[Boost-build] [PING}Re: Jamfile setup for load on demand DLLS

Subject: [Boost-build] [PING}Re: Jamfile setup for load on demand DLLS
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-22 11:34:46

Robert Ramey wrote:
> Here is a small piece of code which is part of one of my serialization
> tests:
>
> HINSTANCE hDLL; // Handle to DLL
> hDLL = LoadLibrary("dll_polymorphic_derived2.dll");
> BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE((0 != hDLL), "Failed to find/load
> dll_polymorphic_derived2" );
> save_exported(testfile);
> load_exported(testfile);
> FreeLibrary(hDLL);
>
> This runs successfully when I test from the msvc ide where the file
> "dll_polymorphic_derived2.dll"
> has been placed in the same directory as the executable.  So far so
> good.
> When I update my Jamfile.v2 with
>
> lib dll_polymorphic_derived2_lib
>>
> polymorphic_derived2.cpp
> ../build//boost_serialization
>>
> <link>shared
> ;
>
> ...
>
> [ test-bsl-run test_dll_plugin : : dll_polymorphic_derived2_lib :
> <runtime-link>shared ]
>
> It's not clear to me where the dll is located.  That is, should the
> following be changed?
>
> hDLL = LoadLibrary("dll_polymorphic_derived2.dll");
>
> and if so to what?.
>
> Also, I make a new version of the above code for *nix which uses
> dlopen, dlclose, etc.
> But again, I'm not sure what the path names should be.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Robert Ramey
>
>
>
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