More Boost.Python questions

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-19 02:13:19

Dave,
V1 has this code for Python:

# Normally on Linux, Python is built with GCC. A "poor QOI choice" in
# the implementation of the intel tools prevents the use of
# intel-linked shared libs by a GCC-built executable unless they have
# been told to use the GCC runtime. This rule adds the requisite
# flags to the compile and link lines.
rule python-intel-use-gcc-stdlib ( toolset variant : non-defaults * )
{
......
}

# Force statically-linked embedding applications to be multithreaded
# on UNIX.
rule python-static-multithread ( toolset variant : properties * )

Do you recall, if those rules are needed for:

1. Any use of Python
2. Building of Boost.Python
3. Building of Python extension

It looks to me, for example, that python-intel-use-gcc-stdlib is only 
important for building extensions, and python-static-multithread is only 
important for applications that link to Boost.Python.

BTW, why python-static-multithread is needed? Unlike the first rule, there are 
explanations.

- Volodya