title: Linker Error with Boost Serialization
body: <p>I am using the following code in VS2010 - 64 bit and My boost libraries are also 64 bit
  I keep getting these linker errors although I have added the Boost Libraries in the linker setting and I have also included additional headers. Any suggestions on how I could resolve this issue ?</p>
  
  <pre><code>#include &lt;boost/archive/text_oarchive.hpp&gt; 
  #include &lt;boost/archive/text_iarchive.hpp&gt; 
  #include &lt;iostream&gt; 
  #include &lt;sstream&gt; 
  std::stringstream ss; 
  
  //--------------------------------------
  class person 
  { 
  public: 
      person() 
      { 
      } 
  
      person(int age) 
          : age_(age) 
      { 
      } 
  
      int age() const 
      { 
          return age_; 
      } 
  
  private: 
  
      friend class boost::serialization::access; 
  
      template &lt;typename Archive&gt; 
      void serialize(Archive &amp;ar, const unsigned int version) 
      { 
          ar &amp; age_; 
      } 
  
      int age_; 
  }; 
  //---------------------------------------
  int main(int argc, char** argv) 
  {
  
      boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ss); 
      person p(31); 
      oa &lt;&lt; p;
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>These are the linker errors</p>
  
  <pre><code>Error   12  error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "private: virtual char const * __cdecl boost::serialization::typeid_system::extended_type_info_typeid_0::get_debug_info(void)const " (?get_debug_info@extended_type_info_typeid_0@typeid_system@serialization@boost@@EEBAPEBDXZ)  D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   22  error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl boost::archive::archive_exception::archive_exception(class boost::archive::archive_exception const &amp;)" (??0archive_exception@archive@boost@@QEAA@AEBV012@@Z) D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   11  error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: virtual bool __cdecl boost::serialization::typeid_system::extended_type_info_typeid_0::is_equal(class boost::serialization::extended_type_info const &amp;)const " (?is_equal@extended_type_info_typeid_0@typeid_system@serialization@boost@@UEBA_NAEBVextended_type_info@34@@Z) D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   10  error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: virtual bool __cdecl boost::serialization::typeid_system::extended_type_info_typeid_0::is_less_than(class boost::serialization::extended_type_info const &amp;)const " (?is_less_than@extended_type_info_typeid_0@typeid_system@serialization@boost@@UEBA_NAEBVextended_type_info@34@@Z) D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   21  error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: void __cdecl boost::archive::archive_exception::`vbase destructor'(void)" (??_Darchive_exception@archive@boost@@QEAAXXZ) D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   2   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: __cdecl boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive&lt;class std::basic_ostream&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt; &gt;::~basic_text_oprimitive&lt;class std::basic_ostream&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt; &gt;(void)" (__imp_??1?$basic_text_oprimitive@V?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@@archive@boost@@IEAA@XZ) referenced in function "protected: __cdecl boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;::~text_oarchive_impl&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;(void)" (??1?$text_oarchive_impl@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@@archive@boost@@IEAA@XZ)   D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   3   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: __cdecl boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::~basic_oarchive(void)" (__imp_??1basic_oarchive@detail@archive@boost@@IEAA@XZ) referenced in function "public: __cdecl boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;::~common_oarchive&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;(void)" (??1?$common_oarchive@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@@detail@archive@boost@@QEAA@XZ)   D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   9   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: __cdecl boost::archive::detail::basic_oserializer::~basic_oserializer(void)" (__imp_??1basic_oserializer@detail@archive@boost@@IEAA@XZ) referenced in function "public: virtual __cdecl boost::archive::detail::oserializer&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive,class person&gt;::~oserializer&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive,class person&gt;(void)" (??1?$oserializer@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@Vperson@@@detail@archive@boost@@UEAA@XZ)   D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   8   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: __cdecl boost::archive::detail::basic_oserializer::basic_oserializer(class boost::serialization::extended_type_info const &amp;)" (__imp_??0basic_oserializer@detail@archive@boost@@IEAA@AEBVextended_type_info@serialization@3@@Z) referenced in function "public: __cdecl boost::archive::detail::oserializer&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive,class person&gt;::oserializer&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive,class person&gt;(void)" (??0?