Branch for developing Bitten client/server testing

[SVN r41004]
Merging some of the more obvious changes from RC_1_34_0
2026-01-19 16:32:16 +00:00 · 2007-11-10 22:53:12 +00:00 · 2007-11-03 03:25:13 +00:00 · 2007-11-03 03:05:26 +00:00 · 2007-11-02 04:35:01 +00:00 · 2007-10-28 19:24:02 +00:00
101 changed files with 4660 additions and 1748 deletions
--- a/build/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/build/Jamfile.v2
@@ -7,13 +7,28 @@ import modules ;

 import python ;

-if [ python.configured ] {
+if ! [ python.configured ] && ! ( --without-python in  [ modules.peek : ARGV ] )
+{
+    # Attempt default configuration of python
+    import toolset : using ;
+    using python ;
    
+    if ! [ python.configured ]
+    {
+        ECHO "WARNING: No python installation configured and autoconfiguration" ; 
+        ECHO "         failed.  See http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html" ;
+        ECHO "         for configuration instructions or pass --without-python to" ;
+        ECHO "         suppress this message and silently skip all Boost.Python targets" ;
+    }
+}

 project boost/python
  : source-location ../src
  ;

+rule cond ( test ? : yes * : no * ) { if $(test) { return $(yes) ; } else { return $(no) ; } }
+rule unless ( test ? : yes * : no * ) { if ! $(test) { return $(yes) ; } else { return $(no) ; } }
+
 lib boost_python
    : # sources
    numeric.cpp
@@ -24,7 +39,6 @@ lib boost_python
    str.cpp
    slice.cpp

-    aix_init_module.cpp
    converter/from_python.cpp
    converter/registry.cpp
    converter/type_id.cpp
@@ -45,6 +59,7 @@ lib boost_python
    wrapper.cpp
    import.cpp
    exec.cpp
+    object/function_doc_signature.cpp
    :   # requirements
        <link>static:<define>BOOST_PYTHON_STATIC_LIB 
        <define>BOOST_PYTHON_SOURCE
@@ -61,17 +76,19 @@ lib boost_python
        # python_for_extensions is a target defined by Boost.Build to
        # provide the Python include paths, and on Windows, the Python
        # import library, as usage requirements.
-        <library>/python//python_for_extensions
-      
+        [ cond [ python.configured ] : <library>/python//python_for_extensions ]
+        
+        # we prevent building when there is no python available
+        # as it's not possible anyway, and to cause dependents to
+        # fail to build
+        [ unless [ python.configured ] : <build>no ]
+
+        <python-debugging>on:<define>BOOST_DEBUG_PYTHON
    :   # default build
        <link>shared
    :   # usage requirements
-        <link>static:<define>BOOST_PYTHON_STATIC_LIB 
-        <link>shared:<define>BOOST_PYTHON_DYNAMIC_LIB
+        <link>static:<define>BOOST_PYTHON_STATIC_LIB
+        <python-debugging>on:<define>BOOST_DEBUG_PYTHON
    ;
-}
-else
-{
-    ECHO "warning: Python location is not configured" ;
-    ECHO "warning: the Boost.Python library won't be built" ;
-}
+
+boost-install boost_python ;
--- a/build/VisualStudio/boost_python.dsp
+++ b/build/VisualStudio/boost_python.dsp
--- a/doc/building.html
+++ b/doc/building.html
@@ -9,60 +9,63 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 <div class="document" id="logo-boost-python-build-and-test-howto">
-<h1 class="title"><a class="reference" href="../index.htm"><img alt="Boost C++ Libraries:" class="boost-logo" src="../boost.png" /></a> Boost.Python Build and Test HOWTO</h1>
+<h1 class="title"><a class="reference external" href="../index.htm"><img alt="Boost C++ Libraries:" class="boost-logo" src="../../../boost.png" /></a> Boost.Python Build and Test HOWTO</h1>

