[boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-26 14:25:05

Jody Hagins wrote:
> On Thu, 26 May 2005 13:27:13 -0400
> David Abrahams <dave_at_boost-co
> 
> 
>>If we skip Boost.Python we *do* need to tell people what they need to
>>set up in order to not get it to be skipped.  Maybe you don't care,
>>but I do.  I was the one fielding all the "Can't build Boost.Python"
>>questions before I had that big message.
> 
> 
> 
> Right, but I'd like to give the build an option that says "I don't care
> if python can't be built, so don't yell at me when you can't build it." 
> Of course, I'd like the real option to be a tad shorter ;-)

That option is "--without-python". Unfortunately it still gives you the 
warning even if one asks not to build it.

-- 
-- Grafik - Don't Assume Anything
-- Redshift Software, Inc. - http://redshift-software.com
-- rrivera/acm.org - grafik/redshift-software.com
-- 102708583/icq - grafikrobot/aim - Grafik/jabber.org