Re: [Boost-users] [Boost.Python/Bjam] How to wrap a binary only dll ?

From: michael_gruner_at_[hidden]
Date: 2006-07-27 08:07:50

Hello,
> >
> >I'm new to boost and did sucessfully complete the installation of boost and
> the boost.python hello world example. However, I'm wondering how to wrap a
> shared library I get as a binary and a header file to access it. Can anyone
> point me to any documentation about this?
> >
> >little example:
> >
> >I own a library "mylib.dll" and a header file "mylib.h" without any source
> code for my platform. Now I'd like to build a python wrapper to access this
> mylib.dll. I already wrote a "mywrapper.cpp" that includes the mylib.h file.
> But however bjam tries to build a mylib.pyd instead of using just the dll.
> >
> >can anyone help me with this?
> >
> >thank you
> >
> >Michael
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> 
> I'm not sure if this will help but I had a similar problem.
> 
> in the jamfile I had to add a reference to my external library
> 
> here is what it looks like...
> 
> extension journal_ext           # Declare a Python extension called 
> journal_ext
> :   src/journal_ext.cpp
> 
>     # requirements and dependencies for Boost.Python extensions
>        <template>@boost/libs/python/build/extension
> :   <library-file>/a_path/libboost_log-gcc-1_33_1.so          
> ############################## THIS LINE HERE
>     ;
> 

Thank you for your advice, that helped much...I got it running now.

Kind regards,
Michael