[question] There is no algorithm for boost package

There is no algorithm for boost package https://github.com/conan-io/conan-center-index/blob/master/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py#L23-L53.

Should we add it?

[madebr]

I tried the following:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17)
project(test)
find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS algorithm)

Running cmake on this script gives the following:

-- The C compiler identification is GNU 9.3.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 9.3.1
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/lib64/ccache/cc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/lib64/ccache/cc - works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/lib64/ccache/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/lib64/ccache/c++ - works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
CMake Warning at /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:2003 (message):
  No header defined for algorithm; skipping header check (note: header-only
  libraries have no designated component)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)


CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:164 (message):
  Could NOT find Boost (missing: algorithm) (found version "1.69.0")
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:445 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
  /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:2162 (find_package_handle_standard_args)
  CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "/tmp/a/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".

If you want the Boost.algorithm headers, then you need to do:

find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
...
target_link_libraries(your_library PRIVATE Boost::headers)

See the cmake error message:

  No header defined for algorithm; skipping header check (note: header-only
  libraries have no designated component)

[CAMOBAP]

@madebr you are right, I’m closing this one