[compile error] find_package(PCL) finds some but not all boost libraries #5052

lsdta · 2021-12-01T02:10:49Z

Describe the error
PCL does not find boost libraries when including PCL in a project.
libpcl-dev (v1.8.1) and libboost-all-dev (v1.65.1) are installed.
This was tested on a clean install of Ubuntu 18.04.

CMake Error at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:48 (message):
  common is required but boost was not found
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:688 (pcl_report_not_found)
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:851 (find_external_library)
  test/CMakeLists.txt:38 (find_package)

To Reproduce

Try to compile a CMake project with PCL as a requirement: find_package(PCL REQUIRED)

Build information

cmake correctly uses BOOST_INCLUDEDIR = /usr/include
I have also tried giving cmake the correct location of the Boost libraries, using -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu, but this has not fixed the issue.

After editing the PCL cmake to force the components to be required, I get the following output

CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1947 (message):
  Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.

  Boost version: 1.65.1

  Boost include path: /usr/include

  Could not find the following Boost libraries:

          boost_thread
          boost_date_time
          boost_iostreams
          boost_serialization

  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):
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:127 (find_package)
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:637 (find_boost)
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:851 (find_external_library)
  test/CMakeLists.txt:38 (find_package)

I can confirm that /usr/include contains the folders: boost/thread, boost/date_time, boost/iostreams and boost/serialization.
These boost libraries are definitely installed and are not any different to boost libraries that PCLConfig.cmake is finding (e.g. system).

When forcing Boost_DEBUG to be on, I get the following output:

