how to call boost libraries on appveyor, how to set environment variable to run boost test successfully? - appveyor

Question

I want to run boost test in appveyor. My code can built successfully without boost test. When I run boost test, it has compile error.
Build started
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git clone -q --branch=master https://github.com/Gaussma/StaticLibrary.git c:\projects\myproject
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git checkout -qf 857f43f706d59e6ed74d7af6771d102850e615a0
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msbuild "c:\projects\myproject\StaticLibrary.sln" /verbosity:minimal /logger:"C:\Program Files\AppVeyor\BuildAgent\Appveyor.MSBuildLogger.dll"
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Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 15.9.21+g9802d43bc3 for .NET Framework
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Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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LinkedListcpp.cpp
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MathFuncsLib.cpp
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Generating Code...
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MathFuncsLib.vcxproj -> c:\projects\myproject\x64\Debug\MathFuncsLib.lib
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boostTest_LinkedList.cpp
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c:\projects\myproject\myexecrefslib\boosttest_linkedlist.cpp(3): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp': No such file or directory [c:\projects\myproject\MyExecRefsLib\MyExecRefsLib.vcxproj]
Cleary, the appveyor can not find the boost library.
Locally, I am using Visual Studio 2017 and boost library 1_68_0 to generate the MyExecRefsLib.vcxproj file.
I search on the stackoverflow and find others implement the .yml file in this way.
environment:
BOOST_ROOT: C:\Libraries\boost_1_59_0
BOOST_LIBRARYDIR: C:\Libraries\boost_1_59_0\lib64-msvc-14.0
I update it correspondingly for boost_1_67_0 since I am using Visual Studio 2017 in appveyor and boost already installed in appveyor Virtual Machine.
https://www.appveyor.com/docs/windows-images-software/#boost
environment:
BOOST_ROOT: C:\Libraries\boost_1_67_0
BOOST_LIBRARYDIR: C:\Libraries\boost_1_67_0\lib64-msvc-14.1
I do not have .yml file , I set those two the environmental variables manually in the project's setting in appveyor.
I am wondering what is the correction setting for those two environment variables to run boost test? Current setting has compile error.

Answer 1

Acutually, this is very easy question. We should make the build environment are same between my local machine and appveyor.
In appveyor :
environment:
BOOST_ROOT: C:\Libraries\boost_1_64_0
BOOST_LIBRARYDIR: C:\Libraries\boost_1_64_0\lib64-msvc-14.1
In Visual Studio :
Project-> Properties-> C/C++ ->General -> Additional Include Directories : C:\Libraries\boost_1_64_0
Project-> Properties->Linker -> Additional Library Dependencies : C:\Libraries\boost_1_64_0\lib64-msvc-14.1
Just move the boost_1_64_0 in the Libraries and change the library from stage_x8\lib to lib64-msvc-14.1 is OK.