Re: [Boost-users] Windows linking problem

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Windows linking problem
From: Gottlob Frege (gottlobfrege_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-15 17:09:05

You only get the "DLL not found" msg on a first level dependency. If
exe E loads dll D1 which requires dll D2, and D1 is found but D2 is
missing, then you won't get the msg, just a quick exit. IIRC.

On Wednesday, April 15, 2009, John Dlugosz <JDlugosz_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Thanks, that post helped.
> The steps/examples on the "Getting Started on Windows" page will only work if the static versions of the libraries were installed, and it doesn't explain how to choose to use DLLs.
>
> Now I have another question, albeit less critical for my coming up to speed to use the libraries:  If the DLL is not on the PATH, rather than get a message box from the operating system like I recall from many years of Windows development, the program does nothing at all.  No error, or any indication that a DLL is missing or which one.
>
> I'm using 64-bit XP, (version 5.2.3790 to be exact), and running a program compiled as 32-bit from a command shell.
>
> --John
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-
>> bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Igor R
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:37 PM
>> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
>> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Windows linking problem
>>
>> > I got an error
>> >        cannot open file 'libboost_program_options-vc80-mt-1_38.lib'
>> >
>> > The file is called 'boost_program_options-vc80-mt-1_38.lib' without
>> the
>> > extra prefix.  According to the documentation, that's as it should
>> be.
>> > So, why is the autolink feature not getting the name right?  I'm not
>> the
>> > first one to try this, for sure!
>>
>>
>> http://lists.boost.org/boost-users/2007/03/26084.php
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