Multiple Python Runtime Support ------------------------------- The Debian Boost.Python packages support python versions: 2.4, 2.5. This is achieved by decorating the library names with the python version. You can choose either to use Boost.Python with a specific Python version, or use the default Python version. Choosing the default Python --------------------------- You may simply link with -lboost_python. This will always be the default python version. These default symlinks are automatically updated when the Python runtime version changes. Choosing a specific Python Version ---------------------------------- The library names are suffixed by "-py24" and "-py25", allowing you to select the specific Python version desired. This holds true for both the upstream names and the simplified Debian names. So link against -lboost_python-py24 for Python 2.4. -- Steve M. Robbins , Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:04:22 z