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Boost.Python not found: location differs per distribution #4788
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And yet another on NixOS:
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The naming pattern for Gentoo has changed. Now it is (seem similar to Debian/Ubuntu):
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the openSUSE variant given are incomplete - the full overview is:
(there are _python and _python3 symlinks in place) |
meson-testsuite-boost.patch.txt on openSUSE, I need this patch to get the test suite passed due to this issue (using boost 1.71) |
This should now be fixed with #6887, closing. Feel free to reopen if there are still issues on some distros. |
I have the problem that Boost.Python is not found with this line:
This results in
-lboost_python3
and the search oflibboost_python3.so
, that is not part of my system. I use gentoo. My Boost.Python is installed as:A symlink to
libboost_python3.so
fixes the problem of course. Writing['python-3.6']
does not sincepython3
is hardcoded.I have filed a bug in Gentoo, too (resolved as invalid). Appearently this is handled in different ways within several distributions:
Edit: Remove the self created symlink to
libboost_python3.so
on Gentoo. This is my workaround fix, but not from the distribution.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: