title: Cmake not detecting boost-python when installing ROS
body: <p>I have been trying to install ROS on my Mac and have gotten around the errors with different libraries depending on different versions of boost.</p>
  
  <p>However, it seems that one library is not even detecting boost-python.</p>
  
  <p>Here is the error I get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:2048 (message):
    Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.
  
    Boost version: 1.67.0
  
    Boost include path: /usr/local/include
  
    Could not find the following static Boost libraries:
  
            boost_python
  
    Some (but not all) of the required Boost libraries were found.  You may
    need to install these additional Boost libraries.  Alternatively, set
    BOOST_LIBRARYDIR to the directory containing Boost libraries or BOOST_ROOT
    to the location of Boost.
  Call Stack (most recent call first):
    CMakeLists.txt:8 (find_package)
  
  
  -- skipping nosetests(parser.py) in project 'camera_calibration_parsers'
  -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
  See also "/Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/build_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
  &lt;== Failed to process package 'camera_calibration_parsers': 
    Command '['/Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/install_isolated/env.sh', 'cmake', '/Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/src/image_common/camera_calibration_parsers', '-DCATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX=/Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/devel_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers', '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/install_isolated', '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release', '-DCMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK=LAST', '-DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON', '-G', 'Unix Makefiles']' returned non-zero exit status 1
  
  Reproduce this error by running:
  ==&gt; cd /Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/build_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers &amp;&amp; /Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/install_isolated/env.sh cmake /Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/src/image_common/camera_calibration_parsers -DCATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX=/Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/devel_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/install_isolated -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK=LAST -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON -G 'Unix Makefiles'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This is what happens when I run it with -DBoost_DEBUG=ON</p>
  
