hello I'm entirely new to boost and also to python... For my first step I'm still having troubles for compiling my c++ code. just including <boost/python.hpp> leads my gcc to output these errors. g++ -O0 -g3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -oEnvPython.o ../EnvPython.cpp In file included from /usr/include/boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp:13, from /usr/include/boost/python/args.hpp:8, from /usr/include/boost/python.hpp:11, from ../EnvPython.h:4, from ../EnvPython.cpp:1: /usr/include/boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp:50:23: error: pyconfig.h: No such file or directory /usr/include/boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp:74:24: error: patchlevel.h: No such file or directory /usr/include/boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp:77:2: error: #error Python 2.2 or higher is required for this version of Boost.Python. /usr/include/boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp:141:21: error: Python.h: No such file or directory ( and then a thousand lines of errors...) I didn't manually build boost and boost.python. I'm running Debian, and I have the corresponding .so files for boost and python in my usr/lib. I have python 2.3 2.4 and 2.5 installed. pyconfig.h seems to be auto-generated. but i haven't a single clue for launching this ? do you know about my problem ?