I read a lot of the html pages on installing boost etc. Still a lot of confusion.
Here is what I want: I have old, stable wonderful C-code I want to use in Python projects. So I encapsulate the C-code in some C++ stuf and try to compile it into a DLL. 1: I DL-ed boost_1_33_1.exe (I use WinXP) and unpacked to D:\boost 2: I started my MS Visual C++ 2005 and told the Studio that my python2.4 includes and libs are at c:\python24\include and c:\python24\libs 3: I found the project in D:\boost\libs\python\build\VisualStudio and Studio converted that to the 8.0 version of my VC. 4: I compiled and got stuff in D:\boost\libs\python\build\bin-stage: 208.896 boost_python.dll 99.090 boost_python.exp 166.216 boost_python.lib 532.480 boost_python_debug.dll 99.102 boost_python_debug.exp 168.490 boost_python_debug.lib 6.450.176 boost_python_debug.pdb (the numbers are sizes) Am I now set up to start on my own projects ? Do I need bjam from here on ? or can I continue to do my own projects in VC ? do I need all the stuff in the folders like D:\boost\libs\* (except D:\boost\libs\python) ? they do not seem to be used till now... here is an example of mine, to play around with: However, I get the compile log (http://213.10.133.192/BuildLog.htm) ======================================== #include <stdlib.h> #include <stdafx.h> namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace. int my_int; /* a global integer: or outside namespace ? */ double calc ( double f) { my_int = (int) (f/2); // printf( "Half of %f is %d\n", f, my_int ); return f/2; } } #include <boost/python.hpp> using namespace boost::python; BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( half ) { def("calc", calc ); } -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list