Re: [Boost-users] [boost build] Where/How is python found?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boost build] Where/How is python found?
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-30 13:11:36

AMDG

On 10/30/2012 08:33 AM, Gottlob Frege wrote:
> I'm trying to determine how boost build finds the python install.  I
> see in boost\tools\build\v2\tools\python-config.jam that it looks in
> the Windows Registry (for NT at least).  But this only checks for
> Python 2.4, 2.3, 2.2.  It also seems to look for python.exe in the
> PATH.  But I can't seem to find the code that does that.  Any ideas?
> 

python-config.jam is out-dated.  Just use
using python : /version/ : /command/ ;

> In particular, I would like to change it to actually check for an
> include directory once it finds python.exe.  On my system, it finds a
> 'rogue' python.exe that is not part of the full python install (thus
> no include folder).
> 

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe