Re: [Boost-users] Installation problems

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-26 13:48:13

Yutaka Leon Suematsu wrote:
> 
> * Command 1 
> 
> C:\Source\boost>bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 --with-python-version=2.5 
> --with-python-root=C:\Python25 --prefix="C:\Program Files\Microsoft 
> Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7" install
> 
> * Result
> 
> error: wrong library name 'python-version=2.5' in the --with-<library> 
> option.

The python-version option is not currently supported.  Just leave it 
out; as long as your python is in the PATH it should work.

> -------
> *Command 2
> 
> C:\Source\boost>bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 --with-python-root=C:\Python25 
> --with-python-version=2.5  --prefix="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
> Studio .NET 2003\Vc7" install
> 
> *Result
> 
> error: wrong library name 'python-root=C:\Python25' in the 
> --with-<library> option.

Nor is python-root.

> --------
> * Command 3 ( Defining PYTHON_ROOT and PYTHON_VERSION)
> 
> C:\Source\boost>bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 --prefix="C:\Program Files\Microsoft 
> Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7" install

The veriables are being ignored.

> * Result 
> 
> The mpi module has not been initialized; MPI libraries will not be built.
> hint: add "using mpi ;" to user-config.jam to enable MPI support.
> warning: Python location is not configured
> warning: the Boost.Python library won't be built
> Building Boost.Regex with the optional Unicode/ICU support disabled.
> Please refer to the Boost.Regex documentation for more information
> (and if you don't know what ICU is then you probably don't need it).
> warning: No toolsets are configured.
> warning: Configuring default toolset "msvc".
> warning: If the default is wrong, you may not be able to build C++ programs.
> warning: Use the "--toolset=xxxxx" option to override our guess.
> warning: For more configuration options, please consult ECHO warning: 
> http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/configuration.html
> 
> --------
> 
> *** From this message, it can also be observed that even though "vc-7_1" 
> was defined as toolset, bjam is using  "msvc"  

That's the name of the toolset.  Please see the new getting started 
instructions at 
http://boost-consulting.com/boost/more/getting_started/index.html

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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