Qt and Boost (installed through Homebrew) result in Qt compile errors

[A Former User]

I am in the exact situation described in this question (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23134937/qt-creator-on-mac-and-boost-libraries) but the accepted answer is not working for me. I've searched around and tried all the suggestions I've found but I still end up with errors

Environment:

• OSX 10.9.5
• Qt 5.5.1 - Qt Creator 3.5.1 - installed using the Qt
  installer
• Boost 1.59.0 – installed through Homebrew
• Am able to compile and run Qt apps

After creating a new Qt test application, when I add the Boost information to the .pro file (shown below) as described in the question linked above, I end up with very confusing compile errors within the Qt classes. I don't get it. Does anyone understand the conflict and know how to resolve this – I've been at it for hours now.

QT   += core gui

greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

TARGET = audiowaveform_test
TEMPLATE = app
SOURCES += main.cpp\
        mainwindow.cpp

HEADERS  += mainwindow.h
FORMS    += mainwindow.ui

macx {
    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11

    _BOOST_PATH = /usr/local/Cellar/boost/1.59.0
    INCLUDEPATH += "$${_BOOST_PATH}/include/"
    LIBS += -L$${_BOOST_PATH}/lib
    ## Use only one of these:
    LIBS += -lboost_chrono-mt -lboost_system # using dynamic lib (not sure if you need that "-mt" at the end or not)
    #LIBS += $${_BOOST_PATH}/lib/libboost_chrono-mt.a # using static lib
}

[SGaist]

Hi,

Use CONFIG += c++11 to activate C++11 properly, there's the standard you want to use as well as linking to the correct library.

[A Former User]

@SGaist

heh – I must be receiving your comments telepathically – I just "discovered" that a few minutes before seeing your comment.

thanks!