[Boost-users] problems building Boost.Python with cygwin

From: Knox, Matt (Matt.Knox_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-28 15:59:45

Hello all,

 

I am trying to install the Boost.Python library (and then compile C++
python extensions after that) using cygwin and am not having much luck.
I know I have the main part of boost working because I was able to
compile and run the basic example for testing the boost configuration.
Then to install Boost.Python I did the following:

 

$ ./configure -with-libraries=python

 

This generates the following output:

 

Building Boost.Jam with toolset gcc... tools/jam/src/bin.cygwinx86/bjam

Detecting Python version... 2.5

Detecting Python root... c:\Python25

Unicode/ICU support for Boost.Regex?... not found.

Backing up existing Boost.Build configuration in user-config.jam.2

Generating Boost.Build configuration in user-config.jam...

Generating Makefile...

I then type "make install", which generates the following output:

 

./tools/jam/src/bin.cygwinx86/bjam  --user-config=user-config.jam
--prefix=/usr/local --exec-prefix=

/usr/local --libdir=/usr/local/lib --includedir=/usr/local/include
--with-python install

WARNING: No python installation configured and autoconfiguration

         failed.  See http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html

         for configuration instructions or pass --without-python to

         suppress this message and silently skip all Boost.Python
targets

warning: Python location is not configured

warning: the Boost.Python library won't be built

warning: Unable to construct ./install-unversioned

warning: Unable to construct ./install-unversioned

warning: Unable to construct ./install-unversioned

warning: Unable to construct ./install-unversioned

warning: Unable to construct ./install-unversioned

warning: Unable to construct ./install-unversioned

warning: Unable to construct ./install-unversioned

warning: Unable to construct ./install-unversioned

...found 7812 targets...

 

Those warnings look rather problematic. And indeed, when I try to
compile the basic example (/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/tutorial)
by typing "bjam target-os=cygwin toolset=gcc", I get the following
errors:

 

Jamroot:17: in modules.load

rule python-extension unknown in module
Jamfile</cygdrive/p/c_libs/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/

tutorial>.

/cygdrive/p/c_libs/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:312: in
load-jamfile

/cygdrive/p/c_libs/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:68: in
load

/cygdrive/p/c_libs/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:170: in
project.find

/cygdrive/p/c_libs/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build-system.jam:237: in
load

/cygdrive/p/c_libs/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/../../../tools/build
/v2/kernel/modules.jam:261:

in import

/cygdrive/p/c_libs/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/../../../tools/build
/v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132

: in boost-build

/cygdrive/p/c_libs/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/boost-build.jam:7:
in module scope

 

Any ideas? Am I missing something obvious? Any help would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks,

 

- Matt

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