Hi,
 
Thanks...that helped...
I am now trying to build the example "python_modules" in  the examples in the /tools/build/v2/example folder
 
Below is the error I get....
 
All I did is type bjam in the folder.....
 
 bjam
ImportError: No module named python_helpers
Failed to load "python_helpers"
ImportError: No module named python_helpers
Failed to load "python_helpers"
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/example/python_modules/python_helpers.jam:10: in load
EXPORT error: rule "test1" unknown in module "python_helpers."
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/kernel/modules.jam:281: in modules.import
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:862: in import
Jamroot:5: in modules.load
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:309: in load-jamfile
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:62: in load
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:169: in project.find
/usr/share/boost-build/build-system.jam:521: in load
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/example/../kernel/modules.jam:281: in import
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/example/../kernel/bootstrap.jam:128: in boost-build
/home/davidmontgom/Download/boost_oct_2008/boost_1_36_0/tools/build/v2/example/boost-build.jam:6: in module scope
[davidmontgom@localhost python_modules]$ cd

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

> From: ghost@cs.msu.su
> To: boost-build@lists.boost.org
> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:22:20 +0400
> Subject: Re: [Boost-build] building bjam with python support
>
> On Tuesday 21 October 2008 07:46:56 David Montgomery wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I am trying to build bjam with python support. This is the code that I execute…
> > sh ./build.sh gcc --with-python=/usr/include/python2.5
>
> Try
>
> --with-python=/usr
>
> The --with option takes install prefix of a package, not location of headers.
>
> - Volodya
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