id summary reporter owner description type status milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 2493 Default compilation directions do work for boost.python tutorials gupta.sandeep@… Dave Abrahams "The documentation for boost.python directs that typing ""bjam"" will compile the tutorial. However on windows box with msvc, bjam fails, with following error, at the linking phase beacuse it cannot find the python library. fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_37.lib' However this problem disappears when compiled with ""bjam link=static threading = multi"" option. " Bugs closed Boost 1.38.0 python USE GITHUB Boost Release Branch Problem worksforme