Cmake failed to link with Boost Regex in G++ - c++

Question

Setup environment
1. Install CMake
cd ~
wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.14.5/cmake-3.14.5.tar.gz
tar xf cmake-3.14.5.tar.gz
cd cmake-3.14.5
./bootstrap --parallel=10
make -j4
sudo make -j4 install
2. Install Boost
cd ~
wget https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.69.0/source/boost_1_69_0.tar.gz
tar xf boost_1_69_0.tar.gz
cd boost_1_69_0
./bootstrap.sh
./b2 ... cxxflags="-std=c++0x -stdlib=libc++" linkflags="-stdlib=libc++" ...
sudo ./b2 toolset=gcc -j4 install
CMakeLists.txt
# Defines AppBase library target.
project(recipe_01)
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
include(GNUInstallDirs)
set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS "ON")
set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
if(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 98 OR CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD LESS 14)
message(FATAL_ERROR "app requires c++14 or newer")
elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
endif()
find_package(Boost 1.60 REQUIRED COMPONENTS regex)
add_executable(main main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(main Boost::regex)
main.cpp
#include <boost/regex.hpp>
#include <iostream>
int main() {
// output the available regex syntaxes
std::cout
<< "Available regex syntaxes:\n"
<< "\t[0] Perl\n"
<< "\t[1] Perl case insensitive\n"
<< "\t[2] POSIX extended\n"
<< "\t[3] POSIX extended case insensitive\n"
<< "\t[4] POSIX basic\n"
<< "\t[5] POSIX basic case insensitive\n"
<< "Choose regex syntax: ";
// correctly set up flags, according to the chosen syntax
boost::regex::flag_type flag;
switch (std::cin.get()) {
case '0': flag = boost::regex::perl;
break;
case '1': flag = boost::regex::perl|boost::regex::icase;
break;
case '2': flag = boost::regex::extended;
break;
case '3': flag = boost::regex::extended|boost::regex::icase;
break;
case '4': flag = boost::regex::basic;
break;
case '5': flag = boost::regex::basic|boost::regex::icase;
break;
default:
std::cout << "Incorrect number of regex syntax. Exiting... \n";
return -1;
}
// Disabling exceptions
flag |= boost::regex::no_except;
//requesting regex patterns in a loop
// Restoring std::cin
std::cin.ignore();
std::cin.clear();
//Getting a String to match: in a loop
std::string regex, str;
do {
std::cout << "Input regex: ";
if (!std::getline(std::cin, regex) || regex.empty()) {
return 0;
}
// Without `boost::regex::no_except`flag this
// constructor may throw
const boost::regex e(regex, flag);
if (e.status()) {
std::cout << "Incorrect regex pattern!\n";
continue;
}
std::cout << "String to match: ";
while (std::getline(std::cin, str) && !str.empty()) {
bool matched = boost::regex_match(str, e);
std::cout << (matched ? "MATCH\n" : "DOES NOT MATCH\n");
std::cout << "String to match: ";
} // end of `while (std::getline(std::cin, str))`
std::cout << '\n';
// Restoring std::cin
std::cin.ignore();
std::cin.clear();
} while (1);
return 0;
} // int main()
To build
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
And I get this error:
Scanning dependencies of target main
[ 50%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o
[100%] Linking CXX executable bin/main
CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o: In function `bool boost::regex_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > >, char, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >(__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, boost::match_results<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > > >&, boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char,
boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > > const&, boost::regex_constants::_match_flags)':
main.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost11regex_matchIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEEESaINS_9sub_matchISB_EEEcNS_12regex_traitsIcNS_16cpp_regex_traitsIcEEEEEEbT_SJ_RNS_13match_resultsISJ_T0_EERKNS_11basic_regexIT1_T2_EENS_15regex_constants12_match_flagsE[_ZN5boost11regex_matchIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEEESaINS_9sub_matchISB_EEEcNS_12regex_traitsIcNS_16cpp_regex_traitsIcEEEEEEbT_SJ_RNS_13match_resultsISJ_T0_EERKNS_11basic_regexIT1_T2_EENS_15regex_constants12_match_flagsE]+0x8f): undefined reference to `boost::re_detail_106900::perl_matcher<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*,
std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > >, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::match()'
CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o: In function `boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::assign(char const*, char const*, unsigned int)':
main.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost11basic_regexIcNS_12regex_traitsIcNS_16cpp_regex_traitsIcEEEEE6assignEPKcS7_j[_ZN5boost11basic_regexIcNS_12regex_traitsIcNS_16cpp_regex_traitsIcEEEEE6assignEPKcS7_j]+0x2a): undefined reference to `boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::do_assign(char const*, char const*,
unsigned int)'
CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o: In function `boost::re_detail_106900::perl_matcher<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > >, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::perl_matcher(__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char>
> >, boost::match_results<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > > >&, boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > > const&, boost::regex_constants::_match_flags, __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >)':
main.cpp:(.text._ZN5boost16re_detail_10690012perl_matcherIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEEESaINS_9sub_matchISC_EEENS_12regex_traitsIcNS_16cpp_regex_traitsIcEEEEEC2ESC_SC_RNS_13match_resultsISC_SF_EERKNS_11basic_regexIcSJ_EENS_15regex_constants12_match_flagsESC_[_ZN5boost16re_detail_10690012perl_matcherIN9__gnu_cxx17__normal_iteratorIPKcNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEEESaINS_9sub_matchISC_EEENS_12regex_traitsIcNS_16cpp_regex_traitsIcEEEEEC5ESC_SC_RNS_13match_resultsISC_SF_EERKNS_11basic_regexIcSJ_EENS_15regex_constants12_match_flagsESC_]+0x121): undefined reference to `boost::re_detail_106900::perl_matcher<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<boost::sub_match<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char const*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > >, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::construct_init(boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > > const&, boost::regex_constants::_match_flags)'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
CMakeFiles/main.dir/build.make:84: recipe for target 'bin/main' failed
make[2]: *** [bin/main] Error 1
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:72: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/main.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/main.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:83: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2
I can not link to boost:regex with main function
Could you please tell me any solution for this issue?
I find some quote like
The boost 1.61 (and higher) are compiled with newer compilers, which use the _GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1 .. heh ABI. Meaning that for -std=c++11 std::basic_string... becomes std::__cxx11::basic_string... (and likewise for std::list; see the gcc Dual ABI documentation).
Since your linker error claims there is a missing symbol that contains std::string (which is short for std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits,std::allocator>), you are either compiling with a compiler that is too old and uses ABI 0, or you are even compiling explicitly with -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0.
But how can I fix in my code?

Answer 1

Change the line
target_link_libraries(main Boost::regex)
to
target_link_libraries(main boost_regex)
And depending on your distro you may need to install some Boost devel packages.