unable to install graph-tool in windows 7

boost, boost-python, mingw, python, windows-7

Solution

I have zero experience with compiling graph-tool (or anything else) for windows, but the following part of your config.log stands out:

    configure:17224: checking whether the Boost::Python library is available
    configure:17254: g++ -c  -Wall -ftemplate-depth-150 -Wno-deprecated -Wno-unknown-pragmas -O99 -fvisibility=default -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -Wno-unknown-pragmas  -Ic:\python27\include conftest.cpp >&5
    conftest.cpp:32:36: fatal error: boost/python/module.hpp: No such file or directory
    compilation terminated.

Note how the boost path you passed is not being used! Try to pass CXXFLAGS="-IC:\boost\include" to configure as well.

Problem

I'd like to use graph-tool on windows 7, but I'm having trouble installing it. All the requirements listed here are successfully installed. Python 2.7 is installed in `C:\python27`. Boost 1.49.0 was successfully compiled with mingw, installed in `C:\boost` and the `BOOST_ROOT` environment variable is pointing to it. Boost is compiled in debug and release mode and both static and dynamic. Invoking `configure` from within MSyS leads to the following error. ``` configure: error: Could not link test program to Python. Maybe the main Python library has been installed in some non-standard library path. If so, pass it to configure, via the LDFLAGS environment variable. Example: ./configure LDFLAGS="-L/usr/non-standard-path/python/lib" ============================================================================ ERROR! You probably have to install the development version of the Python package for your distribution. The exact name of this package varies among them. ============================================================================ ``` Calling `configure LDFLAGS="-LC:/python27/libs"` fixed this error, but lead to the following error ``` checking for boostlib >= 1.38.0... configure: error: We could not detect the boo st libraries (version 1.38 or higher). If you have a staged boost library (still not installed) please specify $BOOST_ROOT in your environment and do not give a PATH to --with-boost option. If you are sure you have boost installed, then ch eck your version number looking in <boost/version.hpp>. See http://randspringer. de/boost for more documentation. ``` This is weird, since `BOOST_ROOT` is clearly defined (checked it with `printenv` command). The next command I tried was `configure --with-boost="C:/boost" LDFLAGS="-LC:/python27/libs"` ``` checking for boostlib >= 1.38.0... yes checking whether the Boost::Python library is available... no configure: error: No usable boost::python found ``` Alright it detects boost, but It can't find boost::python. Due to its size I'm unable to post the `config.log` on stackoverflow but you can find it here. I'm really confused right now and would appreciate any help.

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