Include files

[zbREy60M]

Hello, I'm using Visual c++ 2008.

I keep having a problem trying to load custom header files. I just need a good normal random number generator, but all of the header files I attempt to load fail.

In this case I created a custom header file called "BoostRandom.h" and copied all of the contents into it. I then did #include "BoostRandom.h" in my program.
Upon attempting to compile the program I got this error:

fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'boost/config/no_tr1/cmath.hpp': No such file or directory

I even went into tools>options>vc++ directories>headers and then added the folder that the header file was in.

What do?

[Athar]

In this case I created a custom header file called "BoostRandom.h" and copied all of the contents into it.

The contents of what?

I even went into tools>options>vc++ directories>headers and then added the folder that the header file was in.

You're supposed to add the folder the boost directory is in.

[zbREy60M]

The code of the header file that I copied from here: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_32_0/boost/random/uniform_int.hpp

What do you mean by adding the folder with the "boost directory". What is that? Sorry for seeming stupid, I'm teaching this myself and there really isn't a lot of free information out there that goes through this type of stuff.

[Moschops]

That's the wrong way to do it. You're supposed to download the boost libraries from here

http://www.boost.org/users/download/

and then follow the instructions here

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_46_1/more/getting_started/windows.html