Unresolved Error when building Boost.Python

Question

I am trying to run an example during installation of Boost.Python on my Windows7 64-bit machine.

My boost is installed at C:\local\boost_1_54_0. Thus at step 3.1.4, I entered

b2 toolset=msvc --build-type=complete --verbose-test test

However, in the command prompt window, I've got 135 unresolved external errors. These errors all point to a serie of files that has the same prefix boost_python-vc110-gd-1_54, the extentions are such as .rsp, .dll etc., and they should be at C:\local\boost_1_54_0\bin.v2\libs\python\build\msvc-11\debug\.

May I know what am I wrong?

Flo Flo · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-10T09:11:08

This worked for me to build Boost.Python "example"

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

Unresolved Error when building Boost.Python

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