Is it possible to run describe_instances.exe on another box (i.e., one that it was not built on)?

[RichDee]

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Windows 8.1 Professional (x64) (build 9600.19968)

Hello,

It is possible to run an aws sdk executable on a box that is different than the build box?

e.g.,
$ ./describe_instances.exe --usage
describe_instances.exe: error while loading shared libraries: ucrtbased.dll: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[jmklix]

Yes, but it's not as simple as that. I think what you are looking for is cross compiling and it can be rather complicated to set up as explained here. You can find an example of how to set it up using this sdk here.

[RichDee]

I was not referring to another box as in another OS / platform; I was referring to another box as in another Windows box.

In other words, build the describe_instances.exe on one Windows box, then run it on another Windows box -- perhaps by statically linking it in Visual Studio?

Is that what you meant (i.e., did you think I meant building on Windows then running on Linux)?

[jmklix]

You only need the DLL files if it's dynamically linked.

Cmake example showing copying of DLLs to application directory.

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