Undefined reference to boost libraries in QT creator on Windows - c++

Question

I am trying to run a QT project on Windows that I have developed on Linux Ubuntu. Unfortunately, I cannot manage it to properly link the boost library. Here is a detailed description of the problem.
I downloaded MinGW from https://nuwen.net/mingw.html, version 13.5, such that the gcc version 5.3.0 matches the MinGW version of QT. The reason to choose this version of MinGW is that it contains the boost libraries for compression such as zlib. From the command line I compile and run my program without any problems:
g++ -std=c++11 -w -IC:/MinGW/include -LC:/MinGW/lib bAya.cpp A.o B.o C.o -o baya -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2
where A,B, C are my pre-compiled object files.
In QT creator I selected the MinGW compiler (C:\MinGW_53\MinGW\bin\g++.exe) and created a new default kit with the compiler.
My .pro file looks as follows:
MAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
INCLUDEPATH += C:/MinGW_53/MinGW/include \
C:/Users/kuzk/Documents/src
LIBS += -LC:/MinGW_53/MinGW/lib/mylib \
-lboost_system \
-lboost_iostreams \
-lz \
-lbz2
greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
SOURCES += main.cpp\
mainwindow.cpp \
../src/A.cpp \
../src/B.cpp \
../src/C.cpp
HEADERS += mainwindow.h \
../src/A.h \
../src/B.h \
../src/C.h
The folder C:/MinGW_53/MinGW/lib/mylib contains my .a files such as libboost_iostreams.a
When I build it, I get many undefined reference errors such as
error: undefined reference to `boost::iostreams::zlib::default_strategy'
Interestingly, if C:/MinGW_53/MinGW/lib/mylib contains also libstdc++.a I also get linking errors to std::cout, std::ifstream etc.
I am currently stuck and I will be very helpful for any feedback.
Best,
Konstantin

Answer 1

Adding the library path for boost_iostreams:
-LC:/MinGW/lib \
after the line:
LIBS += -LC:/MinGW_53/MinGW/lib/mylib \
should fix it.

Answer 2

At the end I was able to resolve the problem. Here is what I did. I am using QT 5.7 on Windows 10.
I compiled boost using QT's console as described here: http://cpp-qt-mac-win.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/qt-boost-for-beginners-step-by-step.html
Then I created a new project and added the paths to boost and the necessary libraries, as described in my question.
An important note. I tried to update the paths in the existing project, by running qmake and then rebuilding the project. I was getting the very same errors as I was getting with the old paths to "standard" boost. Apparently, something was cached and the changes didn't do anything. However, if I give a wrong path to a library it complained. So, QT has very confusing behavior. If someone can explain it, it will be helpful.