Trying to add Boost libraries to Cmake.txt (Clion Ide) - boost

Question

I see a lot of questions that are similar to this though not the same.
I'm having an issue getting boost recognized/working in Cmake using Clion I've tried a handful of ways including the incboost template included with Clion, moving on.
Cmake version 3.4
Boost version 1.60.0
find_package(Boost)
if (Boost_FOUND)
include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
endif()
That's the auto generated incboost I mentioned above, This produces no results.
Second attempt is the following
set(Boost_Dir "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\boost_1_60_0\\")
find_package(Boost 1.60.0 COMPONENTS filesystem)
include_directories(${Boost_Dir})
CmakeFiles\Svp.dir/objects.a(main.cpp.obj):
In function`_static_initialization_and_destruction_0':
C:/PROGRA~2/BOOST_~1/boost/system/error_code.hpp:221: undefined reference
to `boost::system::generic_category()'
C:/PROGRA~2/BOOST_~1/boost/system/error_code.hpp:222: undefined
reference to `boost::system::generic_category()'
C:/PROGRA~2/BOOST_~1/boost/system/error_code.hpp:223: undefined
reference to `boost::system::system_category()'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
mingw32-make.exe[3]: *** [Svp.exe] Error 1
CMakeFiles\Svp.dir\build.make:96: recipe for target 'Svp.exe' failed
CMakeFiles\Makefile2:66: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/Svp.dir/all' failed
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/Svp.dir/all] Error 2
CMakeFiles\Makefile2:78: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/Svp.dir/rule' failed
mingw32-make.exe[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Svp.dir/rule] Error 2
Makefile:117: recipe for target 'Svp' failed
mingw32-make.exe: *** [Svp] Error 2
My Third attempt produces this
set(boost "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\boost_1_60_0\\boost\\")
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${boost})
fatal error: boost/filesystem/config.hpp: No such file or directory
# include <boost/filesystem/config.hpp>
^
compilation terminated.
mingw32-make.exe[3]: *** [CMakeFiles/Svp.dir/main.cpp.obj] Error 1
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/Svp.dir/all] Error 2
mingw32-make.exe[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Svp.dir/rule] Error 2
And finally the solutions given here How do you add boost libraries in CMakeLists.txt have not changed my error output.

Answer 1

here's how I use it, in a portable way, in my projects:
if (WIN32)
set(BOOST_ROOT "C:/Program Files (x86)/boost_1_60_0/")
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREAD ON)
include_directories(${BOOST_ROOT})
link_directories(${BOOST_ROOT}/stage/lib) # add this before add_executable()
endif()
# Here call your add_executable method
# add_executable(TARGET_NAME ... )
if(NOT MSVC)
find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS date_time filesystem wserialization system serialization thread regex)
if (Boost_FOUND)
include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
target_link_libraries(TARGET_NAME ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
endif()
endif()
You sometime need to specify the Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS and Boost_USE_MULTITHREAD variables to help find_package find boost.
Also please specify the correct path to boost library with set(BOOST_ROOT, $path). Moreover, specify the boost packages you need in find_package. For instance
find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS date_time filesystem thread regex)
if you only need the date_time filesystem thread regex packages
let me know if it works or not for you.