[C++-sig] Complete confustion about using Boost.Python

[Noah Schwartz]

And of course I forgot to mention the error message :D

Failed to find the project root for directory '.'.
Did not find a project-root.jam file there or in any of its parent 
directories.
Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'.

On Thursday 14 September 2006 14:45, Eduardo Picado wrote:
> On 9/14/06, Noah Schwartz <noah.schwartz1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> Hi,
>
> > I've recently built Boost based on the instructions at
> > http://boost.org/more/getting_started.html. It found my python
> > installation OK and so as far as I know that means Boost.Python has been
> > installed on my system.
> >
> > The issue I am having is that I can't seem to figure out how to build
> > any
> > modules that are not within the directory tree of the source I extracted
> > from sourceforge. If I copy the exact tutorial out of
> > libs/python/example/tutorial and try to build it elsewhere, it complains
> > about not being able to find a project-root.jam file. Also, I have
> > noticed that if I set the BOOST_ROOT path in say, for example, the
> > Jamrules file in the that tutorial directory to where boost is now
> > actually installed (/usr/local/include/boost-1_33_1), I can no longer
> > build. What am I missing here? Right now it seems like I can only build
> > projects in the directory tree of the source I extracted from the
> > website.
>
> What error did you get?
> Can you show the Jamfile and Jamrules you are using?
>
>
> Eduardo
>
> > Thanks,
> > Noah
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