Re: [Boost-users] Help istalling Boost python binding

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Help istalling Boost python binding
From: Danilo Tomasoni (tomasoni_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-28 15:53:19

2008/9/28 David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>

> on Sun Sep 28 2008, "Danilo Tomasoni" <tomasoni-AT-fbk.eu> wrote:
>
> > 2008/9/26 David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>
> >
> >     on Fri Sep 26 2008, "Danilo Tomasoni" <tomasoni-AT-fbk.eu> wrote:
> >
> >     > Dear all.
> >     > I have some problems installing this fantastic libraries..
> >     > I have downloaded the svn version (revision 338) and the 0.9
> relased version,
> >     > but either haven't a setup.py file that work.
> >     > In bindist/ folder, there is a setup.py file, that try to install
> all files in
> >     > bin/*
> >     > directory..
> >     > but this folder does not exists! in bindist folder exists only
> setup.py file.
> >     >
> >     > So.. how can I install python bindings for boost on my fedora 9
> machine??
> >     > Thank you for advice!
> >
> >     Please work your way through
> >     http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_36_0/more/getting_started/index.html;
> it
> >     should help.  Please also note that Boost doesn't include Python
> >     bindings for every library in the collection.
> >
> > Many thanks David for your advice!
> > I have tried to follow your advice but I have encountered a little
> problem,
> > and I can't find the solution on documentation.
> >
> > When I tried to install bgl-python-0.9 (boost.graph bindigs)
> > I retrieved this error:
> >
> > [root_at_ciropom bgl-python-0.9]bjam
> --build-dir=/home/ciropom/Scaricati/bgl-python-0.9
> > / --toolset=gcc --build-type=complete stage
> > Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find "boost-build.jam"
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > Attempted search from /home/ciropom/Scaricati/bgl-python-0.9 up to the
> root
> > and in these directories from BOOST_BUILD_PATH and BOOST_ROOT:
> /usr/share/
> > boost-build.
> >
> > So how can I load correctly Boost.Build?
> >
> > The documentation speak only about a "IO streams library error", and in
> this case it
> > isn't the problem.
> >
> > The documentation recommend to ask in mailing list..
> > I hope that you can help me...
> >
> > Many thanks for the time you spent for me!
>
> Well, I'm only guessing here

 :(

> because AFAIK bgl-python isn't actually
> part of Boost at all...

 Really?
...and.. what is AFAIK?
Can you explain yourself?

but if you place your bgl-python-0.9 folder
> somewhere inside your Boost directory tree and then try to build from
> there, you *should* have better luck.
>

 I'll try...
many thanks for your help.

Tomasoni Danilo

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