Re: GTK+ runtime libraries (for Windows) to stay in lib directory, not in bin

[Armin Burgmeier <armin arbur net>]

On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 09:42 -0300, Paulo Flabiano Smorigo wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I'm building a stand-alone application for Windows using GTKmm. So,
> following the instruction at http://live.gnome.org/gtkmm/MSWindows in
> the "GTK+ Runtime" section, said that you need to put all libraries in
> the bin directory. Maybe I'm making a mistake but the correct is not
> to put the libraries in the lib directory? I know that it's a
> "cosmetic" change but isn't the correct place to be? I start to think
> that the libs are in the bin directory for some unknow reason.

DLLs are normally in the bin/ directory on Windows, and import libraries
are in lib/. However, when redistributing your application, you only
need the DLLs. They need to be at the same path as your application's
executable, so the DLLs can be found when the application is started.

> Thanks...
> Paulo Flabiano Smorigo

Armin