$oserializer@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@Vperson@@@detail@archive@boost@@QEAA@XZ)    D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   1   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: __cdecl boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;::text_oarchive_impl&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;(class std::basic_ostream&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt; &amp;,unsigned int)" (__imp_??0?$text_oarchive_impl@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@@archive@boost@@IEAA@AEAV?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@I@Z) referenced in function "public: __cdecl boost::archive::text_oarchive::text_oarchive(class std::basic_ostream&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt; &amp;,unsigned int)" (??0text_oarchive@archive@boost@@QEAA@AEAV?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@I@Z) D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   13  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: __cdecl boost::serialization::typeid_system::extended_type_info_typeid_0::~extended_type_info_typeid_0(void)" (__imp_??1extended_type_info_typeid_0@typeid_system@serialization@boost@@IEAA@XZ) referenced in function "int `public: __cdecl boost::serialization::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;(void)'::`1'::dtor$0" (?dtor$0@?0???0?$extended_type_info_typeid@Vperson@@@serialization@boost@@QEAA@XZ@4HA) D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   16  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: __cdecl boost::serialization::typeid_system::extended_type_info_typeid_0::extended_type_info_typeid_0(char const *)" (__imp_??0extended_type_info_typeid_0@typeid_system@serialization@boost@@IEAA@PEBD@Z) referenced in function "public: __cdecl boost::serialization::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;(void)" (??0?$extended_type_info_typeid@Vperson@@@serialization@boost@@QEAA@XZ)    D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   6   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: void __cdecl boost::archive::basic_text_oarchive&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;::newtoken(void)" (__imp_?newtoken@?$basic_text_oarchive@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@@archive@boost@@IEAAXXZ) referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;::save&lt;class boost::archive::object_id_type&gt;(class boost::archive::object_id_type const &amp;)" (??$save@Vobject_id_type@archive@boost@@@?$text_oarchive_impl@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@@archive@boost@@IEAAXAEBVobject_id_type@12@@Z)  D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   19  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: void __cdecl boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;::save(class std::basic_string&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt;,class std::allocator&lt;char&gt; &gt; const &amp;)" (__imp_?save@?$text_oarchive_impl@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@@archive@boost@@IEAAXAEBV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z) referenced in function "public: static void __cdecl boost::archive::save_access::save_primitive&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive,class std::basic_string&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt;,class std::allocator&lt;char&gt; &gt; &gt;(class boost::archive::text_oarchive &amp;,class std::basic_string&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt;,class std::allocator&lt;char&gt; &gt; const &amp;)" (??$save_primitive@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@V?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@save_access@archive@boost@@SAXAEAVtext_oarchive@12@AEBV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z)    D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   14  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: void __cdecl boost::serialization::extended_type_info::key_register(void)const " (__imp_?key_register@extended_type_info@serialization@boost@@IEBAXXZ) referenced in function "public: __cdecl boost::serialization::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;(void)" (??0?$extended_type_info_typeid@Vperson@@@serialization@boost@@QEAA@XZ)    D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   24  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: void __cdecl boost::serialization::extended_type_info::key_unregister(void)const " (__imp_?key_unregister@extended_type_info@serialization@boost@@IEBAXXZ) referenced in function "public: __cdecl boost::serialization::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;::~extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;(void)" (??1?