How to fix CMake error Could not find a package configuration file provided by “boost_filesystem”

CMake Error at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Boost-1.71.0/BoostConfig.cmake:117 (find_package):
  Could not find a package configuration file provided by "boost_filesystem"
  (requested version 1.71.0) with any of the following names:
    boost_filesystemConfig.cmake
    boost_filesystem-config.cmake
  Add the installation prefix of "boost_filesystem" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or
  set "boost_filesystem_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above
  files.  If "boost_filesystem" provides a separate development package or
  SDK, be sure it has been installed.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Boost-1.71.0/BoostConfig.cmake:182 (boost_find_component)
  /usr/share/cmake-3.16/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:443 (find_package)
  CMakeLists.txt:58 (find_package)

Solution:

The error message is trying to tell you that you don’t have the boost filesystem library installed (or CMake can’t find it).

On Ubuntu, for example, install it using

fix-cmake-error-could-not-find-a-package-configuration-file-provided-by-boost_filesystem.sh📋 Copy to clipboard⇓ Download

sudo apt -y install libboost-filesystem-dev 

 

the same with "boost_iostreams"