Re: [Boost-build] Build error on Intel Mac

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-06 07:21:26

on Thu Apr 05 2007, Stephen Pietrowicz <srp-AT-ncsa.uiuc.edu> wrote:

> I ran ./configure and then make to on Boost 1.33.1, and reported 10  
> errors on an Intel Mac.   I get 6 errors on a PPC Mac.  I've seen  
> other messages similar to this on the list, but I haven't seen any  
> solutions posted.  One of the problems reported in that build is  
> listed below after this main message. (the other errors were similar).
>
> I looked around for a solution to this, and it appears that there's a  
> patch from Adobe that fixes a V2 version of darwin.jam that might  
> help with this problem.  I applied that patch, but I wasn't able to  
> get that to run either.   I know I'm invoking it incorrectly, and it  
> tells my that Python isn't configured, no toolsets are configured,  

You'll need the darwin toolset

> and to consult the documention.   I haven't found anything that  
> says:   Out of the box, here's how to build boost using V2 instead of  
> V1.

See http://www.boost-consulting.com/boost/more/getting_started

> All I'd like to do is point at my Python install (which is in a local  
> directory), and get this to build, but I keep running into roadblocks.

You'll likely only need one additional thing to configure python:
a user-config.jam file in your home directory containing:

  import toolset : using ;
  using python : : /path/to/your/python/interpreter ;

I'm currently working on updating the Boost.Python build docs.

HTH,

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Dave Abrahams
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