(C++) 'Hello Boost' using Qt Creator under Lubuntu

 

Hello Boost is an extension of Hello World. Like Hello World, Hello Boost is a simple console application. Hello Boost, however, also requires the Boost library and to link against the Boost.Regex library.

 

• Download the Qt Creator project 'CppHelloBoostQtCreatorLubuntu' (including Makefile and bash script)(zip)

 

Next to the Qt Creator project, there is included:

• Makefile: the makefile created by qmake
• test.sh: a bash script that tests if Boost installed correctly

 

 

 

 

 

Technical facts

 

Operating system(s) or programming environment(s)

• Lubuntu 13.04 (raring)

IDE(s):

• Qt Creator 2.7.0

Project type:

• Console application

C++ standard:

• C++98

Compiler(s):

• G++ 4.7.3

Libraries used:

• Boost: version 1.49
• Qt: version 4.8.4 (32 bit)
• STL: GNU ISO C++ Library, version 4.7.3

 

 

 

 

 

Qt project file: CppHelloBoostQtCreatorLubuntu.pro

 

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QT       += core QT       -= gui CONFIG   += console CONFIG   -= app_bundle TEMPLATE = app SOURCES += main.cpp LIBS += \   -lboost_date_time \   -lboost_filesystem \   -lboost_program_options \   -lboost_regex \   -lboost_signals \   -lboost_system

 

 

 

 

 

main.cpp

 

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#include <iostream> #include <boost/regex.hpp> int main() {   std::string s = "Hello World";   s = boost::regex_replace(s,boost::regex("World"),std::string("Boost"));   std::cout << s << '\n'; }

 

 

 

 

 

test.sh

 

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#!/bin/bash target="CppHelloBoostQtCreatorLubuntu" if [ -e Makefile ] then   cp Makefile Makefile.prev   echo "Makefile copied to Makefile.prev"   rm Makefile   echo "Removed Makefile" fi qmake $target.pro if [ -e Makefile ] then   echo "Makefile created successfully" else   echo "FAIL: qmake CppHelloBoostQtCreatorLubuntu.pro"   exit fi make if [ -e $target ] then   echo "SUCCES" else   echo "FAIL" fi #Cleaning up rm *.o rm Makefile rm $target