Re: [boost] [Test] and [bjam] questions re DLLS

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-24 13:58:42

"Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]> writes:

> make sure that the test_dll is placed in the same target directory as 
> test_main - which I don't know how to make bjam do.
>
> Is there any information on how to go about building and testing DLLS/Shared 
> Libraries?

It should "just work." I do this kind of thing with Boost.Python all
the time.  Just make your test depend on the library; Boost.Build will
automatically make sure the DLL/.so ends up in the
PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or some other variable on other *nixes).

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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