Re: [Boost-build] Python port

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-10 08:13:58

Bojan Resnik wrote:

>> The Python port of Boost.Build is now at the stage where
>> you can actually build a simple project that
>> uses the 'make' rule. Most of this result is thanks to
>> Pedro Ferreira, who performed original port back in 2005.
>> It appears that the path from here is straight-forward -- we need
>> to update modules that Pedro has ported to current Jam codebase,
>> and port more tools.
>>
>> I've put up a wiki page at:
>>
>>     http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/wiki/PythonPort
>>
>> that describes how to try the Python port, and how to help.
>>
>> Clearly, all possible help is appreciated!
> 
> I encountered a couple of problems on Windows:
>    1.   build.bat --with-python=D:\Python\2.5
>          does not work. The final call to bootstrap\jam0 gets:
>                     --with-python D:\Python\2.5
>          without '='. I suppose that '=' is treated as argument
> separator by cmd.exe
>          and gets eaten in Setup_Args loop. I solved this by removing the
>          Setup_Args loop and using %* in the call to jam0.  This is
>          supported since Windows 2000, I am not sure about earlier
>          versions.

Rene, any ideas how to solve this?

>    2.  bjam.exe --build-system=pybb
>         in python\tests\bjam\make also fails, because os.uname() is
> not supported
>         on Windows:
> ------------------
> Boost.Build V2 Python port (experimental)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "E:/bb_python/./python\boost\build\main.py", line 10, in <module>
>     from boost.build.manager import Manager
>   File "E:/bb_python/./python\boost\build\manager.py", line 5, in <module>
>     from build.virtual_target import VirtualTargetRegistry
>   File "E:/bb_python/./python\boost\build\build\virtual_target.py",
> line 64, in <module>
>     from boost.build.util import path, utility, set
>   File "E:/bb_python/./python\boost\build\util\path.py", line 18, in
>   <module>
>     from utility import to_seq
>   File "E:/bb_python/./python\boost\build\util\utility.py", line 162,
> in <module>
>     __major = __major_map [os.uname () [0]]

I have changed this code to use platform variables that bjam defines.
Can you update and try again?

Thanks,
Volodya