Re: [Boost-build] Build Problem: bjam + boost + python

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-17 10:52:58

on Mon Oct 15 2007, Michael Bradley Jr <mbradley.jr-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've done a svn check_out of the boost repository.
> I'm trying to build it with the underlaying options, but can't achieve that goal
> due to the underlaying error messages.
>
> Any help or hints will be appreciated
>
> Cheers
> Michael

Michael, I think Rene's change
(http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/39731) should have fixed
this problem. Could you check whether your copy of
libs/python/build/Jamfile.v2 contains this change?
>
> ps A couple of weeks ago, i was able to compile boost with the same options
> without a problem.
>
> "bin/bjam.exe" -d 0 stage --stagedir=. --toolset=msvc link=sta
> tic runtime-link=shared architecture=x86 release debug address-model=32
>
> warning: Graph library does not contain optional GraphML reader.
> note: to enable GraphML support, set EXPAT_INCLUDE and EXPAT_LIBPATH to the
> note: directories containing the Expat headers and libraries, respectively.
> warning: skipping optional Message Passing Interface (MPI) library.
> note: to enable MPI support, add "using mpi ;" to user-config.jam.
> note: to suppress this message, pass "--without-mpi" to bjam.
> note: otherwise, you can safely ignore this message.
> Building Boost.Regex with the optional Unicode/ICU support disabled.
> Please refer to the Boost.Regex documentation for more information
> (don't panic: this is a strictly optional feature).
> error: Unable to find file or target named
> error:     '/python//python_for_extensions'
> error: referred from project at
> error:     'libs/python/build'

Thanks,

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com