Re: [Boost-users] Linking with dynamic boost thread library

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Linking with dynamic boost thread library
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-08 21:15:49

AMDG

Green, Jason M NSWCDL, W33 wrote:
> I have a directory in my project call Boost.  I added the directory to the
> library files list.
> In this directory I have the libboost*.lib files and the boost*.dll files.
> I am able to get it working with no problem if I only have the libboost*.lib
> files in there.  If I rename them, and add the dll into the directory, it
> will not build.  That is where it will give me the error saying that it is
> looking for libboost*.lib
>   

Whoa.  I'm confused.  Is the linker complaining about
libboost*.lib or boost*.lib?  If you define BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK
or BOOST_<library name>_DYN_LINK the compiler
will look for the import libraries for the dlls.

> Green, Jason M NSWCDL, W33 wrote:
>   
>> the compile warns me that it "cannot open file
>> 'boost_regex-vc80-mt-gd-1_38.lib'"
>>   
>>     

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe