Boost.mk

#Download and extract boost

  http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_58_0.html 

#Create a build directory

  mkdir build

#Run this command
#Check the python version available

  ./bootstrap.sh --with-python-version=3.5 --prefix=./build --with-libraries=python

#Install the build

  ./b2 install
   
#Add the following to zshrc
  
  export BOOST_ROOT=$HOME/Applications/boost_1_49_0/build 
  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH):${BOOST_ROOT}/lib
  
#use the following makefile
 
 PYTHON_VERSION = 3.5
 PYTHON_INCLUDE = /usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 
 BOOST_INC := $(BOOST_ROOT)/include
 BOOST_LIB := $(BOOST_ROOT)/lib
 # compile mesh classes
 TARGET = hello
 
 $(TARGET).so: $(TARGET).o
     g++ -shared -Wl,--export-dynamic $(TARGET).o -L$(BOOST_LIB) -lboost_python3 -o $(TARGET).so
 
 $(TARGET).o: $(TARGET).c
     g++ -I$(PYTHON_INCLUDE) -I$(BOOST_INC) -fPIC -c $(TARGET).c
 
 clean:
     rm -rf *.so *.o