 <!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
 <!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
 <!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at -->
 <!-- http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
-<div class="contents sidebar small topic">
-<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p>
+<div class="contents sidebar small topic" id="contents">
+<p class="topic-title first">Contents</p>
 <ul class="auto-toc simple">
-<li><a class="reference" href="#requirements" id="id20" name="id20">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#background" id="id21" name="id21">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Background</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#getting-boost-python-binaries" id="id22" name="id22">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting Boost.Python Binaries</a><ul class="auto-toc">
-<li><a class="reference" href="#no-install-quickstart" id="id23" name="id23">3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No-Install Quickstart</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#installing-boost-python-on-your-system" id="id24" name="id24">3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Installing Boost.Python on your System</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#requirements" id="id25">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#background" id="id26">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Background</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#no-install-quickstart" id="id27">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No-Install Quickstart</a><ul class="auto-toc">
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#basic-procedure" id="id28">3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Basic Procedure</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#in-case-of-trouble" id="id29">3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Trouble</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#in-case-everything-seemed-to-work" id="id30">3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case Everything Seemed to Work</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#modifying-the-example-project" id="id31">3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Modifying the Example Project</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#configuring-boost-build" id="id25" name="id25">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Configuring Boost.Build</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#building-an-extension-module" id="id26" name="id26">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Building an Extension Module</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#testing" id="id27" name="id27">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Testing</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#advanced-configuration" id="id28" name="id28">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advanced Configuration</a><ul class="auto-toc">
-<li><a class="reference" href="#python-configuration-parameters" id="id29" name="id29">7.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Python Configuration Parameters</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#examples" id="id30" name="id30">7.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Examples</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#installing-boost-python-on-your-system" id="id32">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Installing Boost.Python on your System</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#configuring-boost-build" id="id33">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Configuring Boost.Build</a><ul class="auto-toc">
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#python-configuration-parameters" id="id34">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Python Configuration Parameters</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#examples" id="id35">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Examples</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#choosing-a-boost-python-library-binary" id="id31" name="id31">8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choosing a Boost.Python Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc">
-<li><a class="reference" href="#the-dynamic-binary" id="id32" name="id32">8.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Dynamic Binary</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#the-static-binary" id="id33" name="id33">8.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Static Binary</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#choosing-a-boost-python-library-binary" id="id36">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choosing a Boost.Python Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc">
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-dynamic-binary" id="id37">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Dynamic Binary</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-static-binary" id="id38">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Static Binary</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#notes-for-mingw-and-cygwin-with-mno-cygwin-gcc-users" id="id34" name="id34">9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes for MinGW (and Cygwin with -mno-cygwin) GCC Users</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#include-issues" id="id39">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt> Issues</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#python-debugging-builds" id="id40">8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Python Debugging Builds</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#testing-boost-python" id="id41">9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Testing Boost.Python</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#notes-for-mingw-and-cygwin-with-mno-cygwin-gcc-users" id="id42">10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes for MinGW (and Cygwin with -mno-cygwin) GCC Users</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id20" id="requirements" name="requirements">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements</a></h1>
-<p>Boost.Python requires <a class="reference" href="http://www.python.org/2.2">Python 2.2</a><a class="footnote-reference" href="#id16" id="id2" name="id2"><sup>1</sup></a> <em>or</em> <a class="reference" href="http://www.python.org"><em>newer</em></a>.</p>
+<div class="section" id="requirements">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id25">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements</a></h1>
+<p>Boost.Python requires <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/2.2">Python 2.2</a><a class="footnote-reference" href="#id22" id="id2"><sup>1</sup></a> <em>or</em> <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org"><em>newer</em></a>.</p>
 </div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id21" id="background" name="background">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Background</a></h1>
+<div class="section" id="background">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id26">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Background</a></h1>
 <p>There are two basic models for combining C++ and Python:</p>
 <ul class="simple">
-<li><a class="reference" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/intro.html">extending</a>, in which the end-user launches the Python interpreter
+<li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/intro.html">extending</a>, in which the end-user launches the Python interpreter
 executable and imports Python “extension modules” written in C++.
 Think of taking a library written in C++ and giving it a Python
 interface so Python programmers can use it.  From Python, these
 modules look just like regular Python modules.</li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/embedding.html">embedding</a>, in which the end-user launches a program written
+<li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/embedding.html">embedding</a>, in which the end-user launches a program written
 in C++ that in turn invokes the Python interpreter as a library
 subroutine.  Think of adding scriptability to an existing
 application.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>The key distinction between extending and embedding is the location
-of C++' <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">main()</span></tt> function: in the Python interpreter executable,
+of the C++ <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">main()</span></tt> function: in the Python interpreter executable,
 or in some other program, respectively.  Note that even when
-embedding Python in another program, <a class="reference" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/extending-with-embedding.html">extension modules are often
+embedding Python in another program, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/extending-with-embedding.html">extension modules are often
 the best way to make C/C++ functionality accessible to Python
 code</a>, so the use of extension modules is really at the heart of
 both models.</p>
@@ -71,127 +74,281 @@ dynamically-loaded libraries with a single entry point, which means
 you can change them without rebuilding either the other extension
 modules or the executable containing <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">main()</span></tt>.</p>
 </div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id22" id="getting-boost-python-binaries" name="getting-boost-python-binaries">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting Boost.Python Binaries</a></h1>
-<p>Since Boost.Python is a separately-compiled (as opposed to
-<a class="reference" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#header-only-libraries">header-only</a>) library, its user relies on the services of a
-Boost.Python library binary.</p>
-<div class="section">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id23" id="no-install-quickstart" name="no-install-quickstart">3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No-Install Quickstart</a></h2>
-<p>If you just want to get started quickly building and testing
-Boost.Python extension modules, or embedding Python in an
-executable, you don't need to worry about installing Boost.Python
-binaries explicitly.  These instructions use <a class="reference" href="../../../tools/build">Boost.Build</a> projects,
+<div class="section" id="no-install-quickstart">
+<span id="quickstart"></span><h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id27">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No-Install Quickstart</a></h1>
+<p>There is no need to “install Boost” in order to get started using
+Boost.Python.  These instructions use <a class="reference external" href="../../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> projects,
 which will build those binaries as soon as they're needed.  Your
 first tests may take a little longer while you wait for
 Boost.Python to build, but doing things this way will save you from
 worrying about build intricacies like which library binaries to use
-for a specific compiler configuration.</p>
+for a specific compiler configuration and figuring out the right
+compiler options to use yourself.</p>
+<!-- .. raw:: html
+
+<div style="width:50%"> -->
 <div class="note">
 <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
 <p>Of course it's possible to use other build systems to
 build Boost.Python and its extensions, but they are not
-officially supported by Boost and <strong>99% of all “I can't build
-Boost.Python” problems come from trying to use another build
-system</strong>.</p>
-<p class="last">If you want to use another system anyway, we suggest that you
-follow these instructions, and then invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> with the
-<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-a</span> <span class="pre">-o</span></tt><em>filename</em> option to dump the build commands it executes
-to a file, so you can see what your build system needs to do.</p>
+officially supported by Boost.  Moreover <strong>99% of all “I can't
+build Boost.Python” problems come from trying to use another
+build system</strong> without first following these instructions.</p>
+<p>If you want to use another system anyway, we suggest that you
+follow these instructions, and then invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> with the</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-a</span> <span class="pre">-o</span></tt><em>filename</em>
+</pre>
+<p class="last">options to dump the build commands it executes to a file, so
+you can see what your alternate build system needs to do.</p>
+</div>
+<!-- .. raw:: html
+
+</div> -->
+<div class="section" id="basic-procedure">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id28">3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Basic Procedure</a></h2>
+<ol class="arabic">
+<li><p class="first">Get Boost; see sections 1 and 2 [<a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#get-boost">Unix/Linux</a>, <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#get-boost">Windows</a>] of the
+Boost <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/index.html">Getting Started Guide</a>.</p>
+</li>
+<li><p class="first">Get the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> build driver.  See section 5 [<a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary">Unix/Linux</a>,
+<a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary">Windows</a>] of the Boost <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/index.html">Getting Started Guide</a>.</p>
+</li>
+<li><p class="first">cd into the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libs/python/example/quickstart/</span></tt> directory of your
+Boost installation, which contains a small example project.</p>
+</li>
+<li><p class="first">Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt>.  Replace the “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">stage</span></tt>“ argument from the
+example invocation from section 5 of the <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/index.html">Getting Started
+Guide</a> with “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">test</span></tt>,“ to build all the test targets.  Also add
+the argument “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--verbose-test</span></tt>” to see the output generated by
+the tests when they are run.</p>
+<p>On Windows, your <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> invocation might look something like:</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+C:\boost_1_34_0\…\quickstart&gt; <strong>bjam toolset=msvc --verbose-test test</strong>
+</pre>
+<p>and on Unix variants, perhaps,</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+~/boost_1_34_0/…/quickstart$ <strong>bjam toolset=gcc --verbose-test test</strong>
+</pre>
+</li>
+</ol>
+<div class="admonition-note-to-windows-users admonition">
+<p class="first admonition-title">Note to Windows Users</p>
+<p class="last">For the sake of concision, the rest of this guide will use
+unix-style forward slashes in pathnames instead of the
+backslashes with which you may be more familiar.  The forward
+slashes should work everywhere except in <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#command-prompt">Command Prompt</a>
+windows, where you should use backslashes.</p>
+</div>
+<p>If you followed this procedure successfully, you will have built an
+extension module called <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">extending</span></tt> and tested it by running a
+Python script called <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">test_extending.py</span></tt>.  You will also have
+built and run a simple application called <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">embedding</span></tt> that embeds
+python.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="in-case-of-trouble">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29">3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Trouble</a></h2>
+<p>If you're seeing lots of compiler and/or linker error messages,
+it's probably because Boost.Build is having trouble finding your
+Python installation.  You might want to pass the
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--debug-configuration</span></tt> option to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> the first few times
+you invoke it, to make sure that Boost.Build is correctly locating
+all the parts of your Python installation.  If it isn't, consider
+<a class="reference internal" href="#configuring-boost-build">Configuring Boost.Build</a> as detailed below.</p>
+<p>If you're still having trouble, Someone on one of the following
+mailing lists may be able to help:</p>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li>The <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing list</a> for issues related to Boost.Build</li>
+<li>The Python <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/mailing_lists.htm#cplussig">C++ Sig</a> for issues specifically related to Boost.Python</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="in-case-everything-seemed-to-work">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30">3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case Everything Seemed to Work</a></h2>
+<p>Rejoice!  If you're new to Boost.Python, at this point it might be
+a good idea to ignore build issues for a while and concentrate on
+learning the library by going through the <a class="reference external" href="tutorial/index.html">tutorial</a> and perhaps
+some of the <a class="reference external" href="v2/reference.html">reference documentation</a>, trying out what you've
+learned about the API by modifying the quickstart project.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="modifying-the-example-project">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31">3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Modifying the Example Project</a></h2>
