Re: How to link boost library DLLs?

From: Anand Arumugam (anand.arumug_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-02-14 19:07:07

Adding the directory where the boost DLLs are to the PATH fixed it. I
thought specifying the path to the lib directory where both the dlls and
libs are is enough.

Thanks,
-a!&

On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 6:41 PM Nathan Ernst <nathan.ernst_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> It looks to me like a runtime issue and not a build issue. You need to
> make sure you have the path to the Boost DLLs in your application's runtime
> PATH environment variable before it runs (or the DLLs in the same directory
> as your application).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Nathan
>
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 8:13 PM Anand Arumugam via Boost-users <
> boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> How to properly link boost library DLLs? I have #define-d the following:
>>
>> #define BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK
>> #define BOOST_DYN_LINK
>> #define BOOST_THREAD_USE_DLL
>> #define BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_CONTINUATION
>> #define BOOST_THREAD_VERSION 4
>>
>> And I still get the following problem:
>>
>> ---------------------------
>> testprogs.exe - System Error
>> ---------------------------
>> The code execution cannot proceed because
>> boost_thread-vc142-mt-gd-x64-1_75.dll was not found. Reinstalling the
>> program may fix this problem.
>> ---------------------------
>> OK
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> I get the same error when I try to run the program using DLLs that I
>> built and while running using the prebuilt binaries.
>>
>> Not sure what step I'm missing. The program runs fine if I build using
>> static libs. The problem is only with DLLs.
>>
>> Any help is much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Anand.
>>
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