Re: bjam issue related to boost::python

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-27 09:42:38

Ben Hutchings <yg-boost-users_at_[hidden]> writes:

> In article
> <slrnb83icj.1eg.do-not-spam-ben.hutchings_at_[hidden]>,
> I wrote:
>> Also, make sure you include <pyconfig.h> before any of the
>> Boost.Python headers, because not all of them do that and you can end
>> up with incorrect structure definitions in a debug build if you don't.
>> (I should report this bug.)
>
> This is not correct.  Somehow I managed to build a program where
> different DLLs were using different structure definitions and on
> investigation it *seemed* that a Boost.Python header was at fault.
> On reexamination of Boost.Python I don't believe this is the case.
> My apologies to David Abrahams.

No apologies needed.  It is, technically a bug which affects a few
(perverse) platforms.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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