+<p>If you're content to keep your extension module forever in one
+source file called <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/extending.cpp"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">extending.cpp</span></tt></a>, inside your Boost
+distribution, and import it forever as <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">extending</span></tt>, then you can
+stop here.  However, it's likely that you will want to make a few
+changes.  There are a few things you can do without having to learn
+<a class="reference external" href="../../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> in depth.</p>
+<p>The project you just built is specified in two files in the current
+directory: <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/boost-build.jam"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost-build.jam</span></tt></a>, which tells <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> where it can
+find the interpreted code of the Boost build system, and
+<a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/Jamroot"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Jamroot</span></tt></a>, which describes the targets you just built.  These
+files are heavily commented, so they should be easy to modify.
+Take care, however, to preserve whitespace.  Punctuation such as
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">;</span></tt> will not be recognized as intended by <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> if it is not
+surrounded by whitespace.</p>
+<div class="section" id="relocate-the-project">
+<h3>Relocate the Project</h3>
+<p>You'll probably want to copy this project elsewhere so you can
+change it without modifying your Boost distribution.  To do that,
+simply</p>
+<ol class="loweralpha simple">
+<li>copy the entire <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libs/python/example/quickstart/</span></tt> directory
+into a new directory.</li>
+<li>In the new copies of <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/boost-build.jam"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost-build.jam</span></tt></a> and <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/Jamroot"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Jamroot</span></tt></a>, locate
+the relative path near the top of the file that is clearly
+marked by a comment, and edit that path so that it refers to the
+same directory your Boost distribution as it referred to when
+the file was in its original location in the
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libs/python/example/quickstart/</span></tt> directory.</li>
+</ol>
+<p>For example, if you moved the project from
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/home/dave/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/quickstart</span></tt> to
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/home/dave/my-project</span></tt>, you could change the first path in
+<a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/boost-build.jam"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost-build.jam</span></tt></a> from</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+<strong>../../../..</strong>/tools/build/v2
+</pre>
+<p>to</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+<strong>/home/dave/boost_1_34_0</strong>/tools/build/v2
+</pre>
+<p>and change the first path in <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/Jamroot"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Jamroot</span></tt></a> from</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+<strong>../../../..</strong>
+</pre>
+<p>to</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+<strong>/home/dave/boost_1_34_0</strong>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="add-new-or-change-names-of-existing-source-files">
+<h3>Add New or Change Names of Existing Source Files</h3>
+<p>The names of additional source files involved in building your
+extension module or embedding application can be listed in
+<a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/Jamroot"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Jamroot</span></tt></a> right alongside <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">extending.cpp</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">embedding.cpp</span></tt>
+respectively.  Just be sure to leave whitespace around each
+filename:</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+… file1.cpp file2.cpp file3.cpp …
+</pre>
+<p>Naturally, if you want to change the name of a source file you can
+tell Boost.Build about it by editing the name in <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/Jamroot"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Jamroot</span></tt></a>.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="change-the-name-of-your-extension-module">
+<h3>Change the Name of your Extension Module</h3>
+<p>The name of the extension module is determined by two things:</p>
+<ol class="arabic simple">
+<li>the name in <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/Jamroot"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Jamroot</span></tt></a> immediately following <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">python-extension</span></tt>, and</li>
+<li>the name passed to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span></tt> in <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/extending.cpp"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">extending.cpp</span></tt></a>.</li>
+</ol>
+<p>To change the name of the extension module from <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">extending</span></tt> to
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">hello</span></tt>, you'd edit <a class="reference external" href="../example/quickstart/Jamroot"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Jamroot</span></tt></a>, changing</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+python-extension <strong>extending</strong> : extending.cpp ;
+</pre>
+<p>to</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+python-extension <strong>hello</strong> : extending.cpp ;
+</pre>
+<p>and you'd edit extending.cpp, changing</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(<strong>extending</strong>)
+</pre>
+<p>to</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(<strong>hello</strong>)
+</pre>
 </div>
 </div>
-<div class="section">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id24" id="installing-boost-python-on-your-system" name="installing-boost-python-on-your-system">3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Installing Boost.Python on your System</a></h2>
-<p>If you need a regular, installation of the Boost.Python library
-binaries on your system, the Boost <a class="reference" href="../../../more/getting_started/index.html">Getting Started Guide</a> will
-walk you through the steps of installing one.  If building binaries
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="installing-boost-python-on-your-system">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Installing Boost.Python on your System</a></h1>
+<p>Since Boost.Python is a separately-compiled (as opposed to
+<a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#header-only-libraries">header-only</a>) library, its user relies on the services of a
+Boost.Python library binary.</p>
+<p>If you need a regular installation of the Boost.Python library
+binaries on your system, the Boost <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/index.html">Getting Started Guide</a> will
+walk you through the steps of creating one.  If building binaries
 from source, you might want to supply the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--with-python</span></tt>
 argument to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> (or the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--with-libraries=python</span></tt> argument
 to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">configure</span></tt>), so only the Boost.Python binary will be built,
 rather than all the Boost binaries.</p>
 </div>
-</div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id25" id="configuring-boost-build" name="configuring-boost-build">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Configuring Boost.Build</a></h1>
-<p>As described in the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.orgdoc/html/bbv2/advanced.html#bbv2.advanced.configuration">Boost.Build reference manual</a>, a file called
-<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> in your home
-directory<a class="footnote-reference" href="#home-dir" id="id5" name="id5"><sup>7</sup></a> is used to
-describe the build resources available to the build system.  You'll
-need to tell it about your Python installation.</p>
+<div class="section" id="configuring-boost-build">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Configuring Boost.Build</a></h1>
+<p>As described in the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.orgdoc/html/bbv2/advanced.html#bbv2.advanced.configuration">Boost.Build reference manual</a>, a file called
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> in your home directory<a class="footnote-reference" href="#home-dir" id="id11"><sup>6</sup></a> is used to
+specify the tools and libraries available to the build system. You
+may need to create or edit <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> to tell Boost.Build
+how to invoke Python, <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt> its headers, and link with its
+libraries.</p>
 <div class="admonition-users-of-unix-variant-oses admonition">
 <p class="first admonition-title">Users of Unix-Variant OSes</p>
 <p class="last">If you are using a unix-variant OS and you ran Boost's
 <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">configure</span></tt> script, it may have generated a
-<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> for you.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#overwrite" id="id7" name="id7"><sup>4</sup></a> If your <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">configure</span></tt>/<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">make</span></tt> sequence was successful and Boost.Python binaries
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> for you.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#overwrite" id="id13"><sup>4</sup></a> If your <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">configure</span></tt>/<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">make</span></tt> sequence was successful and Boost.Python binaries
 were built, your <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file is probably already
 correct.</p>
 </div>
-<p>If you have a fairly “standard” python installation for your
-platform, there's very little you need to do to describe it.
-Simply having</p>
+<p>If you have one fairly “standard” python installation for your
+platform, you might not need to do anything special to describe it.  If
+you haven't configured python in <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> (and you don't
+specify <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--without-python</span></tt> on the Boost.Build command line),
+Boost.Build will automatically execute the equivalent of</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
 import toolset : using ;
 using python ;
 </pre>
-<p>in a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file in your home directory<a class="footnote-reference" href="#home-dir" id="id8" name="id8"><sup>7</sup></a>
-should be enough.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#user-config-jam" id="id9" name="id9"><sup>6</sup></a>  For more complicated setups,
-see <a class="reference" href="#advanced-configuration">Advanced Configuration</a>.</p>
-<div class="note">
-<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
-<p class="last">You might want to pass the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--debug-configuration</span></tt>
-option to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> the first few times you invoke it, to make
-sure that Boost.Build is correctly locating all the parts of
-your Python installation.  If it isn't, consider passing some of
-the optional <a class="reference" href="#python-configuration-parameters">Python configuration parameters</a> detailed below.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id26" id="building-an-extension-module" name="building-an-extension-module">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Building an Extension Module</a></h1>
-</div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id27" id="testing" name="testing">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Testing</a></h1>
-</div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id28" id="advanced-configuration" name="advanced-configuration">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advanced Configuration</a></h1>
+<p>which automatically looks for Python in the most likely places.
+However, that only happens when using the Boost.Python project file
+(e.g. when referred to by another project as in the <a class="reference internal" href="#quickstart">quickstart</a>
+method).  If instead you are linking against separately-compiled
+Boost.Python binaries, you should set up a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file
+with at least the minimal incantation above.</p>
+<div class="section" id="python-configuration-parameters">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Python Configuration Parameters</a></h2>
 <p>If you have several versions of Python installed, or Python is
 installed in an unusual way, you may want to supply any or all of
 the following optional parameters to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">using</span> <span class="pre">python</span></tt>.</p>
-<div class="section">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29" id="python-configuration-parameters" name="python-configuration-parameters">7.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Python Configuration Parameters</a></h2>
 <dl class="docutils">
 <dt>version</dt>
 <dd>the version of Python to use.  Should be in Major.Minor
 format, for example, <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">2.3</span></tt>.  Do not include the subminor
 version (i.e. <em>not</em> <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">2.5.1</span></tt>).  If you have multiple Python
 versions installed, the version will usually be the only
-additional argument required.</dd>
+configuration argument required.</dd>
 <dt>cmd-or-prefix</dt>
-<dd>preferably, a command that invokes a Python
-interpreter.  Alternatively, the installation prefix for Python
-libraries and header files.  Use the alternative formulation if
-there is no appropriate Python executable available.</dd>
+<dd>preferably, a command that invokes a Python interpreter.
+Alternatively, the installation prefix for Python libraries and
+header files.  Only use the alternative formulation if there is
+no appropriate Python executable available.</dd>
 <dt>includes</dt>
-<dd>the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt> path for Python headers.</dd>
+<dd>the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt> paths for Python headers.  Normally the correct
+path(s) will be automatically deduced from <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">version</span></tt> and/or
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">cmd-or-prefix</span></tt>.</dd>
 <dt>libraries</dt>
 <dd>the path to Python library binaries.  On MacOS/Darwin,
-you can also pass the path of the Python framework.</dd>
+you can also pass the path of the Python framework.  Normally the
+correct path(s) will be automatically deduced from <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">version</span></tt>
+and/or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">cmd-or-prefix</span></tt>.</dd>
 <dt>condition</dt>
 <dd>if specified, should be a set of Boost.Build
 properties that are matched against the build configuration when
-Boost.Build selects a Python configuration to use.</dd>
+Boost.Build selects a Python configuration to use.  See examples
+below for details.</dd>
 <dt>extension-suffix</dt>
 <dd>A string to append to the name of extension
 modules before the true filename extension.  You almost certainly
 don't need to use this.  Usually this suffix is only used when
 targeting a Windows debug build of Python, and will be set
 automatically for you based on the value of the
-<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;python-debugging&gt;</span></tt> feature.  However, at least one Linux
+<a class="reference internal" href="#python-debugging"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;python-debugging&gt;</span></tt></a> feature.  However, at least one Linux
 distribution (Ubuntu Feisty Fawn) has a specially configured
-<a class="reference" href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PyDbgBuilds">python-dbg</a> package that claims to use such a suffix.</dd>
+<a class="reference external" href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PyDbgBuilds">python-dbg</a> package that claims to use such a suffix.</dd>
 </dl>
 </div>
-<div class="section">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30" id="examples" name="examples">7.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Examples</a></h2>
+<div class="section" id="examples">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Examples</a></h2>
 <p>Note that in the examples below, case and <em>especially whitespace</em> are
 significant.</p>
 <ul>
@@ -229,8 +386,19 @@ using python
     ;
 </pre>
 </li>
+<li><p class="first">If you have downloaded the Python sources and built both the
+normal and the “<a class="reference internal" href="#id19">python debugging</a>” builds from source on
+Windows, you might see:</p>
+<pre class="literal-block">
+using python : 2.5 : C:\\src\\Python-2.5\\PCBuild\\python ;
+using python : 2.5 : C:\\src\\Python-2.5\\PCBuild\\python_d
+  : # includes
+  : # libs
+  : &lt;python-debugging&gt;on ;
