CMake无法找到Boost库（VS 2017）

Question

I am attempting to create a CMake project with Visual Studio 2017. I want to add Boost to the project. While I can find Boost, it is unable to find the required components. My CMake looks like so.

# CMakeList.txt : Top-level CMake project file, do global configuration
# and include sub-projects here.
#
cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)

project ("FirstProject")

#This project heavily uses C++ 17
set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)

#TESTING various flags to try and get it to work.
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS        ON)
set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED      ON)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME    OFF)

#Error calls for setting this, but doesn't work regardless.
set(BOOST_LIBRARYDIR "${BOOST_ROOT}/stage/lib")
find_package(Boost 1.66.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem)
if(Boost_FOUND)
    message(WARNING "HERE!!")
endif()


# Include sub-projects.
add_subdirectory ("TestSubProject")

Given that I am Visual Studio it is compiling it like so.

cmake.exe  -G "Ninja" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="C:\Users\User\CMakeBuilds\Hash\install\x86-Debug" \
-DBOOST_ROOT="D:/Programming_Projects/C++/Dir/ProjectDir/3rdPartyLibraries/boost_1_66_0" \
-DBoost_COMPILER="vc141" \
-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.13.26128/bin/HostX86/x86/cl.exe" \
-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.13.26128/bin/HostX86/x86/cl.exe" \
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Debug" \
-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM="C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO\2017\COMMUNITY\COMMON7\IDE\COMMONEXTENSIONS\MICROSOFT\CMAKE\Ninja\ninja.exe" "D:\Programming_Projects\C++\Dir\ProjectDir"

My Boost Library directory looks like

The output from Visual Studio CMake is:

 CMake Warning at C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:796 (message):
   New Boost version may have incorrect or missing dependencies and imported
   targets
 Call Stack (most recent call first):
   C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake(902): (_Boost_COMPONENT_DEPENDENCIES)
   C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake(1537): (_Boost_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES)
   CMakeLists.txt(20): (find_package)


 CMake Warning at C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:796 (message):
   New Boost version may have incorrect or missing dependencies and imported
   targets
 Call Stack (most recent call first):
   C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake(902): (_Boost_COMPONENT_DEPENDENCIES)
   C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake(1537): (_Boost_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES)
   CMakeLists.txt(20): (find_package)


 CMake Error at C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1923 (message):
   Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.

   Boost version: 1.66.0

   Boost include path:
   D:/Programming_Projects/C++/Dir/ProjectDir/3rdPartyLibraries/boost_1_66_0


   Could not find the following static Boost libraries:

           boost_filesystem

   Some (but not all) of the required Boost libraries were found.  You may
   need to install these additional Boost libraries.  Alternatively, set
   BOOST_LIBRARYDIR to the directory containing Boost libraries or BOOST_ROOT
   to the location of Boost.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt(20): (find_package)

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/Users/User/CMakeBuilds/57d076a1-4dfa-ba3f-98a5-b87b55e6d381/build/x86-Debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
 C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO\2017\COMMUNITY\COMMON7\IDE\COMMONEXTENSIONS\MICROSOFT\CMAKE\CMake\bin\cmake.exe  -G "Ninja" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="C:\Users\Christopher\CMakeBuilds\57d076a1-4dfa-ba3f-98a5-b87b55e6d381\install\x86-Debug"  -DBOOST_ROOT="D:/Programming_Projects/C++/Dir/ProjectDir/3rdPartyLibraries/boost_1_66_0"  -DBoost_COMPILER="vc141"  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.13.26128/bin/HostX86/x86/cl.exe"  -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.13.26128/bin/HostX86/x86/cl.exe"  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Debug" -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM="C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO\2017\COMMUNITY\COMMON7\IDE\COMMONEXTENSIONS\MICROSOFT\CMAKE\Ninja\ninja.exe" "D:\Programming_Projects\C++\Dir\ProjectDir" returned with exit code: 1
CMake Warning at C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:796 (message):
  New Boost version may have incorrect or missing dependencies and imported
  targets
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:902 (_Boost_COMPONENT_DEPENDENCIES)
  C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1537 (_Boost_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES)
  CMakeLists.txt:20 (find_package)
CMake Warning at C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:796 (message):
  New Boost version may have incorrect or missing dependencies and imported
  targets
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:902 (_Boost_COMPONENT_DEPENDENCIES)
  C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1537 (_Boost_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES)
  CMakeLists.txt:20 (find_package)
CMake Error at C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1923 (message):
  Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.
  Boost version: 1.66.0
  Boost include path:
  D:/Programming_Projects/C++/Dir/ProjectDir/3rdPartyLibraries/boost_1_66_0
  Could not find the following static Boost libraries:
          boost_filesystem
  Some (but not all) of the required Boost libraries were found.  You may
  need to install these additional Boost libraries.  Alternatively, set
  BOOST_LIBRARYDIR to the directory containing Boost libraries or BOOST_ROOT
  to the location of Boost.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:20 (find_package)

Answer 1

Reformulating my previous comments as answer:

Boost 1.66.0 does not work on pre 3.11.0 CMake versions because of changes in the naming scheme. If you have to use this specific version then you need to install a suitable CMake version ( 3.11.0 or newer) and generate the solution with it. Otherwise Boost 1.65.1 is the last known version to work out of the box and flawlessly with CMake 3.10 .

To find out what Boost versions your CMake can handle please have a look into FindBoost.cmake in Modules directory and search for _Boost_KNOWN_VERSIONS variable.