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The Python that ships with 10.3 is fine. Under 10.2.8 + use these commands to install Python as a framework: + </p> +<pre class="programlisting"><span class="special">./</span><span class="identifier">configure</span> <span class="special">--</span><span class="identifier">enable</span><span class="special">-</span><span class="identifier">framework</span> +<span class="identifier">make</span> +<span class="identifier">make</span> <span class="identifier">frameworkinstall</span></pre> +<p> + The last command requires root privileges because the target directory is + <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">Library</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">Frameworks</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">Python</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">framework</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">Versions</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">2.3</span></code>. However, + the installation does not interfere with the Python version that ships with + 10.2.8. + </p> +<p> + It is also crucial to increase the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">stacksize</span></code> + before starting compilations, e.g.: + </p> +<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">limit</span> <span class="identifier">stacksize</span> <span class="number">8192</span><span class="identifier">k</span></pre> +<p> + If the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">stacksize</span></code> is too small + the build might crash with internal compiler errors. + </p> +<p> + Sometimes Apple's compiler exhibits a bug by printing an error like the following + while compiling a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">your_type</span><span class="special">></span></code> + template instantiation: + </p> +<pre class="programlisting"><span class="special">.../</span><span class="identifier">inheritance</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">:</span><span class="number">44</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">error</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">cannot</span> + <span class="keyword">dynamic_cast</span> <span class="error">`</span><span class="identifier">p</span><span class="char">' (of type `struct cctbx::boost_python::<unnamed>::add_pair* + '</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="identifier">to</span> <span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="error">`</span><span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="error">'</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">source</span> <span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="identifier">is</span> <span class="keyword">not</span> <span class="identifier">polymorphic</span><span class="special">)</span> +</pre> +<p> + We do not know a general workaround, but if the definition of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">your_type</span></code> can be modified the following + was found to work in all cases encountered so far: + </p> +<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">your_type</span> +<span class="special">{</span> + <span class="comment">// before defining any member data</span> +<span class="preprocessor">#if</span> <span class="identifier">defined</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">__MACH__</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="identifier">amp</span><span class="special">;&</span><span class="identifier">amp</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">defined</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">__APPLE_CC__</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="identifier">amp</span><span class="special">;&</span><span class="identifier">amp</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">__APPLE_CC__</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">1493</span> + <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">dummy_</span><span class="special">;</span> +<span class="preprocessor">#endif</span> + <span class="comment">// now your member data, e.g.</span> + <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">;</span> + <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">j</span><span class="special">;</span> + <span class="comment">// etc.</span> +<span class="special">};</span> +</pre> +</div> +<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr> +<td align="left"></td> +<td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer">Copyright © 2002-2015 David + Abrahams, Stefan Seefeld<p> + Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. 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