Re: [Boost-users] building boost-python under cvs (python v2.5)

From: Chris Hoeppler (hoeppler_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-17 04:23:08

On Sunday 17 December 2006 05:56, craigp wrote:
> is there a way to get boost-python (cvs HEAD) built for python v2.5? i
> can't even seem to specify the library on the command line:
> >bjam --with-python-root=c:\python25
>
> error: wrong library name 'python-root=c:\python25' in the --with-<library>
> option.
>
> i noticed there was a TODO for getting the python options in the jamfile...
> is there a work-around for now?

Yep, that commandline option's broken in BBv2, but you can specify what python 
to use in your user-config.jam by adding the following line:

using python : 2.5 : c:/python25 ;

HTH,
Chris