  <pre><code>==&gt; Processing catkin package: 'camera_calibration_parsers'
  ==&gt; Building with env: '/Users/nik312123/ros_catkin_ws/install_isolated/env.sh'
  ==&gt; cmake /Users/nik312123/ros_catkin_ws/src/image_common/camera_calibration_parsers -DCATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX=/Users/nik312123/ros_catkin_ws/devel_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/nik312123/ros_catkin_ws/install_isolated -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK=LAST -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON -DBoost_DEBUG=ON -G Unix Makefiles in '/Users/nik312123/ros_catkin_ws/build_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers'
  -- Using CATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX: /Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/devel_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers
  -- Using CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: /Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/install_isolated;/usr/local/Cellar/qt/5.11.2/
  -- This workspace overlays: /Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/install_isolated
  -- Using PYTHON_EXECUTABLE: /usr/local/bin/python
  -- Using default Python package layout
  -- Using empy: /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/em.pyc
  -- Using CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING: ON
  -- Call enable_testing()
  -- Using CATKIN_TEST_RESULTS_DIR: /Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/build_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers/test_results
  -- Found gtest: gtests will be built
  -- nosetests not found, Python tests can not be run (try installing package 'python-nose')
  -- catkin 0.7.14
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1125 ] _boost_TEST_VERSIONS = 1.68.0;1.68;1.67.0;1.67;1.66.0;1.66;1.65.1;1.65.0;1.65;1.64.0;1.64;1.63.0;1.63;1.62.0;1.62;1.61.0;1.61;1.60.0;1.60;1.59.0;1.59;1.58.0;1.58;1.57.0;1.57;1.56.0;1.56;1.55.0;1.55;1.54.0;1.54;1.53.0;1.53;1.52.0;1.52;1.51.0;1.51;1.50.0;1.50;1.49.0;1.49;1.48.0;1.48;1.47.0;1.47;1.46.1;1.46.0;1.46;1.45.0;1.45;1.44.0;1.44;1.43.0;1.43;1.42.0;1.42;1.41.0;1.41;1.40.0;1.40;1.39.0;1.39;1.38.0;1.38;1.37.0;1.37;1.36.1;1.36.0;1.36;1.35.1;1.35.0;1.35;1.34.1;1.34.0;1.34;1.33.1;1.33.0;1.33
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1127 ] Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED = TRUE
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1129 ] Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS = ON
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1131 ] Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME = 
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1133 ] Boost_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS = 
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1135 ] Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS = 
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1203 ] Declared as CMake or Environmental Variables:
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1205 ]   BOOST_ROOT = 
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1207 ]   BOOST_INCLUDEDIR = 
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1209 ]   BOOST_LIBRARYDIR = 
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1211 ] _boost_TEST_VERSIONS = 1.68.0;1.68;1.67.0;1.67;1.66.0;1.66;1.65.1;1.65.0;1.65;1.64.0;1.64;1.63.0;1.63;1.62.0;1.62;1.61.0;1.61;1.60.0;1.60;1.59.0;1.59;1.58.0;1.58;1.57.0;1.57;1.56.0;1.56;1.55.0;1.55;1.54.0;1.54;1.53.0;1.53;1.52.0;1.52;1.51.0;1.51;1.50.0;1.50;1.49.0;1.49;1.48.0;1.48;1.47.0;1.47;1.46.1;1.46.0;1.46;1.45.0;1.45;1.44.0;1.44;1.43.0;1.43;1.42.0;1.42;1.41.0;1.41;1.40.0;1.40;1.39.0;1.39;1.38.0;1.38;1.37.0;1.37;1.36.1;1.36.0;1.36;1.35.1;1.35.0;1.35;1.34.1;1.34.0;1.34;1.33.1;1.33.0;1.33
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1310 ] location of version.hpp: /usr/local/include/boost/version.hpp
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1334 ] version.hpp reveals boost 1.67.0
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1420 ] guessed _boost_COMPILER = 
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1430 ] _boost_MULTITHREADED = -mt
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1506 ] _boost_RELEASE_ABI_TAG = -
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1508 ] _boost_DEBUG_ABI_TAG = -d
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1571 ] _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /usr/local/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG   = /usr/local/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1760 ] Searching for FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_filesystem-mt-1_67;boost_filesystem-mt;boost_filesystem
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:400 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /usr/local/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /usr/local/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1813 ] Searching for FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_filesystem-mt-d-1_67;boost_filesystem-mt-d;boost_filesystem-mt;boost_filesystem
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:400 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /usr/local/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /usr/local/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1760 ] Searching for PYTHON_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_python-mt-1_67;boost_python-mt;boost_python
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:400 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /usr/local/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /usr/local/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1813 ] Searching for PYTHON_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_python-mt-d-1_67;boost_python-mt-d;boost_python-mt;boost_python
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:400 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /usr/local/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /usr/local/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1760 ] Searching for SYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE: boost_system-mt-1_67;boost_system-mt;boost_system
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:400 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE = /usr/local/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_RELEASE = /usr/local/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1813 ] Searching for SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG: boost_system-mt-d-1_67;boost_system-mt-d;boost_system-mt;boost_system
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:400 ]  Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG = /usr/local/lib _boost_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DIRS_DEBUG = /usr/local/lib;NO_DEFAULT_PATH;NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
  -- [ /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1887 ] Boost_FOUND = 1
  CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake-3.12/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:2048 (message):
    Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.
  
    Boost version: 1.67.0
  
    Boost include path: /usr/local/include
  
    Could not find the following static Boost libraries:
  
            boost_python
  
    Some (but not all) of the required Boost libraries were found.  You may
    need to install these additional Boost libraries.  Alternatively, set
    BOOST_LIBRARYDIR to the directory containing Boost libraries or BOOST_ROOT
    to the location of Boost.
  Call Stack (most recent call first):
    CMakeLists.txt:8 (find_package)
  
  
  -- skipping nosetests(parser.py) in project 'camera_calibration_parsers'
  -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
  See also "/Users/redacted/ros_catkin_ws/build_isolated/camera_calibration_parsers/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried options such as using -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON and exporting several paths like below:</p>
  
  <pre><code>export INCLUDE="/usr/local/include/boost:$INCLUDE"
  export LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH"
  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also have the CMakeOutput.log as mentioned at the end of the -DBoost_DEBUG=ON code block. It is very long, so <a href="https://pastebin.com/0FDge4wV" rel="nofollow noreferrer">I made a pastebin for it here.</a></p>