Boost Python, Visual studio does not create DLL

Question

So I finally managed to build my boost::python project without any errors in Visual Studio, just to find out that Visual Studio doesn't create a DLL for me. I use this example which is found in most of the tutorials (in some form):

#include <boost/python/module.hpp>
#include <boost/python/def.hpp>


char const* greet()
{
    return "hello, world";
}

BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(myFirstModule)
{
    using namespace boost::python;
    def("greet", greet);
}

The output of Visual Studio reads:

1>  Finished generating code
1>  test.vcxproj -> P:\blub\x64\Release\test.dll
1>  test.vcxproj -> P:\blub\x64\Release\test.pdb (Full PDB)
========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

So it looks fine, but no DLL in the folders mentioned.

Answer 1

Looking at the Visual Studio Output Window log you provided, it seems that Visual Studio did its part of the job (at least says it did).

I guess, from the path P:\\blub\\x64\\Release\\test.dll starting with drive letter P:\\ , that the destination folder is located on a network share.

You probably don't have the permission :

• to modify this folder
• to write test.dll
• or both

Try to modify the destination path, to a folder you are sure you can write into, in the Project Settings and see if that solves your problem.

If you have to use a network share, read this