[C++-sig] Cygwin Boost.Python Build

[david.abrahams at rcn.com]

> > You don't need it today, unless you're trying to build from the
> libs/python
> > or libs/python/test subdirectories. It's only needed for Boost.Python v2,
> > which is prerelease code.
> 
> Since I am just using 1.28.0 taken from the Boost site, not from CVS and not
> having anything to do with v2, I am again stuck....

You're just not following the directions. The 1.28.0 release contains plently of v2 files. Start your build from the libs/python/build directory or from the boost root directory if you want to avoid them.