How to add Boost library to an Unreal Engine 4 project (visual studio 2013)

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@falola;120999

I’m having trouble adding the boost library to my project. i tried following the boost instructions but it seem that the unreal engine project doesn’t have the settings that the boost instructions say to use. I’m trying to use the header only method but i also built all the static libraries.

I think you can simply drop boost into your game project directory (preferably in a sub-directory called boost) and you should be able to start using it after that.

May I ask what exactly you intend to use from boost, UE4 may already provide the facilities you’re looking for.

@falola;120999

I added the path to the config properties -> VC++ directories include path and library path but when I include a file in a header I get an error saying it can’t find the source file even though intellisense saw the boost library files.

You can’t modify the project file directly; after adding new code, you must regenerate your game project file. (Right click on the uproject and Generate Project Files.

https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Programming/UnrealBuildSystem/ProjectFileGenerator/index.html