Arch Linux

Description:
The boost package doesn't seem to provide python bindings

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.
boost: 1.60.0-5

Steps to reproduce:
# stumble upon it while trying to install dlib's python bindings
$ git clone https://github.com/davisking/dlib.git
$ cd dlib
$ python setup.py install --prefix ~/.local --yes USE_AVX_INSTRUCTIONS
running install
running bdist_egg
running build
Detected Python architecture: 64bit
Detected platform: linux
Removing build directory ~/git/dlib/./tools/python/build
Configuring cmake ...
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 6.1.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 6.1.1
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
CMake Warning at /usr/share/cmake-3.6/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:743 (message):
Imported targets not available for Boost version
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/share/cmake-3.6/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:842 (_Boost_COMPONENT_DEPENDENCIES)
/usr/share/cmake-3.6/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1395 (_Boost_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES)
~/git/dlib/dlib/cmake_utils/add_python_module:59 (FIND_PACKAGE)
CMakeLists.txt:6 (include)
CMake Warning at /usr/share/cmake-3.6/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1459 (message):
No header defined for python-py34; skipping header check
Call Stack (most recent call first):
~/git/dlib/dlib/cmake_utils/add_python_module:59 (FIND_PACKAGE)
CMakeLists.txt:6 (include)
-- Could NOT find Boost
CMake Warning at /usr/share/cmake-3.6/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:743 (message):
Imported targets not available for Boost version
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/share/cmake-3.6/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:842 (_Boost_COMPONENT_DEPENDENCIES)
/usr/share/cmake-3.6/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1395 (_Boost_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES)
~/git/dlib/dlib/cmake_utils/add_python_module:61 (FIND_PACKAGE)
CMakeLists.txt:6 (include)
-- Could NOT find Boost
-- Found PythonLibs: /usr/lib64/libpython3.5m.so (found suitable version "3.5.2", minimum required is "3.4")
-- *****************************************************************************************************
-- To compile Boost.Python yourself download boost from boost.org and then go into the boost root folder
-- and run these commands:
-- ./bootstrap.sh --with-libraries=python
-- ./b2
-- sudo ./b2 install
-- *****************************************************************************************************
CMake Error at ~/git/dlib/dlib/cmake_utils/add_python_module:107 (message):
Boost python library not found.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:6 (include)
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "~/git/dlib/tools/python/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
error: cmake configuration failed!