-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1094 ] _boost_TEST_VERSIONS = 1.65.1;1.65;1.64.0;1.64;1.63.0;1.63;1.62.0;1.62;1.61.0;1.61;1.60.0;1.60;1.59.0;1.59;1.58.0;1.58;1.57.0;1.57;1.56.0;1.56;1.55.0;1.55;1.54.0;1.54;1.53.0;1.53;1.52.0;1.52;1.51.0;1.51;1.50.0;1.50;1.49.0;1.49;1.48.0;1.48;1.47.0;1.47;1.65.1;1.65.0;1.65;1.64.0;1.64;1.63.0;1.63;1.62.0;1.62;1.61.0;1.61;1.60.0;1.60;1.59.0;1.59;1.58.0;1.58;1.57.0;1.57;1.56.0;1.56;1.55.0;1.55;1.54.0;1.54;1.53.0;1.53;1.52.0;1.52;1.51.0;1.51;1.50.0;1.50;1.49.0;1.49;1.48.0;1.48;1.47.0;1.47;1.46.1;1.46.0;1.46;1.45.0;1.45;1.44.0;1.44;1.43.0;1.43;1.42.0;1.42;1.41.0;1.41;1.40.0;1.40
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1096 ] Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED = TRUE
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1098 ] Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS = 
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1100 ] Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME = 
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1102 ] Boost_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS = 1.65.1;1.65;1.64.0;1.64;1.63.0;1.63;1.62.0;1.62;1.61.0;1.61;1.60.0;1.60;1.59.0;1.59;1.58.0;1.58;1.57.0;1.57;1.56.0;1.56;1.55.0;1.55;1.54.0;1.54;1.53.0;1.53;1.52.0;1.52;1.51.0;1.51;1.50.0;1.50;1.49.0;1.49;1.48.0;1.48;1.47.0;1.47
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1104 ] Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS = 
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1172 ] Declared as CMake or Environmental Variables:
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1174 ]   BOOST_ROOT = 
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1176 ]   BOOST_INCLUDEDIR = /usr/include
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1178 ]   BOOST_LIBRARYDIR = /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1180 ] _boost_TEST_VERSIONS = 1.65.1;1.65;1.64.0;1.64;1.63.0;1.63;1.62.0;1.62;1.61.0;1.61;1.60.0;1.60;1.59.0;1.59;1.58.0;1.58;1.57.0;1.57;1.56.0;1.56;1.55.0;1.55;1.54.0;1.54;1.53.0;1.53;1.52.0;1.52;1.51.0;1.51;1.50.0;1.50;1.49.0;1.49;1.48.0;1.48;1.47.0;1.47;1.65.1;1.65.0;1.65;1.64.0;1.64;1.63.0;1.63;1.62.0;1.62;1.61.0;1.61;1.60.0;1.60;1.59.0;1.59;1.58.0;1.58;1.57.0;1.57;1.56.0;1.56;1.55.0;1.55;1.54.0;1.54;1.53.0;1.53;1.52.0;1.52;1.51.0;1.51;1.50.0;1.50;1.49.0;1.49;1.48.0;1.48;1.47.0;1.47;1.46.1;1.46.0;1.46;1.45.0;1.45;1.44.0;1.44;1.43.0;1.43;1.42.0;1.42;1.41.0;1.41;1.40.0;1.40
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1279 ] location of version.hpp: /usr/include/boost/version.hpp
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1303 ] version.hpp reveals boost 1.65.1
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1389 ] guessed _boost_COMPILER = -gcc7
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1399 ] _boost_MULTITHREADED = -mt
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1443 ] _boost_RELEASE_ABI_TAG = -
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1445 ] _boost_DEBUG_ABI_TAG = -d
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1507 ] _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG   = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for SYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_system-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_system-gcc7-mt;boost_system-mt-1_65_1;boost_system-mt;boost_system
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_system-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_system-gcc7-mt-d;boost_system-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_system-mt-d;boost_system-mt;boost_system
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_filesystem-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_filesystem-gcc7-mt;boost_filesystem-mt-1_65_1;boost_filesystem-mt;boost_filesystem
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_filesystem-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_filesystem-gcc7-mt-d;boost_filesystem-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_filesystem-mt-d;boost_filesystem-mt;boost_filesystem
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for THREAD_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_thread-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_thread-gcc7-mt;boost_thread-mt-1_65_1;boost_thread-mt;boost_thread
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for THREAD_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_thread-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_thread-gcc7-mt-d;boost_thread-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_thread-mt-d;boost_thread-mt;boost_thread
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for DATE_TIME_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_date_time-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_date_time-gcc7-mt;boost_date_time-mt-1_65_1;boost_date_time-mt;boost_date_time
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for DATE_TIME_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_date_time-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_date_time-gcc7-mt-d;boost_date_time-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_date_time-mt-d;boost_date_time-mt;boost_date_time
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for IOSTREAMS_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_iostreams-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_iostreams-gcc7-mt;boost_iostreams-mt-1_65_1;boost_iostreams-mt;boost_iostreams
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for IOSTREAMS_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_iostreams-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_iostreams-gcc7-mt-d;boost_iostreams-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_iostreams-mt-d;boost_iostreams-mt;boost_iostreams
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for SERIALIZATION_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_serialization-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_serialization-gcc7-mt;boost_serialization-mt-1_65_1;boost_serialization-mt;boost_serialization
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for SERIALIZATION_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_serialization-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_serialization-gcc7-mt-d;boost_serialization-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_serialization-mt-d;boost_serialization-mt;boost_serialization
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for CHRONO_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_chrono-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_chrono-gcc7-mt;boost_chrono-mt-1_65_1;boost_chrono-mt;boost_chrono
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for CHRONO_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_chrono-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_chrono-gcc7-mt-d;boost_chrono-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_chrono-mt-d;boost_chrono-mt;boost_chrono
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for ATOMIC_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_atomic-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_atomic-gcc7-mt;boost_atomic-mt-1_65_1;boost_atomic-mt;boost_atomic
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for ATOMIC_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_atomic-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_atomic-gcc7-mt-d;boost_atomic-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_atomic-mt-d;boost_atomic-mt;boost_atomic
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1657 ] Searching for REGEX_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_regex-gcc7-mt-1_65_1;boost_regex-gcc7-mt;boost_regex-mt-1_65_1;boost_regex-mt;boost_regex
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1708 ] Searching for REGEX_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_regex-gcc7-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_regex-gcc7-mt-d;boost_regex-mt-d-1_65_1;boost_regex-mt-d;boost_regex-mt;boost_regex
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:380 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1783 ] Boost_FOUND = 1

Environment:

OS: Ubuntu "Bionic" 18.04.6 LTS
Compiler: build-essential 12.4 (gcc 7.5.0)
PCL Version: 1.8.1
PCL Type: Installed from Ubuntu repo libpcl-dev (which i specifically installed via ros-melodic-desktop-full meta-package, which depends on libpcl-dev among other pcl libs)
Boost: libboost-all-dev v1.65.1 (which libpcl-dev requires in Ubuntu repo)

Sorry if this turns out to be a Boost problem rather than a PCL problem, I've been stuck on this issue for hours.

