Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5677: Bootstrap fails with python versions 3.1 and up

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5677: Bootstrap fails with python versions 3.1 and up
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-03-11 22:17:32

#5677: Bootstrap fails with python versions 3.1 and up
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  Reporter:  Eric Barr <eric.barr@…>  |      Owner:
      Type:  Patches                  |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined         |  Component:  Building Boost
   Version:  Boost Release Branch     |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:                           |   Keywords:
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Comment (by John McGehee):

 A workaround is to get the Python root yourself with correct Python 3
 syntax and tell bootstrap.py explicitly:
 {{{
 python_root=`python -c "import sys; print(sys.prefix)"`
 ./bootstrap.sh  --with-python-root=$python_root
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5677#comment:4>
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