Visual Studio 2012 Boost.Python Integration

Question

I am writing some Python scripts that gathers data from an application written i C++ to plot and visualize the data. The C++ application projects are bundled in a relatively large Visual Studio 2012 solution file, while the Python scripts until now has been written separately in some other editor (eg Notepad ++).

Moreover, the C++ source, which sends the data to the Python script, is compiled using the Boost.Python bjam command. This builds the required C++/Python libraries and creates a .pyd extension module containing the desired C++ objects which I want to import into the script. This is done using a Jamroot.jam file in the script directory.

I would like to integrate these Python scripts into my C++ solution. I have created a Python project within the solution already, but I don't know how to invoke the bjam command on the C++ file.

Is there any way to set the project properties in Visual Studio to invoke the bjam command and the Jamroot.jam file?

Answer 1

You can invoke almost any command as a part of either a pre- or post-build step. The difference is that if you use post-build you will only update at the end of a successful build.