+</pre>
+</li>
 <li><p class="first">You can set up your user-config.jam so a bjam built under Windows
-can build/test both Windows and <a class="reference" href="http://cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> python extensions.  Just pass
+can build/test both Windows and <a class="reference external" href="http://cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> python extensions.  Just pass
 <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;target-os&gt;cygwin</span></tt> in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">condition</span></tt> parameter
 for the cygwin python installation:</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
@@ -241,16 +409,16 @@ using python ;
 using python : : c:\\cygwin\\bin\\python2.5 : : : &lt;target-os&gt;cygwin ;
 </pre>
 <p>when you put target-os=cygwin in your build request, it should build
-with the cygwin version of python:<a class="footnote-reference" href="#flavor" id="id11" name="id11"><sup>5</sup></a></p>
+with the cygwin version of python:<a class="footnote-reference" href="#flavor" id="id15"><sup>5</sup></a></p>
 <blockquote>
 <p>bjam target-os=cygwin toolset=gcc</p>
 </blockquote>
 <p>This is supposed to work the other way, too (targeting windows
-python with a <a class="reference" href="http://cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> bjam) but it seems as though the support in
+python with a <a class="reference external" href="http://cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> bjam) but it seems as though the support in
 Boost.Build's toolsets for building that way is broken at the
 time of this writing.</p>
 </li>
-<li><p class="first">Note that because of <a class="reference" href="http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/wiki/AlternativeSelection">the way Boost.Build currently selects target
+<li><p class="first">Note that because of <a class="reference external" href="http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/wiki/AlternativeSelection">the way Boost.Build currently selects target
 alternatives</a>, you might have be very explicit in your build
 requests.  For example, given:</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
@@ -269,35 +437,35 @@ bjam target-os=cygwin/python=2.4
 </ul>
 </div>
 </div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31" id="choosing-a-boost-python-library-binary" name="choosing-a-boost-python-library-binary">8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choosing a Boost.Python Library Binary</a></h1>
-<p>If—instead of letting Boost.Build construct and link withthe right
+<div class="section" id="choosing-a-boost-python-library-binary">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choosing a Boost.Python Library Binary</a></h1>
+<p>If—instead of letting Boost.Build construct and link with the right
 libraries automatically—you choose to use a pre-built Boost.Python
 library, you'll need to think about which one to link with.  The
 Boost.Python binary comes in both static and dynamic flavors.  Take
-care to choose the right flavor for your application.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#naming" id="id13" name="id13"><sup>2</sup></a></p>
-<div class="section">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32" id="the-dynamic-binary" name="the-dynamic-binary">8.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Dynamic Binary</a></h2>
+care to choose the right flavor for your application.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#naming" id="id17"><sup>2</sup></a></p>
+<div class="section" id="the-dynamic-binary">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Dynamic Binary</a></h2>
 <p>The dynamic library is the safest and most-versatile choice:</p>
 <ul class="simple">
 <li>A single copy of the library code is used by all extension
-modules built with a given toolset.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#toolset-specific" id="id14" name="id14"><sup>3</sup></a></li>
+modules built with a given toolset.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#toolset-specific" id="id18"><sup>3</sup></a></li>
 <li>The library contains a type conversion registry.  Because one
 registry is shared among all extension modules, instances of a
 class exposed to Python in one dynamically-loaded extension
 module can be passed to functions exposed in another such module.</li>
 </ul>
 </div>
-<div class="section">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33" id="the-static-binary" name="the-static-binary">8.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Static Binary</a></h2>
+<div class="section" id="the-static-binary">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Static Binary</a></h2>
 <p>It might be appropriate to use the static Boost.Python library in
 any of the following cases:</p>
 <ul class="simple">
-<li>You are <a class="reference" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/intro.html">extending</a> python and the types exposed in your
+<li>You are <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/intro.html">extending</a> python and the types exposed in your
 dynamically-loaded extension module don't need to be used by any
 other Boost.Python extension modules, and you don't care if the
 core library code is duplicated among them.</li>
-<li>You are <a class="reference" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/embedding.html">embedding</a> python in your application and either:<ul>
+<li>You are <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/embedding.html">embedding</a> python in your application and either:<ul>
 <li>You are targeting a Unix variant OS other than MacOS or AIX,
 where the dynamically-loaded extension modules can “see” the
 Boost.Python library symbols that are part of the executable.</li>
@@ -311,22 +479,73 @@ modules (and vice-versa).</li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 </div>
-<div class="section">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34" id="notes-for-mingw-and-cygwin-with-mno-cygwin-gcc-users" name="notes-for-mingw-and-cygwin-with-mno-cygwin-gcc-users">9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes for MinGW (and Cygwin with -mno-cygwin) GCC Users</a></h1>
+<div class="section" id="include-issues">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id39">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt> Issues</a></h1>
+<ol class="arabic simple">
+<li>If you should ever have occasion to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span> <span class="pre">&quot;python.h&quot;</span></tt>
+directly in a translation unit of a program using Boost.Python,
+use <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span> <span class="pre">&quot;boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp&quot;</span></tt> instead.
+It handles several issues necessary for use with Boost.Python,
+one of which is mentioned in the next section.</li>
+<li>Be sure not to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt> any system headers before
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">wrap_python.hpp</span></tt>.  This restriction is actually imposed by
+Python, or more properly, by Python's interaction with your
+operating system.  See
+<a class="reference external" href="http://docs.python.org/ext/simpleExample.html">http://docs.python.org/ext/simpleExample.html</a> for details.</li>
+</ol>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="python-debugging-builds">
+<span id="id19"></span><span id="python-debugging"></span><h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id40">8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Python Debugging Builds</a></h1>
+<p>Python can be built in a special “python debugging” configuration
+that adds extra checks and instrumentation that can be very useful
+for developers of extension modules.  The data structures used by
+the debugging configuration contain additional members, so <strong>a
+Python executable built with python debugging enabled cannot be
+used with an extension module or library compiled without it, and
+vice-versa.</strong></p>
+<p>Since pre-built “python debugging” versions of the Python
+executable and libraries are not supplied with most distributions
+of Python,<a class="footnote-reference" href="#get-debug-build" id="id20"><sup>7</sup></a> and we didn't want to force our users
+to build them, Boost.Build does not automatically enable python
+debugging in its <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">debug</span></tt> build variant (which is the default).
+Instead there is a special build property called
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">python-debugging</span></tt> that, when used as a build property, will
+define the right preprocessor symbols and select the right
+libraries to link with.</p>
+<p>On unix-variant platforms, the debugging versions of Python's data
+structures will only be used if the symbol <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Py_DEBUG</span></tt> is defined.
+On many windows compilers, when extension modules are built with
+the preprocessor symbol <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">_DEBUG</span></tt>, Python defaults to force
+linking with a special debugging version of the Python DLL.  Since
+that symbol is very commonly used even when Python is not present,
+Boost.Python temporarily undefines _DEBUG when Python.h
+is #included from <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp</span></tt> - unless
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">BOOST_DEBUG_PYTHON</span></tt> is defined.  The upshot is that if you want
+“python debugging”and you aren't using Boost.Build, you should make
+sure <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">BOOST_DEBUG_PYTHON</span></tt> is defined, or python debugging will be
+suppressed.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="testing-boost-python">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id41">9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Testing Boost.Python</a></h1>
+<p>To run the full test suite for Boost.Python, invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> in the
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libs/python/test</span></tt> subdirectory of your Boost distribution.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="notes-for-mingw-and-cygwin-with-mno-cygwin-gcc-users">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id42">10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes for MinGW (and Cygwin with -mno-cygwin) GCC Users</a></h1>
 <p>If you are using a version of Python prior to 2.4.1 with a MinGW
 prior to 3.0.0 (with binutils-2.13.90-20030111-1), you will need to
 create a MinGW-compatible version of the Python library; the one
 shipped with Python will only work with a Microsoft-compatible
 linker. Follow the instructions in the “Non-Microsoft” section of
-the “Building Extensions: Tips And Tricks” chapter in <a class="reference" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/inst/index.html">Installing
+the “Building Extensions: Tips And Tricks” chapter in <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/inst/index.html">Installing
 Python Modules</a> to create <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libpythonXX.a</span></tt>, where <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">XX</span></tt>
 corresponds to the major and minor version numbers of your Python
 installation.</p>
 <hr class="docutils" />
-<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id16" rules="none">
+<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id22" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="id16">[1]</a></td><td>Note that although we tested earlier versions of
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2">[1]</a></td><td>Note that although we tested earlier versions of
 Boost.Python with Python 2.2, and we don't <em>think</em> we've done
 anything to break compatibility, this release of Boost.Python
 may not have been tested with versions of Python earlier than
@@ -337,24 +556,21 @@ supported.</td></tr>
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="naming" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id13" name="naming">[2]</a></td><td><p class="first">Information about how to identify the
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id17">[2]</a></td><td><p class="first">Information about how to identify the
 static and dynamic builds of Boost.Python:</p>
 <ul class="simple">
-<li><a class="reference" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#library-naming">on Windows</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="../../../more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#library-naming">on Unix variants</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#library-naming">on Windows</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#library-naming">on Unix variants</a></li>
 </ul>
-<p class="last">Be sure to read this section even if your compiler supports
-auto-linking, as Boost.Python does not yet take advantage of
-that feature.</p>
 </td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="toolset-specific" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id14" name="toolset-specific">[3]</a></td><td>Because of the way most *nix platforms
-share symbols among dynamically-loaded objects, I'm not
-certainextension modules built with different compiler toolsets
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id18">[3]</a></td><td>Because of the way most *nix platforms
+share symbols among dynamically-loaded objects, I'm not certain
+that extension modules built with different compiler toolsets
 will always use different copies of the Boost.Python library
 when loaded into the same Python instance.  Not using different
 libraries could be a good thing if the compilers have compatible
@@ -369,7 +585,7 @@ happens.</td></tr>
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="overwrite" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id7" name="overwrite">[4]</a></td><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">configure</span></tt> overwrites the existing
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id13">[4]</a></td><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">configure</span></tt> overwrites the existing
 <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> in your home directory
 (if any) after making a backup of the old version.</td></tr>
 </tbody>
@@ -377,28 +593,33 @@ happens.</td></tr>
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="flavor" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id11" name="flavor">[5]</a></td><td>Note that the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;target-os&gt;cygwin</span></tt> feature is
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id15">[5]</a></td><td>Note that the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;target-os&gt;cygwin</span></tt> feature is
 different from the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;flavor&gt;cygwin</span></tt> subfeature of the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">gcc</span></tt>
 toolset, and you might need handle both explicitly if you also
 have a MinGW GCC installed.</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
-<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="user-config-jam" rules="none">
-<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
-<tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id9" name="user-config-jam">[6]</a></td><td>Create the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file if you don't
-already have one.</td></tr>
-</tbody>
-</table>
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="home-dir" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a name="home-dir">[7]</a></td><td><em>(<a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">1</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id8">2</a>)</em> <p>Windows users, your home directory can be
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id11">[6]</a></td><td><p class="first">Windows users, your home directory can be
 found by typing:</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
 ECHO %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
 </pre>
-<p class="last">into a <a class="reference" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#or-build-from-the-command-prompt">Windows command prompt</a></p>
+<p class="last">into a <a class="reference external" href="../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#command-prompt">command prompt</a> window.</p>
+</td></tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="get-debug-build" rules="none">
+<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
+<tbody valign="top">
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id20">[7]</a></td><td>On Unix and similar platforms, a debugging
+python and associated libraries are built by adding
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--with-pydebug</span></tt> when configuring the Python build. On
+Windows, the debugging version of Python is generated by
+the &quot;Win32 Debug&quot; target of the Visual Studio project in the
+PCBuild subdirectory of a full Python source code distribution.
 </td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
@@ -406,9 +627,9 @@ ECHO %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
 </div>
 <div class="footer">
 <hr class="footer" />
-<a class="reference" href="./building.rst">View document source</a>.
-Generated on: 2007-04-05 20:04 UTC.
-Generated by <a class="reference" href="http://docutils.sourceforge.net/">Docutils</a> from <a class="reference" href="http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html">reStructuredText</a> source.
+<a class="reference external" href="./building.rst">View document source</a>.
+Generated on: 2007-07-02 13:46 UTC.
+Generated by <a class="reference external" href="http://docutils.sourceforge.net/">Docutils</a> from <a class="reference external" href="http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html">reStructuredText</a> source.

