Help Please ?

[thesavannahmine]

fatal error: boost/program_options/parsers.hpp: No such file or directory
10 | #include <boost/program_options/parsers.hpp>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [src/CMakeFiles/Common.dir/build.make:104: src/CMakeFiles/Common.dir/Common/CommandLine.cpp.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:479: src/CMakeFiles/Common.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:101: all] Error 2

How do I fix this?

[DariuszO]

Install other version of libboost maybe, but i think you have already completed that problem since 9 may 😜

[TheDataPioneer]

How to Compile a CryptoNote Coin on Windows 10/11

There has been an active issue for over 5 years now when trying to build the source on modern compilers.

Here is how I was able to compile my CryptoNote Coin using Windows 10.
You can also check for any updates to this guide at my blog: https://joshuapaulbarnard.tech.blog/2023/10/04/how-to-compile-a-cryptonote-coin-on-windows-10-11/

I made this guide on Windows 10 in October, 2023.

If you need help compiling on Linux, then you can check my Ubuntu 14/16 guide.

WINDOWS DEPENDENCIES FOR CRYPTONOTE

We are going to build for 64-bit Windows.

Download the Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019 Installer
When it opens up select C++ build tools, it automatically selects the needed parts. Make sure MSVC v141 Build Tools is selected.
Install Boost v1.71.0. Select the appropriate version for your system.
Boost 64-bit

COMPILING CRYPTONOTE ON WINDOWS WITH VS2019

From the start menu, open Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019.
cd <your_cryptonote_directory>
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 .. -DBOOST_ROOT=B:/local/boost_1_71_0
MSBuild CryptoNote.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:PlatformToolset=v141 /m