT to the previous location.
5.Built OpenSSL with appropriate settings as mentioned in build doc.
6.Generate the VS2015 solution files with CMake with success.

But when I try to build the solution with Debug setting I am getting the following error.

"LNK1104 cannot open file 'libboost_date_time-vc140-mt-gd-1_59.lib'

Tried Setting the lib folder to "C:\boost_1_59_0\stage\lib" manually I got the following error

"LNK2019 unresolved external symbol _if_nametoindex@4 referenced in function __catch$?supports_ipv6@libtorrent@@YA_NXZ$0"

But here's the catch . I can build with bjam just fine.I need to get the project built inside VS because I need to generate some architectural diagram of libtorrent for my academic research purposes .

Anything I'm doing wrong ?

[arvidn]

I can't build either (on appveyor, but for a different reason, corecrt.h. patches welcome!)

if you defined BOOST_NO_LIB, you'll disable the auto-link feature boost uses (i.e. the source code won't dd linker dependencies on that library).

as for if_nametoindex, you should have a dependency on Iphlpapi.dll. it's there in the Jamfile. do you see it on the linker command line?

which version of libtorrent are you building?

[parthibd]

I haven't defined BOOST_NO_LIB. I just generated the VS2015 project files
with the provided CMakeList file without any change. I don't see iphlpapi
dependency on the command line nor in the additional dependency tab in
vs2015 . Though its in the Jamfile.

The version I'm trying to build is the latest version of libtorrent master
branch. I believe it is 1.1.0. Right?

[parthibd]

Update : I have solved the build issue and have a successful build. The problem was the dependency to iphlpapi was missing in the CMakeList. Also i had to manually add the path to the built boost library folder. The path to library file is c:\BOOST_ROOT\stage\lib. I don't have that much of CMake knowledge. Can you tell me how?

[arvidn]

neither do I. I use boost-build (which does have that dependency)

[correa]

Just pushed a pull request #305 that fixes that.

I was having the same issues with both boost and if_nametoindex

[Falcosc]

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