.cpp to .pyd

[Carl Banks]

On Aug 7, 3:25 am, vedrandeko... at yahoo.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to build my C++ (.cpp) script to (.pyd) like this:
>
> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming/Extending_with_C%2B%2B
>
> I have installed "Microsoft Visual studio .NET 2003" and "Boost
> Python" and then after I run my setup script:
>
> python setup.py build
>
> I get this error:
>
> running build
> running build_ext
> building 'hello' extension
> D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\cl.exe /c /
> nologo /Ox
>  /MD /W3 /GX /DNDEBUG -IC:\Panda3D-1.5.2\python\include -IC:
> \Panda3D-1.5.2\pytho
> n\PC /Tphellomodule.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.5\Release
> \hellomodule.obj
> hellomodule.cpp
> hellomodule.cpp(9) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file:
> 'boost/python/
> module.hpp': No such file or directory
> error: command '"D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
> 2003\Vc7\bin\cl.e
> xe"' failed with exit status 2
>
> I think that my MS visual studio  cannot find "boost python", if
> that's the problem then can you tell me how can I solve it.
> This is very begginer question,but I can't find answer nowhere, and I
> don't have any expirience with Microsoft products.
>
> Sorry for my bad english!
> Regards,
> Veki


First, locate the boost header files.  Suppose you find the file
module.hpp in this location:

C:\boost-whatever-version\include\boost\python\module.hpp


The part that comes before boost\python\module.hpp is the required
include directory.  You can tell setup to use this directory by adding
the following argument to the Extension call:

include_dirs = ['C:\\boost-whatever-version\\include']

Notice the doubling of backslashes.  Remember to add the directory
where the boost header files lie on your system; don't add this line
exactly.

You should end up with a setup call that looks like this:

setup(name="blah",
    ext_modules=[
        Extension("hello", ["hellomodule.cpp"],
            libraries = ["boost_python"],
            include_dirs = ['C:\\boost-whatever-version\\include'])
    ])



Carl Banks