Re: [Boost-users] Python 3.2 (wide-unicode) with Boost 1.46.1 on Ubuntu 10.04 64bit LTS

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Python 3.2 (wide-unicode) with Boost 1.46.1 on Ubuntu 10.04 64bit LTS
From: Nicholas Yue (yue.nicholas_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-05-28 20:08:48

On 13/05/11 14:07, Nicholas Yue wrote:
> Hi,
>
>    I have a local build of Python 3.2 which have have used to build
> Python extensions and loaded them successfully in Blender 2.5 (which
> uses Python 3.2)
>
>    I am hoping to migrate my bindings to using Boost.Python.
>
>    I have been been getting error messages from bootstrap.sh and bjam
bump

With the announcement of the Boost 1.47.0 release schedule, I'd like to 
bump this up for discussion.

I understand that there was BoostCon and most people were away so 
hopefully people are back now.

Any advice or suggestion ?
>    NOTE : I have no problem building boost with Python 2.6.5 which
> comes with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
>
>    e.g. bootstrap.sh
>          ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/opt/boost/vTrunk-Python-3.2
> --without-icu --with-python=/opt/python/v3.2/bin/python3.2
> --with-python-version=3.2
>
>>>>>>>>> Building Boost.Jam with toolset gcc... tools/build/v2/engine/src/bin.linuxx86_64/bjam
>>>>>>>>> Detecting Python root...   File "<string>", line 1
>>>>>>>>>     import sys; print sys.prefix
>>>>>>>>>                         ^
>>>>>>>>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
>    e.g. bjam
>          ./bjam --prefix=/opt/boost/vTrunk-Python-3.2 --without-mpi
>>>>>>>>> gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/python/build/gcc-4.4.3/release/threading-multi/numeric.o
>>>>>>>>> In file included from ./boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp:13,
>>>>>>>>>                  from ./boost/python/numeric.hpp:8,
>>>>>>>>>                  from libs/python/src/numeric.cpp:6:
>>>>>>>>> ./boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp:50:23: error: pyconfig.h: No such file or directory
>>>>>>>>> ./boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp:75:24: error: patchlevel.h: No such file or directory
>>>>>>>>> ./boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp:78:2: error: #error Python 2.2 or higher is required for this version of Boost.Python.
>>>>>>>>> ./boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp:142:21: error: Python.h: No such file or directory
>    My local build of python is deployed as per the configure script
>>>>>>>>> /opt/python/v3.2/
>>>>>>>>> |-- bin
>>>>>>>>> |-- include
>>>>>>>>> |   `-- python3.2mu
>>>>>>>>> |-- lib
>>>>>>>>> |   |-- pkgconfig
>>>>>>>>> |   `-- python3.2
>>>>>>>>> `-- share
>>>>>>>>>     `-- man
>    The boost build problem might be directory path naming convention related.
>
>    If anyone knows the correct to build Boost or Python so they play
> nice together, please share.
>
> Regards