Re: Python support

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-13 04:53:34

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Not yet clear. Basically, it's needed to try building Boost.Python and then 
> running tests with msvc, and see if there are any problems. I think the 
> current logic is close to V1 for msvc, but can't check it.
>
> Just adding
>
> using python : 2.3 : <some-path> ;
>
> and running "bjam --v2" in libs/python/build and lib/python/test should be 
> enough.
>
> - Volodya

This is with the very latest and a freshly-built bjam.

-*- mode: compilation; default-directory: "c:/boost/libs/python/test/" -*-
bjam --v2
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:456: in inherit-attributes
warning: rulename $(pattributes).get expands to empty string
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:415: in project.initialize
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/tools\stlport.jam:44: in load
c:\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:259: in import
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:679: in project._using
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:704: in using
c:\cygwin\home\dave\site-config.jam:12: in modules.load
c:/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:62: in load
c:\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:259: in import
c:\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:120: in boost-build
c:\boost\boost-build.jam:12: in module scope
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:459: in inherit-attributes
warning: rulename $(pattributes).get expands to empty string
...
******************************************************

Building Boost.Regex with Unicode/ICU support disabled.
HINT: define the environment variable ICU_PATH to point to the
root directy of your ICU installation if you have one.
Couldn't find utypes.h in

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c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:748: in generate-really from module object(main-target)@74
error: failed to build /python with properties <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <exception-handling>on <inlining>off <link-runtime>shared <link>shared <optimization>off <os>NT <profiling>off <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <stdlib>native <threading>single <toolset>gcc <variant>debug because no best-matching alternative could be found
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:729: in object(main-target)@74.generate from module object(main-target)@74
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:868: in targets.generate-from-reference from module targets
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:1062: in generate-dependencies from module object(typed-target)@10
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:1100: in object(typed-target)@10.generate from module object(typed-target)@10
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:756: in generate-really from module object(main-target)@73
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:729: in object(main-target)@73.generate from module object(main-target)@73
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:868: in targets.generate-from-reference from module targets
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:1062: in generate-dependencies from module object(typed-target)@20
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:1103: in object(typed-target)@20.generate from module object(typed-target)@20
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:756: in generate-really from module object(main-target)@1
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:729: in object(main-target)@1.generate from module object(main-target)@1
c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:252: in object(project-target)@18.generate from module object(project-target)@18
c:/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:180: in load from module build-system
c:\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:259: in import from module modules
c:\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:120: in boost-build from module
c:\boost\boost-build.jam:12: in module scope from module

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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