This should be of interest to people waiting to use Boost.Python on the
Macintosh.  I have achieved partial success running Boost.Python modules
on Darwin.  The build system is based on the scheme proposed by Rene
Rivera last November, with the Boost.Python library dynamically linked
as a dylib, and the user's module as a bundle.  Python itself must be
installed as a Darwin Framework.  It was also necessary to download gcc
3.2.2 from FSF rather than use the pre-installed compiler from Apple.

Details are posted in the "darwin_notes" link presented on my
Multi-platform build page:

http://cci.lbl.gov/boost

As noted, this is only a partial port.  For one thing, the gcc 3.2.2
compiler doesn't seem to properly handle any C++ exceptions, so many of
the modules in the Boost.Python test suite will fail. It may be
necessary to wait for a proper gcc 3.3 release to fix this.  Also, some
work will be needed on the Boost.Python library itself to fix some
compile-time problems reported in the log files (see build page).

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