Add detection of boost.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -61,7 +61,52 @@ ENDIF (\"${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}\" STREQUAL \"\")
 OPTION(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build ${PROJECT_NAME} with shared libraries." ON)
 OPTION(GENERATE_DOC "Generate html documentation" OFF)
 
-OPTION(USE_BOOST "Compile with boost." ON)
+# --- BOOST ---------------------------------------------------
+SET(Boost_THREAD_FOUND 0)
+FIND_PACKAGE(Boost COMPONENTS thread)
+IF(Boost_THREAD_FOUND)
+  #MESSAGE(STATUS "Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY:" ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY})
+  #MESSAGE(STATUS "Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY_RELEASE:" ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
+  #MESSAGE(STATUS "Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY_DEBUG:" ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
+
+  # Look for the type of pattern to find.
+  SET(BOOST_PATTERN_TOFIND "")
+  IF(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MATCHES RELEASE)
+    SET(BOOST_PATTERN_TOFIND optimized)
+  ENDIF(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MATCHES RELEASE)
+  IF(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MATCHES DEBUG)
+    SET(BOOST_PATTERN_TOFIND debug)
+  ENDIF(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MATCHES DEBUG)
+
+  IF(BOOST_PATTERN_TOFIND)
+    SET(BOOST_THREAD_LIST_LENGTH 0)
+    LIST(LENGTH Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY BOOST_THREAD_LIST_LENGTH)
+    # Debug or optimized library.
+    IF(${BOOST_THREAD_LIST_LENGTH} MATCHES 4)
+      LIST(FIND Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY ${BOOST_PATTERN_TOFIND} BTLB_index)
+      LIST(REMOVE_AT Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY ${BTLB_index})
+      LIST(GET Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY ${BTLB_index} BOOST_THREAD_LIB_NAME)
+    # Default strategy
+    ELSE(${BOOST_THREAD_LIST_LENGTH} MATCHES 4)
+      SET(BOOST_THREAD_LIB_NAME ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY})
+    ENDIF(${BOOST_THREAD_LIST_LENGTH} MATCHES 4)
+  # Default strategy
+  ELSE(BOOST_PATTERN_TOFIND)
+    SET(BOOST_THREAD_LIB_NAME  ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY})
+  ENDIF(BOOST_PATTERN_TOFIND)
+
+ELSE(Boost_THREAD_FOUND)
+  MESSAGE("WARNING: Boost thread not found. Trying without the thread library")
+  FIND_PACKAGE(Boost)
+  IF(NOT Boost_FOUND)
+	MESSAGE(SEND_ERROR "!! ERROR: Boost not found.")
+  ENDIF(NOT Boost_FOUND)
+ENDIF(Boost_THREAD_FOUND)
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Boost thread lib name: ${BOOST_THREAD_LIB_NAME} ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}")
+
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+LINK_DIRECTORIES(${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+
 
 #
 # Look for dependencies