 </div>
 </body>
--- a/doc/building.rst
+++ b/doc/building.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 |(logo)|__ Boost.Python Build and Test HOWTO
 ==============================================

-.. |(logo)| image:: ../boost.png
+.. |(logo)| image:: ../../../boost.png
   :alt: Boost C++ Libraries:
   :class: boost-logo

@@ -31,36 +31,6 @@ Boost.Python requires `Python 2.2`_ [#2.2]_ *or* |newer|__.
 .. _Python 2.2: http://www.python.org/2.2
 __ http://www.python.org

-No-Install Quickstart
-=====================
-
-There is no need to install Boost in order to get started using
-Boost.Python.  These instructions use Boost.Build_ projects,
-which will build those binaries as soon as they're needed.  Your
-first tests may take a little longer while you wait for
-Boost.Python to build, but doing things this way will save you from
-worrying about build intricacies like which library binaries to use
-for a specific compiler configuration.
-
-.. Note:: Of course it's possible to use other build systems to
-   build Boost.Python and its extensions, but they are not
-   officially supported by Boost.  Moreover **99% of all “I can't
-   build Boost.Python” problems come from trying to use another
-   build system**.
-
-   If you want to use another system anyway, we suggest that you
-   follow these instructions, and then invoke ``bjam`` with the
-   ``-a -o``\ *filename* option to dump the build commands it executes
-   to a file, so you can see what your build system needs to do.
-
-1. Get Boost; see sections 1 and 2 of the Boost `Getting Started Guide`_.
-2. Get the ``bjam`` build driver.  See sections 5.2.1-5.2.3 of the
-   Boost `Getting Started Guide`_.
-3. cd into the ``libs/python/test/example`` directory.   
-
-.. _Getting Started Guide: ../../../more/getting_started/index.html
-
-
 Background
 ==========

@@ -81,7 +51,7 @@ There are two basic models for combining C++ and Python:
 .. _embedding: http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/embedding.html

 The key distinction between extending and embedding is the location
-of C++' ``main()`` function: in the Python interpreter executable,
+of the C++ ``main()`` function: in the Python interpreter executable,
 or in some other program, respectively.  Note that even when
 embedding Python in another program, `extension modules are often
 the best way to make C/C++ functionality accessible to Python
@@ -95,8 +65,254 @@ dynamically-loaded libraries with a single entry point, which means
 you can change them without rebuilding either the other extension
 modules or the executable containing ``main()``.

