Re: boost.python installation problems

From: sopothe (nicolaou_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-05 12:38:08

Thanks David. 
Replaced "gcc" with "mingw" and it seemed to have taken care the 
compiling part. However, I get linker related errors. Relate to not 
being able to find boost_python.dll and boost_python.lib. And some 
warnings unrecognized options "-shared" and "--exclude-symbols"

Any hints? Thanks
Christos

ps. sample error messages:
mingw-Link-action 
libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynami
c\boost_python.dll 
libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynami
c\boost_python.lib
ld: unrecognized option `--exclude-symbols'
g++: unrecognized option `-shared'

    g++  
-Wl,--exclude-symbols,_bss_end__:_bss_start__:_data_end__:_data_start_
_ 
-Wl,--out-implib,libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\ru
ntime-link-dynamic\boost_python.lib  -g -shared  -o 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\boost_python.dll"  -Lc:\python21\libs -Lc:\python21\PCBuild   
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\types.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\classes.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\conversions.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\extension_class.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\functions.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\init_function.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\module_builder.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\objects.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\cross_module.obj" 
"libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic\errors.obj"    -lpython21  -Wl,-rpath-link,.

...failed mingw-Link-action 
libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynami
c\boost_python.dll 
libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynami
c\boost_python.lib...
...skipped 
<libs!python!build\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>b
oost_python.dll for lack of 
<libs!python!build\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>b
oost_python.lib...
...skipped <!libs!python!build!bin-stage>boost_python_debug.dll for 
lack of 
<libs!python!build\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>b
oost_python.dll...
...skipped <!libs!python!build!bin-stage>boost_python_debug.lib for 
lack of 
<libs!python!build\boost_python.dll\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>b
oost_python.lib...
mingw-Link-action 
libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\release\runtime-link-dyna
mic\boost_python.dll 
libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\mingw\release\runtime-link-dyna
mic\boost_python.lib
ld: unrecognized option `--exclude-symbols'
g++: unrecognized option `-shared'

...

--- In Boost-Users_at_y..., "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_r...> wrote:
> GCC is the wrong toolset to use for mingw. Use the mingw toolset 
instead. If
> you use the GCC toolset, cygwin is assumed, and the Python headers 
are
> expected to follow the unix layout protocol.
> 
> "Christos Nicolaou" <nicolaou_at_b...> wrote in message
> news:3D262803.998E34D7_at_b...
> > Hey
> >
> > Seems that I've run into a pretty common problem people have when 
they
> > try to install Boost.Python:
> > I get those error messages saying that Python.h and patchlevel.h
> >
> > Details:
> > - NT system, installed mingw-2.95.2 (exe in my path), 
boost_1_28_0.
> > - within f:\boost_1_28_0 directory I type:
> >         bjam -sBOOST_ROOT=. -sTOOLS="gcc" 
-sPYTHON_ROOT=c:\python21
> > - I get the missing header files errors. Lots of them.
> >
> > Any clues? There seem to be postings about this problem but I 
couldn't
> > find a solution.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Christos
> >
> >