$extended_type_info_typeid@Vperson@@@serialization@boost@@QEAA@XZ)   D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   15  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: void __cdecl boost::serialization::typeid_system::extended_type_info_typeid_0::type_register(class type_info const &amp;)" (__imp_?type_register@extended_type_info_typeid_0@typeid_system@serialization@boost@@IEAAXAEBVtype_info@@@Z) referenced in function "public: __cdecl boost::serialization::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;(void)" (??0?$extended_type_info_typeid@Vperson@@@serialization@boost@@QEAA@XZ)   D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   23  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) protected: void __cdecl boost::serialization::typeid_system::extended_type_info_typeid_0::type_unregister(void)" (__imp_?type_unregister@extended_type_info_typeid_0@typeid_system@serialization@boost@@IEAAXXZ) referenced in function "public: __cdecl boost::serialization::extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;::~extended_type_info_typeid&lt;class person&gt;(void)" (??1?$extended_type_info_typeid@Vperson@@@serialization@boost@@QEAA@XZ)    D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   20  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __cdecl boost::archive::archive_exception::archive_exception(class boost::archive::archive_exception const &amp;)" (__imp_??0archive_exception@archive@boost@@QEAA@AEBV012@@Z) referenced in function "void __cdecl boost::serialization::throw_exception&lt;class boost::archive::archive_exception&gt;(class boost::archive::archive_exception const &amp;)" (??$throw_exception@Varchive_exception@archive@boost@@@serialization@boost@@YAXAEBVarchive_exception@archive@1@@Z)    D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   18  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __cdecl boost::archive::archive_exception::archive_exception(enum boost::archive::archive_exception::_exception_code,char const *,char const *)" (__imp_??0archive_exception@archive@boost@@QEAA@W4_exception_code@012@PEBD1@Z) referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive&lt;classstd::basic_ostream&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt; &gt;::save&lt;class boost::archive::object_id_type&gt;(class boost::archive::object_id_type const &amp;)" (??$save@Vobject_id_type@archive@boost@@@?$basic_text_oprimitive@V?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@@archive@boost@@IEAAXAEBVobject_id_type@12@@Z)  D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   7   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: bool __cdecl boost::archive::detail::basic_oserializer::serialized_as_pointer(void)const " (__imp_?serialized_as_pointer@basic_oserializer@detail@archive@boost@@QEBA_NXZ) referenced in function "public: virtual bool __cdecl boost::archive::detail::oserializer&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive,class person&gt;::tracking(unsigned int)const " (?tracking@?$oserializer@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@Vperson@@@detail@archive@boost@@UEBA_NI@Z) D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   17  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: void __cdecl boost::archive::archive_exception::`vbase destructor'(void)" (__imp_??_Darchive_exception@archive@boost@@QEAAXXZ) referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl boost::archive::basic_text_oprimitive&lt;class std::basic_ostream&lt;char,struct std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt; &gt;::save&lt;class boost::archive::object_id_type&gt;(class boost::archive::object_id_type const &amp;)" (??$save@Vobject_id_type@archive@boost@@@?$basic_text_oprimitive@V?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@@archive@boost@@IEAAXAEBVobject_id_type@12@@Z)  D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   4   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: void __cdecl boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::end_preamble(void)" (__imp_?end_preamble@basic_oarchive@detail@archive@boost@@QEAAXXZ) referenced in function "public: static void __cdecl boost::archive::save_access::save_primitive&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive,class boost::archive::object_id_type&gt;(classboost::archive::text_oarchive &amp;,class boost::archive::object_id_type const &amp;)" (??$save_primitive@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@Vobject_id_type@23@@save_access@archive@boost@@SAXAEAVtext_oarchive@12@AEBVobject_id_type@12@@Z)    D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
  Error   5   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: void __cdecl boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive::save_object(void const *,class boost::archive::detail::basic_oserializer const &amp;)" (__imp_?save_object@basic_oarchive@detail@archive@boost@@QEAAXPEBXAEBVbasic_oserializer@234@@Z) referenced in function "public: static void __cdecl boost::archive::detail::save_non_pointer_type&lt;class boost::archive::text_oarchive&gt;::save_standard::invoke&lt;class person&gt;(class boost::archive::text_oarchive &amp;,class person const &amp;)" (??$invoke@Vperson@@@save_standard@?$save_non_pointer_type@Vtext_oarchive@archive@boost@@@detail@archive@boost@@SAXAEAVtext_oarchive@34@AEBVperson@@@Z)   D:\Tproj-0.18\TestProject\QTR\QTR\main.obj  QTR
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