Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #986: Problem building Python modules on boost 1.34.0

René Rivera — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:09:46 GMT

Info from #1005 duplicate:

When trying to compile Boost Python examples I received the following errors on a Mac using toolset=darwin and on a PC using toolset=msvc-8_0.

rule python-extension unknown in module Jamfile</Users/arthurcoleman/Boost/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example>. /Users/arthurcoleman/Boost/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:312: in load-jamfile /Users/arthurcoleman/Boost/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:68: in load /Users/arthurcoleman/Boost/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:170: in project.find /Users/arthurcoleman/Boost/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build-system.jam:237: in load /Users/arthurcoleman/Boost/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/../../../tools/build/v2/kernel/modules.jam:261: in import /Users/arthurcoleman/Boost/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/../../../tools/build/v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132: in boost-build /Users/arthurcoleman/Boost/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/boost-build.jam:7: in module scope

After adding import python ; per a suggestion from Dave Abrahams I was successfully able to compile all the examples on my Mac. I will test on Tuesday to confirm that it also fixes the problems I had on a PC. I am submitting this ticket per a request from Dave.

Arhtur

attachment set

René Rivera — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:13:48 GMT

attachment → Jamroot.patch

Add "import python ;" to quickstart/Jamroot

René Rivera — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:20:42 GMT

The attached patch "fixes" the Boost.Build errors. But it still doesn't work in my case. Without a user-config.jam, and mscv-8.0, and gcc-3.4.5(mingw) I get (in that order):

$ bjam --toolset=msvc
...patience...
...found 1153 targets...
...updating 7 targets...
msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.lib
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34.lib'
        call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86 >nul
link /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:NO /DLL /DEBUG /subsystem:console /out:"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd" /IMPLIB:"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.lib" /LIBPATH:"c:\Python24\libs"   @"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd.rsp"
        if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 EXIT %ERRORLEVEL%
        if exist "bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd.manifest" (
            mt -nologo -manifest "bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd.manifest" "-outputresource:bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd;2"
        )
...failed msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.lib...
msvc.link bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\embedding.exe
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34.lib'
        call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86 >nul
link /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:NO /DEBUG /subsystem:console /out:"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\embedding.exe" /LIBPATH:"c:\Python24\libs"  @"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\embedding.exe.rsp"
        if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 EXIT %ERRORLEVEL%
        if exist "bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\embedding.exe.manifest" (
            mt -nologo -manifest "bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\embedding.exe.manifest" "-outputresource:bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\embedding.exe;1"
        )
...failed msvc.link bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\embedding.exe...
...skipped <pbin\test_ext.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi>test_ext for lack of <pbin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi>extending.pyd...
...skipped <pbin\test_embed.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi>test_embed.run for lack of <pbin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi>embedding.exe...
...failed updating 3 targets...
...skipped 4 targets...

$ bjam --toolset=gcc
gcc.link.dll ..\..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\python\build\gcc-mingw-3.4.5\debug\boost_python-mgw34-d-1_34_1.a ..\..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\python\build\gcc-mingw-3.4.5\debug\boost_python-mgw34-d-1_34_1.dll
Creating library file: ..\..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\python\build\gcc-mingw-3.4.5\debug\boost_python-mgw34-d-1_34_1.a
..\..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\python\build\gcc-mingw-3.4.5\debug\numeric.o: In function `ZN5boost6python7numeric68_GLOBAL__N_.._.._.._.._libs_python_src_numeric.cpp_62998629_0651A16318throw_load_failureEv':c:/DevRoots/Boost/boost_1_34/libs/python/example/quickstart/../../../../libs/python/src/numeric.cpp:28: undefined reference to `_imp__PyExc_ImportError'
..\..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\python\build\gcc-mingw-3.4.5\debug\numeric.o: In function `ZN5boost6python7numeric68_GLOBAL__N_.._.._.._.._libs_python_src_numeric.cpp_62998629_0651A1634loadEb':c:/DevRoots/Boost/boost_1_34/libs/python/example/quickstart/../../../../libs/python/src/numeric.cpp:56: undefined reference to `_imp__PyType_Type'
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And the behavior doesn't change if I enable my user-config.jam.

