cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15) project(example_boost) set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11) set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON) find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem) add_executable(foo foo.cpp) target_link_libraries(foo PRIVATE Boost::disable_autolinking Boost::filesystem) install(TARGETS foo RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)