[ARROW-16993] [C++] cmake: `cannot create imported target "Boost::headers"`

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 9.0.1, 10.0.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/32307
• Assignee: Kouhei Sutou
• Reporter: Jefferson Carpenter
• Created: 06/Jul/22 18:05
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 11:47
• Resolved: 16/Aug/22 23:53

Description

Hi,

I just tried to build arrow/cpp using cmake, and on the master branch I get the error

 

arrow-build $ cmake -DARROW_PARQUET=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG ../arrow/cpp/
...
CMake Error at cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake:873 (add_library):
  add_library cannot create imported target "Boost::headers" because another
  target with the same name already exists.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake:139 (build_boost)
  cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake:236 (build_dependency)
  cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake:1014 (resolve_dependency)
  CMakeLists.txt:552 (include) 
...
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "/app/arrow-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "/app/arrow-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".

and CMake exits with status 1.  The project configures successfully on the apache-arrow-8.0.0 tag.  Running a git bisect, the defect was introduced in the commit:

d653b71d79fc381c43f59d3095cc1c9fb0c1cf7c
ARROW-16168: [C++][CMake] Use target to add include paths

I have attached CMakeOutput.log and CMakeError.log.

Thanks!

Issue Links

• is caused by: ARROW-16947 [C++] Remove boost dependency with thrift
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #13845
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #13846