[C++-sig] Re: Building boost.python on Mac OS X

[David Abrahams]

Bob Ippolito <bob at redivi.com> writes:

> libs/signals/src/signal_base.cpp:27:   instantiated from here
> /Users/bob/src/Python/boost/boost/function/function_template.hpp:391:
> internal compiler error: in
>     c_expand_expr, at c-common.c:4752
> Please submit a full bug report,
> with preprocessed source if appropriate.
> See <URL:http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter> for instructions.
>
> Lots of this:
>
> /Users/bob/src/Python/boost/boost/python/converter/
> rvalue_from_python_data.hpp:100: sorry, unimplemented: `
>     tree_list' not supported by dump_expr
>
> with this at the end:
>
> ...failed updating 87 targets...
> ...skipped 24 targets...
>
> Probably because -shared is not how to make dynamic libraries on OS X,
> but I'm not sure.  

Almost certainly not.  These are internal compiler errors (BUGS) in
GCC which have been around for many versions now.

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Dave Abrahams
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