Re: [Boost-users] Custom build of Python3 not picked up by Boost.Build

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Custom build of Python3 not picked up by Boost.Build
From: Matthieu Brucher (matthieu.brucher_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-08-17 14:17:41

Great! Thanks for the precision. Seems to be working now indeed, except for
a bunch of failing tests in the regression suits. Is there a final report
for the test suit? I just see that some work, and other failed :/

Cheers,

2016-08-16 16:09 GMT+01:00 Juraj Ivančić <juraj.ivancic_at_[hidden]>:

> On 16-Aug-16 13:37, Matthieu Brucher wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> As I need a build of Python3 compatible with VS2012, I built it from
>> scratch and installed it in a _INSTALL folder, following a tutorial
>> online.
>> Now, I want to use that Python3 with Boost.Python, so I did this in my
>> use-config.jam:
>> using python : 3.4 : D:/Tools/Python-3.4.5/_INSTALL/python.exe :
>> D:/Tools/Python-3.4.5/_INSTALL/include :
>> D:/Tools/Python-3.4.5/_INSTALL/libs ;
>>
>> And then:
>>
>> .\bootstrap.bat --with-python=D:\Tools\Python-3.4.5\_INSTALL
>> --with-python-version=3.4 --python-buildid=3
>> which failed.
>>
>
> bootstrap.bat is used to bootstrap Boost.Build. Unless you're planning to
> use Python Port of Boost.Build (and it seems that you're not - it has
> nothing to do with Boost.Python and is not officially supported anyway)
> then just run bootstrap.bat without parameters. It doesn't really matter
> which MSVC toolset bootstrap.bat detects, as long as it produces working
> b2.exe.
>
> Once you have it replace the call above by replacing bootstrap.bat with
> b2.exe.
>
> The includes are found properly, but the link is floawed:
>>
>> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'python34.lib'
>>
>> The library is in D:/Tools/Python-3.4.5/_INSTALL/libs, but could not be
>> found according to the log.
>> Also, something strange:
>> D:\Tools\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine>.\bootstrap\jam0 -f
>> build.jam --toolset=vc14 "--toolset-root=C:\Program Files
>> (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools\..\..\VC\ "
>> --with-python=D:\Tools\Python-3.4.5\_INSTALL --with-python-version=3.4
>> --python-buildid=3
>>
>> The retrieved toolset is wrong, as explicitely asked for VS2012 aka 11.0
>> int he user-config.jam and I'm running it from a VS2012 x64 native tools
>> command prompt.
>>
>> Couldn't find any help online, so the best is to ask the Boost community!
>>
>
> user-config.jam only comes into play with b2, it is not used by bootstrap.
>
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