Re: [Visualpython-users] Help with Boost on Mac OS

[Martin C. <cos...@wa...>]

Hugh Fisher wrote:
> I'm just starting to fill in the stubs for my native Mac
> OS Carbon version of VPython, which in turn seems to be
> triggering previously hidden Boost errors. Things like
> 	bool check() const;
> in boost/python/extract.hpp are being reported as errors
> by Xcode 'doesn't declare anything'
> 
> I downloaded the Boost 1_34_1 sources and bjam, did a
> bjam build and then bjam install. If that wasn't enough,
> I have absolutely no idea how to proceed.
> 
> Can anybody point me to either a nice prebuilt installer
> for Boost on MacOS, or at least some detailed instructions
> on pitfalls and how to avoid them?

You can install boost (versions between 1.32 to 1.35) via Fink.
Boost1.34 is used for building vpython (the released X11 version) with Fink.

-- 
Martin