Re: [Boost-build] Building with Python - cannot find python configuration

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Building with Python - cannot find python configuration
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-19 15:51:12

On Thursday 19 November 2009 23:07:32 rkdelisle_at_[hidden] wrote:

> I am attempting to build Boost as follows:
> 
> I'm working on a Windows XP machine using GCC supplied by MinGW. I've  
> downloaded Boost_1_40_0 and successfully built bjam.exe.
> 
> For a test, I've switched to  
> C:\Boost\boost_1_40_0\libs\python\example\quickstart as instructed here:  
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_41_0/libs/python/doc/building.html
> 
> When I execute

> notice: [python-cfg] ...does not invoke a working interpreter
> notice: [python-cfg] Checking interpreter command "C:\Python25\python"...
> notice: [python-cfg] running command 'DIR /-C /A:S "C:\Python25\python.exe"  
> 2>&1'
> notice: [python-cfg] running command '"C:\Python25\python" -c "from sys  
> import *;  
> print 'version=%d.%d\nplatform=%s\nprefix=%s\nexec_prefix=%s\nexecutable=%s' %  
> (version_info[0],version_info[1],platform,prefix,exec_prefix,executable)"  
> 2>&1'
> notice: [python-cfg] ...does not invoke a working interpreter

Kirk,

could you try a workaround given in:

        http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1704046/boostpython-windows-7-64-bit

We don't know why this is happening, and why this is happening to *some*
users.

- Volodya