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mvieth · 2021-12-01T11:31:14Z

Can you try to build a tutorial, let's say this one, to make sure this problem is not related to ROS?

lsdta · 2021-12-01T20:11:16Z

I have tested using that tutorial, and get the exact same error, same boost debug, same boost libraries not found.

In fact, a completely empty project with CMakeLists.txt having only the line find_package(PCL REQUIRED), then running cmake ., will give the same error:

-- Could NOT find Boost
CMake Error at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:48 (message):
  common is required but boost was not found
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:688 (pcl_report_not_found)
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:851 (find_external_library)
  CMakeLists.txt:1 (find_package)

The only idea I have is around the fact that /opt/ros/melodic/lib is in the Boost_DEBUG listing above, not sure how that affects things.

larshg · 2021-12-01T20:20:19Z

Seems to me that boost 1.65.1 is too new for pcl 1.8.1 see:
https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl/blob/pcl-1.8.1/PCLConfig.cmake.in#L94-L97

lsdta · 2021-12-01T20:24:59Z

The version of PCLConfig.cmake I have from the Ubuntu repo with pcl 1.8.1 has "1.65.1" "1.65" on line 93:
https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl/blob/pcl-1.8.1/PCLConfig.cmake.in#L93

lsdta · 2021-12-01T20:27:16Z

I think FindBoost is looking for Boost in the /opt/ros/melodic/lib/ folder for the Boost libraries for some reason, even when I tell cmake that BOOST_LIBRARYDIR=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu

larshg · 2021-12-01T20:38:44Z

Indeed it does state that in the output you provided:
-- [ /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1507 ] _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /opt/ros/melodic/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH

But as you write, BOOST_LIBRARYDIR = /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu is set like this.

larshg · 2021-12-01T20:39:29Z

I guess you would have to investigate what goes on in FindBoost in the cmake 3.10 module to figure out why it goes to the ros variables.

lsdta · 2021-12-01T20:49:35Z

Thanks. It seems Boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE/DEBUG are being set to /opt/ros/melodic/lib, even with BOOST_LIBRARYDIR being set and also with Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS=ON
No idea why, must be set globally when installing ros (or similar).

For anyone else encountering this, manually setting -DBoost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu when calling cmake seems to fix the issue. Doing the same for DEBUG may also help. This also works with catkin_make, if building ros packages.

shashankkapoor · 2022-06-16T07:34:24Z

I have tested using that tutorial, and get the exact same error, same boost debug, same boost libraries not found.

In fact, a completely empty project with CMakeLists.txt having only the line find_package(PCL REQUIRED), then running cmake ., will give the same error:
-- Could NOT find Boost
CMake Error at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:48 (message):
  common is required but boost was not found
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:688 (pcl_report_not_found)
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/pcl/PCLConfig.cmake:851 (find_external_library)
  CMakeLists.txt:1 (find_package)
The only idea I have is around the fact that /opt/ros/melodic/lib is in the Boost_DEBUG listing above, not sure how that affects things.

I had this same issue.

rvenky125 · 2023-05-15T06:17:39Z

Is there any update on the issue, any workaround 🤔?
I'm using windows and getting the same error.

larsleimbach · 2024-01-27T14:44:38Z

I just build boost and PCL from source code https://github.com/boostorg/boost?tab=readme-ov-file
Then I called in the boost source code folder
./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/path/where/lib/and/include/folder/of/boost/will/be && ./b2 install

Then when you call cmake in the PCL source folder you just add the path for boost:

cmake \
-DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=/path/where/lib/folder/of/boost/will/be \
-DBOOST_INCLUDEDIR=/path/where/include/folder/of/boost/will/be \
..

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