Re: [Boost-build] [BBv2] --with-python-root error

From: Jane Lin (jane_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-28 16:34:53

Hi Chris,

> trying to build a checkout of the RC_1_34_0 branch with a non- 
> default python
> installation I am observing the following unexpected behavior:
>
> src/boost_1_34_0> bjam --v2 --with-python-root=/usr/local
> error: wrong library name 'python-root=/usr/local' in the --with- 
> <library>
> option.
>
> Isn't this the correct way to pass the python root location to BBv2  
> (cf.
> Jamfile.v2)?

I don't know if anyone else got back to you already, but what I found  
to work was setting the environment variables for PYTHON_VERSION and  
PYTHON_ROOT:

<http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html>

and also entering them in user-config.jam:

<http://www.boost.org/doc/html/bbv2/ 
advanced.html#bbv2.advanced.configuration>

HTH,
Jane
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