Qt Creator won't compile with boost [solved]

[kimerafusion]

Hey there, I'm trying to use boost in a qt project (archives and serialization), but when i write "#include <boost/serialization>", even if my qt creator detects the files (it displays the list of files i may include) the compiler will keep saying that there is no such file or directory. I'm using qt creator 5.3.2 with msvc 2013, and i added the lines " INCLUDEPATH += pathtoboost"
And "LIBS += -Lpathtoboost"
What have i done that is not right?

[sandy.martel]

boost/serialization Is a directory ?

[kimerafusion]

Yes it is. And i tried to include several other files/directories, and nothing worked

[sandy.martel]

Well, what I meant is, in c++, you cannot include a directory, only files.

[kimerafusion]

Oh god i did not know that. I also tried to include <boost/serialization/serialization.hpp> and it kept saying that this file doesn't exist

[SGaist]

Hi,

Are you doing something like:

@INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/boost@

and

@#include <boost/serialization/serialization.hpp>@

?

If so, remove boost from your INCLUDEPATH line

[kimerafusion]

Well I'm on windows, and these are the two lines i'm adding to the .pro file
@INCLUDEPATH += D:/boost_1_56_0/boost_1_56_0/boost
LIBS += -LD:/boost_1_56_0/boost_1_56_0/stage/lib@

[SGaist]

What's the exact path to the include directory of boost ?

[kimerafusion]

This should be the include path of boost : D:/boost_1_56_0/boost_1_56_0/boost

[SGaist]

Then what do you currently have in that directory ?

[kimerafusion]

Oh, i solved the problem. I actually just had to add "-lboost_serialization" at the end of the LIB line... Thank you

[SGaist]

Not exactly the error related to include paths :D

Anyway, nice you found out. Please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)