Using boost 1.87 on windows runners in github actions.

Author: arobenko

.github/workflows/actions_build.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ env:
   COMMS_TAG: develop
   COMMSDSL_TAG: develop
   CC_TOOLS_QT_TAG: develop
+  WIN_BOOST_VERSION: "1.87.0"
+  WIN_BOOST_DIR: "C:/local/boost_1_87_0"
 
 jobs:
   build_gcc_old_ubuntu_20_04:
@@ -558,7 +560,8 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.arch == 'x64'
       shell: cmd
       run: |
-        choco install boost-msvc-14.2 --version=1.85.0          
+        choco install boost-msvc-14.2 --version=${{env.WIN_BOOST_VERSION}}      
+        echo BOOST_DIR=${{env.WIN_BOOST_DIR}}/lib64-msvc-14.2/cmake >>%GITHUB_ENV%        
 
     - name: Prepare externals
       shell: cmd
@@ -583,8 +586,8 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
       run: |
         cmake %GITHUB_WORKSPACE% -A ${{matrix.arch}} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.type}} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ^
-          -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${{runner.workspace}}/build/install;${{env.QTDIR}}" ^
-          -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0167=OLD -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON ^
+          -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${{runner.workspace}}/build/install;${{env.QTDIR}};${{env.BOOST_DIR}}" ^
+          -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0167=NEW ^
           -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{matrix.cpp}} -DDEMO3_TOOLS_QT_VER=${{matrix.qt_ver}} ^
           -DDEMO3_GEN_PROTOCOL=ON -DDEMO3_GEN_TEST=ON -DDEMO3_GEN_TOOLS=ON -DDEMO3_BUILD_TOOLS=${{env.BUILD_TOOLS}} ^
           -DDEMO3_BUILD_EXAMPLES=${{env.HAS_BOOST}}
@@ -618,7 +621,8 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.arch == 'x64'
       shell: cmd
       run: |
-        choco install boost-msvc-14.3 --version=1.85.0
+        choco install boost-msvc-14.3 --version=${{env.WIN_BOOST_VERSION}}      
+        echo BOOST_DIR=${{env.WIN_BOOST_DIR}}/lib64-msvc-14.3/cmake >>%GITHUB_ENV%
 
     - name: Prepare externals
       shell: cmd
@@ -641,8 +645,8 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
       run: |
         cmake %GITHUB_WORKSPACE% -A ${{matrix.arch}} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.type}} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ^
-          -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${{runner.workspace}}/build/install" ^
-          -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0167=OLD -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON ^
+          -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${{runner.workspace}}/build/install;${{env.BOOST_DIR}}" ^
+          -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0167=NEW ^
           -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{matrix.cpp}} -DDEMO3_TOOLS_QT_VER=${{matrix.qt_ver}} ^
           -DDEMO3_GEN_PROTOCOL=ON -DDEMO3_GEN_TEST=ON -DDEMO3_BUILD_EXAMPLES=${{env.HAS_BOOST}}
       env:

examples/client/Client.cpp

@@ -48,17 +48,20 @@ Client::Client(
 bool Client::start()
 {
     boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver resolver(m_io);
-    auto query = boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query(m_server, std::to_string(m_port));
-
     boost::system::error_code ec;
-    auto iter = resolver.resolve(query, ec);
+    auto resolveResult = resolver.resolve(m_server, std::to_string(m_port), ec);
     if (ec) {
         std::cerr << "ERROR: Failed to resolve \"" << m_server << ':' << m_port << "\" " <<
             "with error: " << ec.message() << std::endl; 
         return false;
     }
 
-    auto endpoint = iter->endpoint();
+    if (resolveResult.empty()) {
+        std::cerr << "ERROR: No resolution result" << std::endl; 
+        return false;        
+    }    
+
+    auto endpoint = resolveResult.begin()->endpoint();
     m_socket.connect(endpoint, ec);
     if (ec) {
         std::cerr << "ERROR: Failed to connect to \"" << endpoint << "\" " <<

examples/server/Server.cpp

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ bool Server::start()
         return false;
     }
 
-    m_acceptor.listen(Socket::max_connections, ec);
+    m_acceptor.listen(Socket::max_listen_connections, ec);
     if (ec) {
         std::cerr << "Failed to listen on port " << m_port << " with error: " << ec.message() << std::endl;
         return false;