Re: [Boost-users] boost and python

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-27 13:32:50

Jeff Mearing <jeff.mearing_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I am currently running Linux (Fedora), with python2.4 . I am keen to use
> boost to enable me to use python and C++ code together. I have built the
> Boost package using Bjam. All seemed to go good there following the
> build instruction for the hello world example. I then built the hello
> world example fine using the :
>
> bjam -sTOOLS=gcc HelloTest
>
> now if i run up python on the command line, and type:
>
>  >> import hello 
>
> into the python shell it fails to find the hello module, i then tried
> moving the hello.so file into :
>
> /usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload 
>
> the hello module is now found, however the 'libboost_python.so' cant be
> found, i guess because hello depends on this and it cannot be found.
> Which environment variable do i have to set to fix this link problem?

You need to get the directory of libboost_python.so into your
LD_LIBRARY_PATH or into your ld.so file (I think that's what it's
called; I forget -- there's some file with standard library search
locations)... or you could just drop libboost_python.so into one of the
standard library search locations like /usr/local/lib/

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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