RE: [Boost-Users] More on static linkage

From: Tom Matelich (tmatelich_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-03 12:08:23

microsoft has a way to implicitly require the loading of dll's.  To disable
regex's use of this define BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amittai Aviram <amittai_at_[hidden]> 
> [mailto:amittai_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 3:21 PM
> To: Boost-Users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [Boost-Users] More on static linkage
> 
> 
> I have been trying to link the boost::regex library to a DLL (Release 
> build) without success and I really need help.  I have learned 
> something new.  Hitherto, I have put this line right above my code in 
> one of my header files, i.e., within the "#if !defined()" block that 
> prevents duplicate inclusion:
> 
> #define BOOST_REGEX_STATIC_LINK
> 
> This has no effect on the build whatsoever.  The resulting DLL is no 
> bigger and the client will not work if you rename 
> boost_regex_vc6_mdi.dll from its place.  You get an error message 
> from the client saying that this file is missing.
> 
> If, however, I place the line above as the very first line in a 
> header file, then, instead, I simply cannot compile and build the 
> project at all.  The compile error I am getting states that there 
> are "multiply defined symbols"!  I.e., the symbols defined in the 
> library are being defined twice.  
> 
> This is driving me nuts.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Amittai Aviram
> amittai_at_[hidden]
> 
> 
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