Re: [Boost-build] BBv2 Jamfile for python extension?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-18 02:12:59

On Wednesday 17 May 2006 19:45, Michael Krasnyk wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have Jamroot file to make a python extension:
>
> using  python ;
> import python ;
>
> python-extension hello
>
>      : hello.cpp
>      : <include>/usr/local/include/boost-1_33_1
>
>        <include>/usr/local/include/python2.4
>        <library-path>/usr/local/lib
>        <find-shared-library>boost_python-gcc-mt

Hi Michael,
note that the above requirements are only needed if you're linking against 
installed Boost.Python. If you have Boost source, the easiest way would be:

 python-extension hello 
    : hello.cpp path_to_boost_src/libs/python/build//boost_python
    ;

For a start, you can go to boost_src/libs/python/example, edit boost-build.jam 
so that it refers to V2, and run "bjam --v2 getting_started1". On my Linux 
box, this works fine.

> The first problem is how to specify automatically
> suffixes gcc, mt in the line
> <find-shared-library>boost_python-gcc-mt or
> make in other way linking with boost_python library?

For installed Boost.Python, you'd need to specify the name under which 
Boost.Python is installed, I think.

>
> The second problem is that bjam produces libhello.so.
> How it's possible to make it as hello.so?

With CVS version of Boost.Build, there's no "lib" prefix. You can download the 
current nighly build from http://boost.org/boost-build2

HTH,
Volodya

-- 
Vladimir Prus
http://vladimir_prus.blogspot.com
Boost.Build V2: http://boost.org/boost-build2