-Getting Boost.Python Binaries
-=============================
+.. _quickstart:
+
+No-Install Quickstart
+=====================
+
+There is no need to “install Boost” in order to get started using
+Boost.Python.  These instructions use Boost.Build_ projects,
+which will build those binaries as soon as they're needed.  Your
+first tests may take a little longer while you wait for
+Boost.Python to build, but doing things this way will save you from
+worrying about build intricacies like which library binaries to use
+for a specific compiler configuration and figuring out the right
+compiler options to use yourself.
+
+.. .. raw:: html
+
+   <div style="width:50%">
+
+.. Note:: Of course it's possible to use other build systems to
+   build Boost.Python and its extensions, but they are not
+   officially supported by Boost.  Moreover **99% of all “I can't
+   build Boost.Python” problems come from trying to use another
+   build system** without first following these instructions.
+
+   If you want to use another system anyway, we suggest that you
+   follow these instructions, and then invoke ``bjam`` with the
+
+   .. parsed-literal::
+
+     ``-a -o``\ *filename* 
+
+   options to dump the build commands it executes to a file, so
+   you can see what your alternate build system needs to do.
+
+.. .. raw:: html
+ 
+   </div>
+
+.. _Boost.Build: ../../../tools/build/index.html
+
+Basic Procedure
+---------------
+
+1. Get Boost; see sections 1 and 2 [`Unix/Linux`__, `Windows`__\ ] of the
+   Boost `Getting Started Guide`_.
+
+   __ ../../../more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#get-boost
+   __ ../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#get-boost
+
+2. Get the ``bjam`` build driver.  See section 5 [`Unix/Linux`__,
+   `Windows`__\ ] of the Boost `Getting Started Guide`_.
+
+   __ ../../../more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary
+   __ ../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary
+
+
+3. cd into the ``libs/python/example/quickstart/`` directory of your
+   Boost installation, which contains a small example project.
+
+4. Invoke ``bjam``.  Replace the “\ ``stage``\ “ argument from the
+   example invocation from section 5 of the `Getting Started
+   Guide`_ with “\ ``test``\ ,“ to build all the test targets.  Also add
+   the argument “\ ``--verbose-test``\ ” to see the output generated by
+   the tests when they are run.
+
+   On Windows, your ``bjam`` invocation might look something like:
+
+   .. parsed-literal::
+
+     C:\\boost_1_34_0\\…\\quickstart> **bjam toolset=msvc --verbose-test test**
+
+   and on Unix variants, perhaps,
+
+   .. parsed-literal::
+
+     ~/boost_1_34_0/…/quickstart$ **bjam toolset=gcc --verbose-test test**
+
+.. Admonition:: Note to Windows Users
+
+   For the sake of concision, the rest of this guide will use
+   unix-style forward slashes in pathnames instead of the
+   backslashes with which you may be more familiar.  The forward
+   slashes should work everywhere except in `Command Prompt`_
+   windows, where you should use backslashes.
+
+   .. _Command Prompt: ../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#command-prompt
+
+If you followed this procedure successfully, you will have built an
+extension module called ``extending`` and tested it by running a
+Python script called ``test_extending.py``.  You will also have
+built and run a simple application called ``embedding`` that embeds
+python.
+
+.. _Getting Started Guide: ../../../more/getting_started/index.html
+
+In Case of Trouble
+------------------
+
+If you're seeing lots of compiler and/or linker error messages,
+it's probably because Boost.Build is having trouble finding your
+Python installation.  You might want to pass the
+``--debug-configuration`` option to ``bjam`` the first few times
+you invoke it, to make sure that Boost.Build is correctly locating
+all the parts of your Python installation.  If it isn't, consider
+`Configuring Boost.Build`_ as detailed below.
+
+If you're still having trouble, Someone on one of the following
+mailing lists may be able to help:
+
+* The `Boost.Build mailing list`__ for issues related to Boost.Build
+* The Python `C++ Sig`__ for issues specifically related to Boost.Python
+
+__ ../../../more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost
+__ ../../../more/mailing_lists.htm#cplussig
+
+In Case Everything Seemed to Work
+---------------------------------
+
+Rejoice!  If you're new to Boost.Python, at this point it might be
+a good idea to ignore build issues for a while and concentrate on
+learning the library by going through the tutorial_ and perhaps
+some of the `reference documentation`_, trying out what you've
+learned about the API by modifying the quickstart project.
+
+.. _reference documentation: v2/reference.html
+.. _tutorial: tutorial/index.html
+
+Modifying the Example Project
+-----------------------------
+
+If you're content to keep your extension module forever in one
+source file called |extending.cpp|_, inside your Boost
+distribution, and import it forever as ``extending``, then you can
+stop here.  However, it's likely that you will want to make a few
+changes.  There are a few things you can do without having to learn
+Boost.Build_ in depth.
+
+The project you just built is specified in two files in the current
+directory: |boost-build.jam|_, which tells ``bjam`` where it can
+find the interpreted code of the Boost build system, and
+|Jamroot|_, which describes the targets you just built.  These
+files are heavily commented, so they should be easy to modify.
+Take care, however, to preserve whitespace.  Punctuation such as
+``;`` will not be recognized as intended by ``bjam`` if it is not
+surrounded by whitespace.
+
+.. |boost-build.jam| replace:: ``boost-build.jam``
+.. _boost-build.jam: ../example/quickstart/boost-build.jam
+
+.. |Jamroot| replace:: ``Jamroot``
+.. _Jamroot: ../example/quickstart/Jamroot
+
+.. |extending.cpp| replace:: ``extending.cpp``
+.. _extending.cpp: ../example/quickstart/extending.cpp
+
+Relocate the Project
+....................
+
+You'll probably want to copy this project elsewhere so you can
+change it without modifying your Boost distribution.  To do that,
+simply
+
+a. copy the entire ``libs/python/example/quickstart/`` directory
+   into a new directory.
+
+b. In the new copies of |boost-build.jam|_ and |Jamroot|_, locate
+   the relative path near the top of the file that is clearly
+   marked by a comment, and edit that path so that it refers to the
+   same directory your Boost distribution as it referred to when
+   the file was in its original location in the
+   ``libs/python/example/quickstart/`` directory.
+
+For example, if you moved the project from
+``/home/dave/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/quickstart`` to
+``/home/dave/my-project``, you could change the first path in
+|boost-build.jam|_ from
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+  **../../../..**\ /tools/build/v2
+
+to
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+  **/home/dave/boost_1_34_0**\ /tools/build/v2
+
+and change the first path in |Jamroot|_ from
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+  **../../../..**
+
+to
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+  **/home/dave/boost_1_34_0**
+
+Add New or Change Names of Existing Source Files
+................................................
+
+The names of additional source files involved in building your
+extension module or embedding application can be listed in
+|Jamroot|_ right alongside ``extending.cpp`` or ``embedding.cpp``
+respectively.  Just be sure to leave whitespace around each
+filename::
+
+  … file1.cpp file2.cpp file3.cpp …
+
+Naturally, if you want to change the name of a source file you can
+tell Boost.Build about it by editing the name in |Jamroot|_.
+
+Change the Name of your Extension Module
+........................................
+
+The name of the extension module is determined by two things:
+
+1. the name in |Jamroot|_ immediately following ``python-extension``, and 
+2. the name passed to ``BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE`` in |extending.cpp|_.
+
+To change the name of the extension module from ``extending`` to
+``hello``, you'd edit |Jamroot|_, changing
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+  python-extension **extending** : extending.cpp ;
+
+to
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+  python-extension **hello** : extending.cpp ;
+
+and you'd edit extending.cpp, changing
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+  BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(\ **extending**\ )
+
+to
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+  BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(\ **hello**\ )
+
+Installing Boost.Python on your System
+======================================

 Since Boost.Python is a separately-compiled (as opposed to
 `header-only`_) library, its user relies on the services of a
@@ -104,25 +320,24 @@ Boost.Python library binary.

 .. _header-only: ../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#header-only-libraries

-Installing Boost.Python on your System
--------------------------------------
-
-If you need a regular, installation of the Boost.Python library
+If you need a regular installation of the Boost.Python library
 binaries on your system, the Boost `Getting Started Guide`_ will
-walk you through the steps of installing one.  If building binaries
+walk you through the steps of creating one.  If building binaries
 from source, you might want to supply the ``--with-python``
 argument to ``bjam`` (or the ``--with-libraries=python`` argument
 to ``configure``), so only the Boost.Python binary will be built,
 rather than all the Boost binaries.

+
 Configuring Boost.Build
 =======================

 As described in the `Boost.Build reference manual`__, a file called
-``user-config.jam`` in your home
-directory [#home-dir]_ is used to
-describe the build resources available to the build system.  You'll
-need to tell it about your Python installation.
+``user-config.jam`` in your home directory [#home-dir]_ is used to
+specify the tools and libraries available to the build system. You
+may need to create or edit ``user-config.jam`` to tell Boost.Build
+how to invoke Python, ``#include`` its headers, and link with its
+libraries.

 __ http://www.boost.orgdoc/html/bbv2/advanced.html#bbv2.advanced.configuration

@@ -135,66 +350,58 @@ __ http://www.boost.orgdoc/html/bbv2/advanced.html#bbv2.advanced.configuration
   were built, your ``user-config.jam`` file is probably already
   correct.

-If you have a fairly “standard” python installation for your
-platform, there's very little you need to do to describe it.
-Simply having ::
+If you have one fairly “standard” python installation for your
+platform, you might not need to do anything special to describe it.  If
+you haven't configured python in ``user-config.jam`` (and you don't
+specify ``--without-python`` on the Boost.Build command line),
+Boost.Build will automatically execute the equivalent of ::

-  
  import toolset : using ; 
  using python ;

-in a ``user-config.jam`` file in your home directory [#home-dir]_ 
-should be enough. [#user-config.jam]_  For more complicated setups,
-see `Advanced Configuration`_.
+which automatically looks for Python in the most likely places.
+However, that only happens when using the Boost.Python project file
+(e.g. when referred to by another project as in the quickstart_
+method).  If instead you are linking against separately-compiled
+Boost.Python binaries, you should set up a ``user-config.jam`` file
+with at least the minimal incantation above.

-.. Note:: You might want to pass the ``--debug-configuration``
-   option to ``bjam`` the first few times you invoke it, to make
-   sure that Boost.Build is correctly locating all the parts of
-   your Python installation.  If it isn't, consider passing some of
-   the optional `Python configuration parameters`_ detailed below.
-
-Building an Extension Module
-============================
-
-
-Testing
-=======
-
-
-Advanced Configuration
-======================
+Python Configuration Parameters
+-------------------------------

 If you have several versions of Python installed, or Python is
 installed in an unusual way, you may want to supply any or all of
 the following optional parameters to ``using python``.

-Python Configuration Parameters
-------------------------------
-
 version
  the version of Python to use.  Should be in Major.Minor
  format, for example, ``2.3``.  Do not include the subminor
  version (i.e. *not* ``2.5.1``).  If you have multiple Python
  versions installed, the version will usually be the only
-  additional argument required.
+  configuration argument required.

 cmd-or-prefix
-  preferably, a command that invokes a Python
-  interpreter.  Alternatively, the installation prefix for Python
-  libraries and header files.  Use the alternative formulation if
-  there is no appropriate Python executable available.
+  preferably, a command that invokes a Python interpreter.
+  Alternatively, the installation prefix for Python libraries and
+  header files.  Only use the alternative formulation if there is
+  no appropriate Python executable available.

 includes
-  the ``#include`` path for Python headers. 
+  the ``#include`` paths for Python headers.  Normally the correct
+  path(s) will be automatically deduced from ``version`` and/or
+  ``cmd-or-prefix``.  

 libraries
  the path to Python library binaries.  On MacOS/Darwin,
-  you can also pass the path of the Python framework.
+  you can also pass the path of the Python framework.  Normally the
+  correct path(s) will be automatically deduced from ``version``
+  and/or ``cmd-or-prefix``. 

 condition
  if specified, should be a set of Boost.Build
  properties that are matched against the build configuration when
-  Boost.Build selects a Python configuration to use.  
+  Boost.Build selects a Python configuration to use.  See examples
+  below for details.

 extension-suffix
  A string to append to the name of extension
@@ -202,10 +409,12 @@ extension-suffix
  don't need to use this.  Usually this suffix is only used when
  targeting a Windows debug build of Python, and will be set
  automatically for you based on the value of the
-  ``<python-debugging>`` feature.  However, at least one Linux
+  |python-debugging|_ feature.  However, at least one Linux
  distribution (Ubuntu Feisty Fawn) has a specially configured
  `python-dbg`__ package that claims to use such a suffix.

