= Python Port quickstart =

At present, only gcc is supported toolset. To run the Boost.Build Python port, follow these steps:

  1. Get a fresh version of Boost.Build from [http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/trunk/tools/build/v2]
  2. Build the build engine executable, by going to the {{{engine/src}}} subdirectory and running{{{./build.sh --with-python=/usr}}}. On Windows, use {{{build.bat "--with-python=<python-root>"}}} -- note the quotation marks -- you should use them, literally.
  3. Go to the {{{example/hello}}}
  4. Create file user-config.jam, with "using gcc ;" as the content.
  5. Run 
    {{{bjam --python --user-config=user-config.jam}}}.


Note: the bjam binary used in step 3 should be the one you've built in step 1.

Note: You can explicitly specify the toolset. This can be useful if you wish to use gcc and instead another compiler is being picked. Just add the name of the toolset after the command, for instance: build.bat gcc "--with-python=<python-root>" .