title: Setting up environment for C++/Boost libs (netbeans or eclipse)
body: <p>I've followed so many tutorials now and I can't get this basic, fundamental thing right.
  I'm getting started with C++ and moving on from the standard intro stuff (after two books) and I'm working through "Beyond the C++ Standard Library ~ An Introduction to Boost" but I can't seem to get either Netbeans or Eclipse to compile and run my boost projects.</p>
  
  <p>I've looked at <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4293371/how-to-configure-boost-with-netbeans-6-9-on-ubuntu">How to configure Boost with Netbeans 6.9 on Ubuntu</a>
  <a href="http://www.fischerlaender.net/development/using-boost-c-libraries-with-gcc-g-under-windows" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.fischerlaender.net/development/using-boost-c-libraries-with-gcc-g-under-windows</a>
  and a few others but I can't seem to get it right.
  In Netbeans (my preference) I've gotten as far as specifying the additional include directories, and netbeans recognizes it to the extent where it provides auto completion when including anything from boost/* e.g #include  is fine but when I try to compile it I get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>mkdir -p build/Debug/MinGW-Windows
  rm -f build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o.d
  g++.exe    -c -g -MMD -MP -MF build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o.d -o build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o main.cpp
  main.cpp:7:27: fatal error: boost/regex.hpp: No such file or directory
  compilation terminated.
  make[2]: *** [build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o] Error 1
  make[1]: *** [.build-conf] Error 2
  make: *** [.build-impl] Error 2
  make[2]: Leaving directory `/c/Users/Courtney/Documents/Projects/Desktop/HelloBoost'
  make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/Users/Courtney/Documents/Projects/Desktop/HelloBoost'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but I don't get why the file cannot be found... any help is much appreciated.
  <strong>UPDATE</strong>
  Set the include directory under Properties->C++ Compiler and chosen 32 bits as the architecture. The compile error's changed to :</p>
  
  <pre><code>"/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk QMAKE= SUBPROJECTS= .build-conf
  make[1]: Entering directory `/c/Users/Courtney/Documents/Projects/Desktop/HelloBoost'
  "/bin/make"  -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk dist/Debug/MinGW-Windows/helloboost.exe
  make[2]: Entering directory `/c/Users/Courtney/Documents/Projects/Desktop/HelloBoost'
  mkdir -p build/Debug/MinGW-Windows
  rm -f build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o.d
  g++.exe -m32   -c -g -I/C/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/boost/boost_1_46_1 -MMD -MP -MF build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o.d -o build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o main.cpp
  mkdir -p dist/Debug/MinGW-Windows
  g++.exe -m32    -o dist/Debug/MinGW-Windows/helloboost build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o  
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o: In function `cpp_regex_traits_char_layer':
  c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:366: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::cpp_regex_traits_char_layer&lt;char&gt;::init()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/regex_raw_buffer.hpp:131: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::raw_storage::resize(unsigned int)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o: In function `save_state_init':
  c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp:107: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::get_mem_block()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o: In function `~save_state_init':
  c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp:115: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::put_mem_block(void*)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_common.hpp:206: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::verify_options(unsigned int, boost::regex_constants::_match_flags)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp:1117: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::put_mem_block(void*)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/pattern_except.hpp:75: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::raise_runtime_error(std::runtime_error const&amp;)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp:218: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::regex_error(std::string const&amp;, boost::regex_constants::error_type, int)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp:219: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::raise() const'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp:218: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp:218: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:795: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::regex_error(std::string const&amp;, boost::regex_constants::error_type, int)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:796: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::raise() const'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:795: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:877: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::regex_error(std::string const&amp;, boost::regex_constants::error_type, int)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:878: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::raise() const'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:877: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:795: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:877: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  make[2]: Leaving directory `/c/Users/Courtney/Documents/Projects/Desktop/HelloBoost'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:942: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::regex_error(std::string const&amp;, boost::regex_constants::error_type, int)'
  make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/Users/Courtney/Documents/Projects/Desktop/HelloBoost'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:943: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::raise() const'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:942: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:942: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:1133: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::regex_error(std::string const&amp;, boost::regex_constants::error_type, int)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:1134: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::raise() const'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:1133: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:1133: undefined reference to `boost::regex_error::~regex_error()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp:213: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::get_mem_block()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:442: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::get_default_error_string(boost::regex_constants::error_type)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:444: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::get_default_error_string(boost::regex_constants::error_type)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_creator.hpp:320: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::raw_storage::insert(unsigned int, unsigned int)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/pending/object_cache.hpp:66: undefined reference to `boost::scoped_static_mutex_lock::scoped_static_mutex_lock(boost::static_mutex&amp;, bool)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/pending/object_cache.hpp:66: undefined reference to `boost::scoped_static_mutex_lock::~scoped_static_mutex_lock()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/pending/object_cache.hpp:66: undefined reference to `boost::scoped_static_mutex_lock::~scoped_static_mutex_lock()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:625: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::lookup_default_collate_name(std::string const&amp;)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:667: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::raise_runtime_error(std::runtime_error const&amp;)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:682: undefined reference to `boost::re_detail::get_default_error_string(boost::regex_constants::error_type)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:1051: undefined reference to `boost::scoped_static_mutex_lock::scoped_static_mutex_lock(boost::static_mutex&amp;, bool)'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:1051: undefined reference to `boost::scoped_static_mutex_lock::~scoped_static_mutex_lock()'
  build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o:c:/Program Files (x86)/boost/boost_1_46_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:1051: undefined reference to `boost::scoped_static_mutex_lock::~scoped_static_mutex_lock()'
  collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
  make[2]: *** [dist/Debug/MinGW-Windows/helloboost.exe] Error 1
  make[1]: *** [.build-conf] Error 2
  make: *** [.build-impl] Error 2
  
  BUILD FAILED (exit value 2, total time: 31s)
  </code></pre>