+.. |python-debugging| replace:: ``<python-debugging>``
+
 __ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PyDbgBuilds


@@ -247,6 +456,17 @@ significant.
         : <toolset>intel # condition
         ;

+
+- If you have downloaded the Python sources and built both the
+  normal and the “\ `python debugging`_\ ” builds from source on
+  Windows, you might see::
+
+    using python : 2.5 : C:\\src\\Python-2.5\\PCBuild\\python ;
+    using python : 2.5 : C:\\src\\Python-2.5\\PCBuild\\python_d
+      : # includes
+      : # libs
+      : <python-debugging>on ;
+
 - You can set up your user-config.jam so a bjam built under Windows 
  can build/test both Windows and Cygwin_ python extensions.  Just pass
  ``<target-os>cygwin`` in the ``condition`` parameter
@@ -290,7 +510,7 @@ __ http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/wiki/AlternativeSelection
 Choosing a Boost.Python Library Binary
 ======================================

-If—instead of letting Boost.Build construct and link withthe right
+If—instead of letting Boost.Build construct and link with the right
 libraries automatically—you choose to use a pre-built Boost.Python
 library, you'll need to think about which one to link with.  The
 Boost.Python binary comes in both static and dynamic flavors.  Take
@@ -332,6 +552,64 @@ any of the following cases:
    use the types exposed by your statically-linked extension
    modules (and vice-versa).

+``#include`` Issues
+===================
+
+1. If you should ever have occasion to ``#include "python.h"``
+   directly in a translation unit of a program using Boost.Python,
+   use ``#include "boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp"`` instead.
+   It handles several issues necessary for use with Boost.Python,
+   one of which is mentioned in the next section.
+
+2. Be sure not to ``#include`` any system headers before
+   ``wrap_python.hpp``.  This restriction is actually imposed by
+   Python, or more properly, by Python's interaction with your
+   operating system.  See
+   http://docs.python.org/ext/simpleExample.html for details.
+
+.. _python-debugging:
+.. _python debugging:
+
+Python Debugging Builds
+=======================
+
+Python can be built in a special “python debugging” configuration
+that adds extra checks and instrumentation that can be very useful
+for developers of extension modules.  The data structures used by
+the debugging configuration contain additional members, so **a
+Python executable built with python debugging enabled cannot be
+used with an extension module or library compiled without it, and
+vice-versa.**
+
+Since pre-built “python debugging” versions of the Python
+executable and libraries are not supplied with most distributions
+of Python, [#get-debug-build]_ and we didn't want to force our users
+to build them, Boost.Build does not automatically enable python
+debugging in its ``debug`` build variant (which is the default).
+Instead there is a special build property called
+``python-debugging`` that, when used as a build property, will
+define the right preprocessor symbols and select the right
+libraries to link with.
+
+On unix-variant platforms, the debugging versions of Python's data
+structures will only be used if the symbol ``Py_DEBUG`` is defined.
+On many windows compilers, when extension modules are built with
+the preprocessor symbol ``_DEBUG``, Python defaults to force
+linking with a special debugging version of the Python DLL.  Since
+that symbol is very commonly used even when Python is not present,
+Boost.Python temporarily undefines _DEBUG when Python.h
+is #included from ``boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp`` - unless
+``BOOST_DEBUG_PYTHON`` is defined.  The upshot is that if you want
+“python debugging”and you aren't using Boost.Build, you should make
+sure ``BOOST_DEBUG_PYTHON`` is defined, or python debugging will be
+suppressed.
+
+Testing Boost.Python
+====================
+
+To run the full test suite for Boost.Python, invoke ``bjam`` in the
+``libs/python/test`` subdirectory of your Boost distribution.
+
 Notes for MinGW (and Cygwin with -mno-cygwin) GCC Users
 =======================================================

@@ -365,13 +643,9 @@ __ http://www.python.org/doc/current/inst/index.html
   __ ../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#library-naming
   __ ../../../more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#library-naming

-   Be sure to read this section even if your compiler supports
-   auto-linking, as Boost.Python does not yet take advantage of
-   that feature.
-
 .. [#toolset-specific] Because of the way most \*nix platforms
-   share symbols among dynamically-loaded objects, I'm not
-   certainextension modules built with different compiler toolsets
+   share symbols among dynamically-loaded objects, I'm not certain
+   that extension modules built with different compiler toolsets
   will always use different copies of the Boost.Python library
   when loaded into the same Python instance.  Not using different
   libraries could be a good thing if the compilers have compatible
@@ -391,14 +665,16 @@ __ http://www.python.org/doc/current/inst/index.html
   toolset, and you might need handle both explicitly if you also
   have a MinGW GCC installed.

-.. [#user-config.jam] Create the ``user-config.jam`` file if you don't
-   already have one.  
-
 .. [#home-dir] Windows users, your home directory can be
   found by typing::

     ECHO %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%

-   into a `Windows command prompt`__
+   into a `command prompt`_ window.

-__ ../../../more/getting_started/windows.html#or-build-from-the-command-prompt
+.. [#get-debug-build] On Unix and similar platforms, a debugging
+   python and associated libraries are built by adding
+   ``--with-pydebug`` when configuring the Python build. On
+   Windows, the debugging version of Python is generated by
+   the "Win32 Debug" target of the Visual Studio project in the
+   PCBuild subdirectory of a full Python source code distribution.
--- a/doc/index.html
+++ b/doc/index.html
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@

      <dt><a href="v2/faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)</a></dt>
      
-      <dt><a href="../pyste/index.html">Pyste (Boost.Python code generator)</a></dt>
+      <dt><a href="http://www.language-binding.net/pyplusplus/pyplusplus.html">Py++ Boost.Python code generator</a></dt>
+
+      <dt><a href="../pyste/index.html">Pyste Boost.Python code generator (no longer maintained)</a></dt>

      <dt><a href="internals.html">Internals Documentation</a></dt>

--- a/doc/news.html
+++ b/doc/news.html
@@ -32,7 +32,43 @@
  <hr>

  <dl class="page-index">
-    <dt>Current CVS</dt>
+    <dt>Current SVN</dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Pythonic signatures are now automatically appended to the
+        docstrings.
+
+        <li>Use <a href="v2/docstring_options.html"
+        ><code>docstring_options.hpp</code></a> header 
+        control the content of docstrings.
+	
+	<li>This new feature increases the size of the modules by about 14%.
+        If this is not acceptable it can be turned off by defining the macro
+        BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES. Modules compiled with and without the macro
+        defined are compatible.
+        </li>
+	<li> If BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES is undefined, this version defines the 
+        macro BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES. This allows writing code that will compile
+        with older version of Boost.Python (see <a href="v2/pytype_function.html#examples">here</a>).
+        </li>
+	<li>By defining BOOST_PYTHON_PY_SIGNATURES_PROPER_INIT_SELF_TYPE, and at a cost
+        of another 14% size increase, proper pythonic type is generated for the "self"
+        parameter of the __init__ methods.
+        </li>
+        
+        <li> To support this new feature changes were made to the 
+        <a href="v2/to_python_converter.html"><code>to_python_converter.hpp</code></a>, 
+        <a href="v2/default_call_policies.html"><code>default_call_policies</code></a>,
+        <a href="v2/ResultConverter.html"><code>ResultConverter</code></a>,
+        <a href="v2/CallPolicies.html"><code>CallPolicies</code></a> and some others.
+        Efforts were made not to have interface breaking changes. 
+        </li>
+
+      </ul>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt>12 May 2007 - 1.34.0 release</dt>

    <dd>
      <ul>
--- a/doc/v2/CallPolicies.html
+++ b/doc/v2/CallPolicies.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <meta name="generator" content=
    "HTML Tidy for Windows (vers 1st August 2002), see www.w3.org">
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href=../../../../boost.css>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../../boost.css">

    <title>Boost.Python - CallPolicies Concept</title>
  </head>
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@

      <li><code>postcall</code> - Python argument tuple and result management
      after the wrapped object is invoked</li>
+      <li><code>extract_return_type</code> - metafunction for extracting the return type from a given signature type sequence</li>
    </ol>

