diff --git a/cryptoTools/CMakeLists.txt b/cryptoTools/CMakeLists.txt
index 02ff780..d81bec0 100644
--- a/cryptoTools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cryptoTools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if(NOT MIRACL_LIB)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to find miracl at " ${Miracl_Lib_Dirs})
 endif()
 
-
+set(Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS        ON)
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS        ON) # only find static libs
 set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED      ON)
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME     ON)
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ find_package(Boost  COMPONENTS system thread)
 
 if(Boost_FOUND)
   include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}) 
-  #message( "Found Boost at ${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
+  message( "Found Boost library at ${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
+  message( "Found Boost library at ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+  message( "Found Boost include at ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  message( "Found Boost system library at ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}")
+  message( "Found Boost thread library at ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}")
 else()
-   message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to find boost at " ${Boost_Lib_Dirs} " Need system thread")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to find boost at " ${Boost_Lib_Dirs} " Need system thread")
 endif()
 
 
diff --git a/cryptoTools/Crypto/PRNG.h b/cryptoTools/Crypto/PRNG.h
index d43c884..e56f20d 100644
--- a/cryptoTools/Crypto/PRNG.h
+++ b/cryptoTools/Crypto/PRNG.h
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ namespace osuCrypto
 
 
         typedef u32 result_type;
-        static result_type min() { return 0; }
-        static result_type max() { return (result_type)-1; }
+        static constexpr result_type min() { return 0; }
+        static constexpr result_type max() { return (result_type)-1; }
         result_type operator()() {
             return get<result_type>();
         }
diff --git a/frontend/CLP.h b/frontend/CLP.h
index 5d6260b..8deb1d8 100644
--- a/frontend/CLP.h
+++ b/frontend/CLP.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <list>
 #include <vector>
+#include <string>
 
 class CommandLineParserError : public std::exception
 {
diff --git a/frontend/CMakeLists.txt b/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
index 135638d..7299db4 100644
--- a/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ add_executable(frontend.exe ${SRC_FRONTEND})
 #target_link_libraries(frontend.exe libPSI_Tests)
 target_link_libraries(frontend.exe libOPRF)
 target_link_libraries(frontend.exe libOTe)
-target_link_libraries(frontend.exe libPaXoS)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(frontend.exe libPaXoS)
+set(Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS ON)
+find_package(Boost  COMPONENTS system thread)
+message("frontend is using boost at: ${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
+include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
\ No newline at end of file
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