[boost] Import libraries (Was: can't get <include> to work on windows)

Clark Sims wrote: [In general, please post Boost.Build questions to boost-build@lists.boost.org]

there was another problem also. I forgot to define a macro for exporting functions in hello.lib. msvc didn't see any exports in hello.dll, and didn't create hello.lib.

Yes. I believe this is msvc bug (or over-smartness). Did you report it to Microsoft?

The original Jamroot file works fine, if I define the macros, for exporting the functions and thus create hello.lib:

install ../bin : hello test.hello ;

lib hello : hello.cpp : <include>../include : <define>HELLODLL <define>WIN32 : <link>shared ;

Right. That's what you need. - Volodya