Re: [boost] Re: Branch for release?

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-27 20:54:16

Rene Rivera wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
> 
>> Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>
>>
>>> Bronek Kozicki wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:32:54 -0600, Rene Rivera wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I'm at MinGW 3.1.0-1, which is GCC 3.2.3.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> current version of GCC in MINGW is 3.3.1, but you have to install it
>>>> separately.
>>>
>>>
>>> I know... I intentionally don't upgrade to test what many users are
>>> likely to do. Which is just install the bare MinGW. But if upgrading
>>> solves the problem we'll have to tell users Boost.Python _requires_
>>> that specific version.
>>
>>
>>
>> More likely we'll just tell them it doesn't work with 3.2.3
>> It certainly works with a bare 3.2
> 
> 
> Seems kinda cruel to require a version which is no longer available for 
> download ;-\
> 
> By the way I've tried many other things in getting it work with no luck. 
> Neither the available versions of MinGW, nor the available versions of 
> Python work for. I only have one more thing to try... wish me luck ;-)

OK, success!!! The problem seems to be that DLL import libraries not generated 
by MinGW are incompatible with the linking MinGW does for imported DLL 
symbols. The fix is to link directly to the DLL.

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