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

[Paulo Flabiano Smorigo <pfsmorigo gmail com>]

Hi Armin,

So, you convince me... :)
I found a solution for the uncomfortable part. I just hide all libs
and the problem is gone... (LOL)

As people usually say in my country: what the eyes don’t see, the
heart does not feel...

Thanks for the support!
Paulo Flabiano Smorigo

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:40, Armin Burgmeier <armin arbur net> wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 10:33 -0300, Paulo Flabiano Smorigo wrote:
>> Hi Armin,
>>
>> Your answer makes perfect sense but as a linux user I feel
>> uncomfortable to see libraries in the bin directory. There is not
>> workaround to put the libraries in the lib dir except by adding them
>> in the path?
>
> Maybe you can add a wrapper program or script which adds your lib
> directory to PATH and then executes your real application. But I don't
> think it's worth the effort. All applications for Microsoft Windows that
> ship GTK+ do it the put-DLLs-in-bin/ way.
>
> Another way to look at it might be: The files in lib/ is what you link
> against. On Linux, you normally directly link against the shared object
> (.so). On Windows however, you don't link with the DLL, but with an
> import library which is indeed in lib/. From this perspective, it makes
> perfect sense that DLLs do not belong into lib/.
>
> Armin
>
>> Thanks...
>> Paulo Flabiano Smorigo
>
>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:09, Armin Burgmeier <armin arbur net> wrote:
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
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