Re: [Boost-build] Copying DLL's to executable location

From: Deane Yang (deane.yang_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-16 13:57:39

Phillip Seaver wrote:
> I have a third-party DLL that I load using LoadLibrary (no export .lib 
> file), and I'd like to have it copied to the same location as 
> executables or other DLL's that I build with boost.build and depend on 
> it.  Is there an easy way to do this?
> 
> 
>    lib foo
>        :
>        : <file>foo.dll
>    ;
> 

> 
>    exe bar : bar.cpp foo ;
> 

This is what I do:

install install-bar : bar
                     : <install-dependencies>YES
                       <install-type>EXE
                       <install-type>SHARED_LIB
                       <location>$(INSTALL_DIRECTORY)
                     ;