[C++-sig] boost.python and distutils

[John Reid]

Hi,

I need to distribute a python package that includes a boost.python 
extension. I've been working on Linux but I'd like the distribution to 
install easily on any platform with boost and python.

I'm guessing distutils is the way to go. I'm not sure if the easiest way 
is to try to get distutils to call bjam or somehow to code all the 
compile and link options into the setup.py script (this seems like a 
headache). If I get distutils to call bjam how can the setup.py script 
know what the files are to install given different OSes and versions of 
boost?

Perhaps just using a boost.build script would be easier than distutils. 
This is what the boost.graph python bindings do.

Has anyone got any experience doing this?

Thanks,
John.