Building Boost.Python - boost

Question

I am trying to build Boost.Python according to the instructions on the official website.
My OS is Windows 7 64-bit, the compiler is MSVC11, the boost is 1.54.
=================== Install Boost ==================
To install basic Boost, I downloaded the boost library from its website, unzip it to my local disk. The path is C:\local\boost_1_54_0.
=============== Install Boost.Python ===============
I then find that Boost.Python need to be built separately. So I followed the Boost.Python instruction.
=============== Install Boost.Build ================
And at stage 3.1.2, Boost.Build is required. So I, again, followed the steps and install Boost.Build at C:\local\boost_1_54_0\BoostBuild, and added C:\local\boost_1_54_0\BoostBuild\bin into the Path enviroment variable.
Then I am stuck at stage 3.1.3 and 3.1.4, where the instruction says
3.cd into the libs/python/example/quickstart/ directory of your Boost installation, which contains a small example project.
4.Invoke bjam. Replace the “stage“ argument from the example invocation from section 5 of the Getting Started Guide with “test,“ to
build all the test targets. Also add the argument “--verbose-test” to
see the output generated by the tests when they are run.
On Windows, your bjam invocation might look something like:
C:\boost_1_34_0\…\quickstart> bjam toolset=msvc --verbose-test test
I've typed the command line that the instruction told me and I am sure that I am in the right directory. However, there is no bjam or b2 in the quickstart folder (they are at the root direcroty of Boost and C:\local\boost_1_54_0\BoostBuild\bin).
I even tried to copy these two files to the quickstart folder, but doesn't work at all.
I am not very familiar with the Windows management mechanism, thus am not sure if the Path is the key to my question. I guess after I added the bin folder to the PATH, the OS will automatically link my bjam toolset=msvc --verbose-test test to the bjam in the C:\local\boost_1_54_0\BoostBuild\bin folder?
Can anyone help me with this? :)

Answer 1

1.) Unzip boost_1_55_0.zip
2.) Prepare to use the Boost Library Binaries
Go to the boost_1_55_0 root directory and open a command prompt and type following commands:
Bootstrap
3.) Find user-config.jam:
Type following in the command prompt:
ECHO %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
4.) If the user-config.jam is in your homedrive directory please change it there as followed:
ATTENTION:
The .jam language rates a “whitespace” as a separation of arguments!
# -------------------
# MSVC configuration.
# -------------------
# Configure msvc (default version, searched for in standard locations and PATH).
# using msvc ;
# Configure specific msvc version (searched for in standard locations and PATH).
using msvc : 10.0 : C:\\app\\tools\\MSVisualStudio2010\\VC\\bin\\cl.exe ;
….
# ---------------------
# Python configuration.
# ---------------------
# Configure specific Python version.
# using python : 3.1 : /usr/bin/python3 : /usr/include/python3.1 : /usr/lib ;
using python
: 2.5 # Version
: C:\\app\\tools\\Python25\\python.exe # Python Path
: C:\\app\\tools\\Python25\\include # include path
: C:\\app\\tools\\Python25\\libs # lib path(s)
: <define>BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1
;
5.) Build the Libraries AFTER configuration!!
Go to the boost_1_55_0 root directory and open a command prompt and type following commands:
.\b2
6.) Copy the user-config.jam to \boost_1_55_0\libs\python\example\tutorial
7.) Go further to \boost_1_55_0\stage\lib\
Rename libboost_python-vc100-mt-gd-1_55.lib to boost_python-vc100-mt-gd-1_55.lib and copy it to
\boost_1_55_0\libs\python\example\tutorial
8.) Now you should have all of these files in the \boost_1_55_0\libs\python\example\tutorial directory
hello.cpp
hello.py
user-config.jam
Jamroot
boost_python-vc100-mt-gd-1_55.lib
bjam.exe
9.) Open a command prompt in \boost_1_55_0\libs\python\example\tutorial
And type following command:
bjam
10.) After successful building..
You should have this file in the directory:
hello_ext.dll
rename this file to:
hello_ext.pyd