Re: [Boost-build] Link troubles.

From: Michael Marcin (mike_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-17 10:22:04

Juergen Hunold wrote:
> 
> That's the ms-linker being helpfull. You build a dll but don't export 
> any symbols, so it does not create a .lib file. Look at the zlib 
> sources for the export MACRO (usually something like "ZLIB_EXPORT" or 
> similar) and add it as <define>.
> Or build a static library...
> 

Doh, thanks.

I found that ZLIB_DLL needs to be defined such that the project becomes.

lib zlib
     :
     [ glob ../../sdk/zlib/*.c ]
     :
     <link>shared:<define>ZLIB_DLL
     :
     :
     <include>../../sdk/zlib
     ;

There is a similar issue with libpng but there appears to be a bug in 
their config file in the current version which prevents vc8 from 
defining their dll export correctly.  Now I just have to remember my SF 
login so I can post a bug report to them :)

- Michael Marcin