Unable to import dll extension that relies on a second dll

[Alex Martelli]

"John M. Camara" <camara at home.com> wrote in message
news:9eb7f931.0108141939.319a2e58 at posting.google.com...
> I have not been able to create a Python extension in Windows
> that requires a call to a function in another dll.  In the
> simplified example below a function called foo in extension.dll
> calls bar a function in supporting.dll.  I used SWIG to wrap the
> functions in extension.dll and compiled both dlls in Borland C++
> Builder 5.  When I try to import the extension I get an import
> error stating that the module could not be found.

Where do the extensions DLL's live?  Depending on your version
of Windows (95 and 98 go one way, NT another, 2000 yet
another, &c) that may be the root of things.  If they're all on
the PATH or system directories, then it should work on all
Windows versions, otherwise it gets hairy.


Alex