DLLs on Windows | Tauri Apps | Page 1

fathom knot May 9, 2023, 6:40 AM

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Hi, how can I distribute additional DLLs with Tauri app? I need them to be copied on the system path during my app installation. Thanks

quick pumice May 9, 2023, 7:01 AM

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You can bundle additional files into your installer using Tauri's resources (https://tauri.app/v1/guides/building/resources) in the bundler config section of tauri.conf.json (https://tauri.app/v1/api/config/#bundleconfig.resources).

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If you want to only include the DLL files on Windows, you can use a platform-specific configuration file (https://tauri.app/v1/api/config#platform-specific-configuration).

fathom knot May 9, 2023, 9:12 AM

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ok, but this will not copy DLLs on system path that I can use it from my app right?

river atlas May 9, 2023, 9:20 AM

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Can you get a bit more specific about your use-case? Why do the dlls need to be on the system path? So far i only saw people putting it next to the exe and call it a day, so i'm interested to hear what's different hear to cause this requirement

fathom knot May 9, 2023, 7:18 PM

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I expected to copy the DLL to system path to share it with other apps. But maybe ok, I can have in in my app dir and they can use it from there

fathom knot May 12, 2023, 8:15 PM

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@quick pumice can you advice how to include the DLL?

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      "resources": [
        "my.dll"
      ],

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this will not include the file. I am not sure why. I have a project with workspace and having one member with tauri.conf.json and tauri.windows.conf.json

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