How to fix CMake error Could not find a package configuration file provided by "boost_unit_test_framework"
Problem:
When compiling your CMake-based C++
CMake Error at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Boost-1.71.0/BoostConfig.cmake:117 (find_package):
Could not find a package configuration file provided by
"boost_unit_test_framework" (requested version 1.71.0) with any of the
following names:
boost_unit_test_frameworkConfig.cmake
boost_unit_test_framework-config.cmake
Add the installation prefix of "boost_unit_test_framework" to
CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set "boost_unit_test_framework_DIR" to a directory
containing one of the above files. If "boost_unit_test_framework" provides
a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been installed.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Boost-1.71.0/BoostConfig.cmake:182 (boost_find_component)
/usr/share/cmake-3.16/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:443 (find_package)
OCCUtils/CMakeLists.txt:58 (find_package)
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
Solution
The error message is trying to tell you that you don’t have theĀ boost unit test
library installed (or CMake can’t find it).
On Ubuntu, for example, install it using
sudo apt -y install libboost-test-dev
On Windows you can install it using the prebuilt boost binaries for Windows.