Re: [Boost-build] Problem including .dll

From: Alex Hartog (dobbelsteen56_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-09 07:17:17

Jurko Gospodnetić <jurko.gospodnetic <at> docte.hr> writes:

> 
>    Hi Alex.
> 
> > This works correctly when compiled in VC.
> > If I run bjam it still works correctly, but when running the python 
program, 
> > it does not work. It says:
> > "ImportError: DLL load failed: Could not find module"
> 
>    Use the -d2 option when using bjam to build the project and note the 
> exact compiler and linker command lines used. Then compare them to those 
> used when building from your Visual Studio environment and let us know 
> what you find... most likely some extra path information is being set in 
> the Visual Studio build and/or Visual Studio is copying some DLL 
> somewhere which you have not told your Boost Build based build to do.
> 
> > Is it possible at all to use .dll's in your C++ code and if so how can I 
fix 
> > this problem?
> 
>    Hmm... not sure what you're asking here... as obviously you can use 
> DLLs... every Windows application uses them...
> 
>    Hope this helps.
> 
>    Best regards,
>      Jurko Gospodnetić
> 
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I know I don't exactly know how it all works yet and that caused my post to be 
a bit unclear. I solved the problem already though. I just had to copy 
the .dll to  my python folder and then it works just fine. 

Thanks for your help, I have been working on these problems for weeks and now 
I can finally continue working :)