Re: [Boost-users] Building Python.Boost 2 with VC

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-29 16:58:01

on Thu Nov 29 2007, Marko Bozikovic <bozho-AT-kset.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm having problems building Boost.Python with VC 2003.
>
> I'm reading the howto, but I must be missing something.
>
> My Python 2.4 is installed in C:\Python (using official Windows installer)
>
> My user-config.jam looks like this:
>
> import toolset : using ;
> using msvc : 7.1 ;
> using python : 2.4 : C:\\Python ;
>
> (I have tried C:\Python and C:/Python, no luck)
>
> When I run bjam:
> tools\bjam.exe --with-python
>
> I get the following error:
>
> WARNING: No python installation configured and autoconfiguration
>          failed.  See http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html
>          for configuration instructions or pass --without-python to
>          suppress this message and silently skip all Boost.Python targets
> warning: Python location is not configured
> warning: the Boost.Python library won't be built
> ...found 1 target...
>
>
> user-config.jam is begin read, because bjam reports errors in it.

Clearly not, when you're seeing the above warnings.
Have you tried following
http://boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html?

You shouldn't even need to have a user-config.jam for those
instructions to work.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com