[C++-sig] Re: Newbie ... trouble compiling Boost.Python

[David Abrahams]

"Cain, Ben (Contractor-Summit)" <Ben.Cain at us.army.mil> writes:

> Hello,
>  
> I'm getting an error when trying to compile Boost.Python (using GCC on
> Windows).  Most of Boost seemed to compile successfully.
>  
> I used the following command to compile from C:\Boost_1_32_0
>    bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" install
>  
> However, I get the following error during the Boost.Python build phase:
>    Python.h: No such file or directory
>  
> I have the following environment variables set with Python 2.3.5
> installed:
>    PYTHON_ROOT       C:\Python23
>    PYTHON_VERSION    2.3
>    PYTHON_INCLUDES   C:\Python23\include
>    PYTHON_LIB_PATH   C:\Python23\libs
>  
> I then tried to build Boost.Python directly from
> C:\Boost_1_32_0\libs\python\build.  However, bjam didn't know how to
> build from this directory.


The directory is not the issue.  My guess is that you are trying to
use a Cygwin GCC from a Windows command-prompt with a Windows (not
Cygwin) installation of Python?

You either need to use a MinGW compiler (or gcc-nocygwin) or use a
Cygwin-based python.
See
http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html#cygwin_configuration


-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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