cc, status changed; resolution set

René Rivera — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:41:13 GMT

cc Thomas Witt added
status new → closed
resolution → fixed

Fixed with this change <http://boost.cvs.sourceforge.net/boost/boost/boost/version.hpp?r1=1.15.2.1&r2=1.15.2.2>.

status changed; resolution deleted

anonymous — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:42:00 GMT

status closed → reopened
resolution fixed

I also get:

msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.lib LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34.lib'

even after applying the change to version.hpp, but in that case it complains about not being to open file boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34_1.lib

status changed; resolution set

René Rivera — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:37:43 GMT

status reopened → closed
resolution → fixed

Replying to anonymous:

I also get:

msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\extending.lib LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34.lib'

even after applying the change to version.hpp, but in that case it complains about not being to open file boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34_1.lib

It would help if you log in when poking Trac, since I'm going to assume you did something incorrect. The version.hpp bug fix is *only* for the CVS RC_1_34_0 version, it has nothing to do with the released 1.34.0 version. So the version.hpp fix would break the 1.34.0 archive if you apply it.

status changed; resolution deleted

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:12:15 GMT

status closed → reopened
resolution fixed

This bug is still open, I have these bugs too.

I have solved it by copying boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34_1.lib to the c:\python25\libs directory (since jam calls LINKer with that path included as lib path)

It is certainly a problem and it should be fixed.

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:14:54 GMT

Here's one of the errors. I've also added 'using python ;' statement to the user-config.jam, otherwise it won't even compile.

Using MSVC 8, Windows XP (Korean), Boost 1.34.1

msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ex
t.lib
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: 'boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34_1.lib' Cannot open file.
        call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86 >
nul
link /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:NO /DLL /DEBUG /subsystem:console /out:"bin\msvc-8.0\d
ebug\std_pair_ext.pyd" /IMPLIB:"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.lib" /LIBPATH:"C
:\Python25\libs"   @"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd.rsp"
        if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 EXIT %ERRORLEVEL%
        if exist "bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd.manifest" (
            mt -nologo -manifest "bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd.manifest"
"-outputresource:bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd;2"
        )
...failed msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\s
td_pair_ext.lib...

René Rivera — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:18:17 GMT

Replying to Sung-Jin Hong <serialx.net@gmail.com>:

Here's one of the errors. I've also added 'using python ;' statement to the user-config.jam, otherwise it won't even compile.

Using MSVC 8, Windows XP (Korean), Boost 1.34.1
msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ex
t.lib

Sung-Jin,

What commands did you run that you are having problems with?

status changed; owner set

Dave Abrahams — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:56:29 GMT

owner set to René Rivera
status reopened → new

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:57:39 GMT

I encounter such a problem too, by add 'using msvc : 8.0 ;' into user-config.jam, the problem can be resolved. Replying to Sung-Jin Hong <serialx.net@gmail.com>:

Here's one of the errors. I've also added 'using python ;' statement to the user-config.jam, otherwise it won't even compile.

Using MSVC 8, Windows XP (Korean), Boost 1.34.1

msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ex
t.lib
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: 'boost_python-vc80-mt-gd-1_34_1.lib' Cannot open file.
        call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86 >
nul
link /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:NO /DLL /DEBUG /subsystem:console /out:"bin\msvc-8.0\d
ebug\std_pair_ext.pyd" /IMPLIB:"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.lib" /LIBPATH:"C
:\Python25\libs"   @"bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd.rsp"
        if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 EXIT %ERRORLEVEL%
        if exist "bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd.manifest" (
            mt -nologo -manifest "bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd.manifest"
"-outputresource:bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd;2"
        )
...failed msvc.link.dll bin\msvc-8.0\debug\std_pair_ext.pyd bin\msvc-8.0\debug\s
td_pair_ext.lib...

milestone changed

John Maddock — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:03:37 GMT

milestone Boost 1.34.1 → Boost 1.35.0

status changed; resolution set

Marshall Clow — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:35:05 GMT

status new → closed
resolution → fixed

It appears Dave added the 'using python ;' to the Jamroot in revision [40714] (back in 2007), but never closed this bug. If anyone is still having this problem, please reopen it.