Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python

2020-05-01 Thread Lewis Evans
gt; Today's Topics: > >1. Re: Compiling boost python (Axel Huebl) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:21:40 -0700 > From: Axel Huebl > To: Development of Python/C++ integration >

Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python

2020-04-30 Thread Axel Huebl
;Date: Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 8:30 AM >To: Development of Python/C++ integration >Subject: Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python > >But having one more lib outside boost means one more dependency. > >The sad thing is that dropping support for "the oldest and buggiest of >compil

Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python

2020-04-30 Thread Andrew Voelkel
ation Date: Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 8:30 AM To: Development of Python/C++ integration Subject: Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python But having one more lib outside boost means one more dependency. The sad thing is that dropping support for "the oldest and buggiest of compiler specimens

Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python

2020-04-30 Thread Skip Montanaro
> How the cmake support for pybind ? I don't know cmake, but I did use pybind11 at my last job. It's nothing more than header files (no libraries to link). I doubt it would be difficult to support. Skip ___ Cplusplus-sig mailing list Cplusplus-sig@pytho

Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python

2020-04-30 Thread Alain O' Miniussi
But having one more lib outside boost means one more dependency. The sad thing is that dropping support for "the oldest and buggiest of compiler specimens" in Boost would be rational to do, there are plenty of old Boost releases for those. How the cmake support for pybind ? - On 29 Avr

Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python

2020-04-29 Thread Andrew Voelkel
This blurb might help with that question: The main issue with Boost.Python—and the reason for creating such a similar project—is Boost. Boost is an enormously large and complex suite of utility libraries that works with almost every C++ compiler in existence. This compatibility has its cost: ar

Re: [C++-sig] Compiling boost python

2020-04-29 Thread Andrew Voelkel
Have you considered using pybind11? It’s the same basic idea as boost.python, but it is cleaner, much better supported and documented, and has a large user community. I just discovered this lately, have been using it, and I’m thrilled with it. The only catch is that you need to be compiling with