Re: [Boost-build] error with 'import platform ;'

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] error with 'import platform ;'
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-21 08:30:57

Oliver Kowalke wrote:
> Vladimir Prus schrieb:
> 
>> What is 'platform.architecture'? 
> platform.architecture() (Python) returns the 'bitness' and the binary 
> format/linkage
> 
> Is that a module from Python standard library? If so, for starters, have 
> you built bjam with Python support?
> Ok - it seams I haven't. Because other users could build bjam without 
> support for Python does boost.build provide the infos returned by 
> platform.architecture() and platform.machine()?

I don't think it is readily available now -- and when it will be
available it will actually report the properties of the compiler
that is being used.

>> If so, you can do this:
>>
>>     PYTHON_IMPORT_RULE platform : architecture : : 
>> platform.architecture ;
>>
>> and then use
>>
>>     [ platform.architecture ]
>>
>> everywhere. Does this help?
> If this is the only way I try it.

Let me know if this helps.

- Volodya