    <h2><a name="composition"></a>CallPolicies Composition</h2>
@@ -132,7 +133,16 @@
        reference count must be decremented; if another existing object is
        returned, its reference count must be incremented.</td>
      </tr>
-    </table>
+      <tr>
+        <td valign="top"><code>P::extract_return_type</code></td>
+
+        <td>A model of <a href=
+          "../../../doc/refmanual/metafunction.html">Metafunction</a>.</td>
+
+        <td>An MPL unary <a href=
+          "../../../mpl/doc/refmanual/metafunction.html">Metafunction</a> used extract the return type from a given signature. By default it is derived from mpl::front.</td>
+      </tr>
+  </table>
    Models of CallPolicies are required to be <a href=
    "../../../utility/CopyConstructible.html">CopyConstructible</a>. 
    <hr>
--- a/doc/v2/ResultConverter.html
+++ b/doc/v2/ResultConverter.html
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+
 <!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
 <!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
 <!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
 <html>
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href=../../../../boost.css>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../../boost.css">
 <title>Boost.Python - ResultConverter Concept</title>
 </head>
 <body link="#0000ff" vlink="#800080">
@@ -24,10 +26,12 @@
 <dl class="page-index"> 
  <dt><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></dt>
  <dt><a href="#concept-requirements">Concept Requirements</a></dt>
-  <dl class="page-index"> 
-    <dt><a href="#ResultConverter-concept">ResultConverter Concept</a></dt>
-    <dt><a href="#ResultConverterGenerator-concept">ResultConverterGenerator Concept</a></dt>
-  </dl>
+  <dd>
+    <dl class="page-index"> 
+      <dt><a href="#ResultConverter-concept">ResultConverter Concept</a></dt>
+      <dt><a href="#ResultConverterGenerator-concept">ResultConverterGenerator Concept</a></dt>
+    </dl>
+  </dd>
 </dl>

 <h2><a name="introduction"></a>Introduction</h2>
@@ -79,6 +83,13 @@ denotes an object of type <code><b>R</b></code>.
    href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/exceptionHandling.html#l2h-71">PyErr_Occurred</a>
    should return non-zero.</td>
  </tr>
+  <tr> 
+    <td valign="top"><code>c.get_pytype()</code></td>
+    <td><code>PyTypeObject const*</code></td>
+    <td>A pointer to a Python Type object corresponding to result of the conversion,
+    or <code>0</code>. Used for documentation generation. If <code>0</code> is returned
+    the generated type in the documentation will be <b>object</b> .</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>

 <h3><a name="ResultConverterGenerator-concept"></a>ResultConverterGenerator Concept</h3>
--- a/doc/v2/configuration.html
+++ b/doc/v2/configuration.html
@@ -139,6 +139,41 @@
        compares <code>typeid(T).name()</code> instead of using and comparing
        the <code>std::type_info</code> objects directly.</td>
      </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td valign="top"><code>BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES</code></td>
+
+        <td valign="top" align="center"><i>not&nbsp;defined</i></td>
+
+        <td valign="top">If defined for a module no pythonic signatures are generated 
+        for the docstrings of the module functions, and no python type is associated with any
+        of the converters registered by the module. This also reduces the binary size of the 
+        module by about 14% (gcc compiled).<br>
+        If defined for the boost_python runtime library, the default for the 
+        <code>docstring_options.enable_py_signatures()</code> is set to <code>false</code>.
+        </td>
+
+      </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td valign="top"><code>BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES</code></td>
+
+        <td valign="top" align="center"><i>defined if <code>BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES</code> is undefined</i></td>
+
+        <td valign="top">This macro is defined to enable a smooth transition from older Boost.Python versions
+        which do not support pythonic signatures. For example usage see 
+        <a href="pytype_function.html#examples">here</a>.
+        </td>
+
+      </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td valign="top"><code>BOOST_PYTHON_PY_SIGNATURES_PROPER_INIT_SELF_TYPE</code></td>
+
+        <td valign="top" align="center"><i>not&nbsp;defined</i></td>
+
+        <td valign="top">If defined the python type of <code>__init__</code> method "self" parameters
+        is properly generated, otherwise <code><b>object</b></code> is used. It is undefined
+        by default because it increases the binary size of the module by about 14% (gcc compiled).</td>
+
+      </tr>
    </table>
    <hr>

--- a/doc/v2/default_call_policies.html
+++ b/doc/v2/default_call_policies.html
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python
        static PyObject* postcall(PyObject*, PyObject* result);
        typedef <a href=
 "#default_result_converter-spec">default_result_converter</a> result_converter;
+        template &lt;class Sig&gt; struct extract_return_type : mpl::front&lt;Sig&gt;{};
    };
 }}
 </pre>
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ struct return_value_policy : Base

    <p>Revised 
    <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-  13 November, 2002
+  11 June, 2007
  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->


--- a/doc/v2/docstring_options.html
+++ b/doc/v2/docstring_options.html
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {

          docstring_options(bool show_user_defined, bool show_signatures);

+          docstring_options(bool show_user_defined, bool show_py_signatures, bool show_cpp_signatures);
+
          ~docstring_options();

          void
@@ -117,6 +119,18 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
          void
          enable_signatures();

+          void
+          disable_py_signatures();
+
+          void
+          enable_py_signatures();
+
+          void
+          disable_cpp_signatures();
+
+          void
+          enable_cpp_signatures();
+
          void
          disable_all();

@@ -139,7 +153,7 @@ docstring_options(bool show_all=true);
    object which controls the appearance of function and
    member-function docstrings defined in the code that follows. If
    <code>show_all</code> is <code>true</code>, both the
-    user-defined docstrings and the automatically generated C++
+    user-defined docstrings and the automatically generated Python and C++
    signatures are shown. If <code>show_all</code> is
    <code>false</code> the <code>__doc__</code> attributes are
    <code>None</code>.</dt>
@@ -154,12 +168,29 @@ docstring_options(bool show_user_defined, bool show_signatures);
    member-function docstrings defined in the code that follows.
    Iff <code>show_user_defined</code> is <code>true</code>, the
    user-defined docstrings are shown. Iff
-    <code>show_signatures</code> is <code>true</code>, C++
+    <code>show_signatures</code> is <code>true</code>, Python and C++
    signatures are automatically added. If both
    <code>show_user_defined</code> and <code>show_signatures</code>
    are <code>false</code>, the <code>__doc__</code> attributes are
    <code>None</code>.</dt>
  </dl>
+  <pre>
+docstring_options(bool show_user_defined, bool show_py_signatures, bool show_cpp_signatures);
+</pre>
+
+  <dl class="function-semantics">
+    <dt><b>Effects:</b> Constructs a <code>docstring_options</code>
+    object which controls the appearance of function and
+    member-function docstrings defined in the code that follows.
+    Iff <code>show_user_defined</code> is <code>true</code>, the
+    user-defined docstrings are shown. Iff
+    <code>show_py_signatures</code> is <code>true</code>, Python 
+    signatures are automatically added. Iff 
+    <code>show_cpp_signatures</code> is <code>true</code>, C++ 
+    signatures are automatically added. If all parameters are
+    <code>false</code>, the <code>__doc__</code> attributes are
+    <code>None</code>.</dt>
+  </dl>

  <h4><a name="docstring_options-spec-dtors" id=
  "docstring_options-spec-dtors"></a>Class
@@ -186,6 +217,10 @@ void disable_user_defined();
 void enable_user_defined();
 void disable_signatures();
 void enable_signatures();
+void disable_py_signatures();
+void enable_py_signatures();
+void disable_cpp_signatures();
+void enable_cpp_signatures();
 void disable_all();
 void enable_all();
 </pre>
@@ -196,7 +231,7 @@ void enable_all();
    <code>*_user_defined()</code> and <code>*_signatures()</code>
    member functions are provided for fine-grained control. The
    <code>*_all()</code> member functions are convenient shortcuts
-    to manipulate both settings simultaneously.</dt>
+    to manipulate all settings simultaneously.</dt>
  </dl>

  <h2><a name="examples" id="examples"></a>Examples</h2>
@@ -219,7 +254,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(demo)
  <pre>
 &gt;&gt;&gt; import demo
 &gt;&gt;&gt; print demo.foo.__doc__
-foo doc
+foo() -&gt; None : foo doc
 C++ signature:
    foo(void) -&gt; void
 </pre>If compiled with
@@ -253,21 +288,33 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(demo)
    def("foo3", foo3, arg("f"), "foo3 doc");
    doc_options.enable_user_defined();
    def("foo4", foo4, arg("d"), "foo4 doc");
+    doc_options.enable_py_signatures();
+    def("foo5", foo4, arg("d"), "foo5 doc");
+    doc_options.disable_py_signatures();
+    doc_options.enable_cpp_signatures();
+    def("foo6", foo4, arg("d"), "foo6 doc");
 }
 </pre>Python code:
  <pre>
 &gt;&gt;&gt; import demo
 &gt;&gt;&gt; print demo.foo1.__doc__
-foo1 doc
+foo1( (int)i) -&gt; int : foo1 doc
 C++ signature:
    foo1(int i) -&gt; int
 &gt;&gt;&gt; print demo.foo2.__doc__
+foo2( (int)l) -&gt; int : 
 C++ signature:
    foo2(long l) -&gt; int
 &gt;&gt;&gt; print demo.foo3.__doc__
 None
 &gt;&gt;&gt; print demo.foo4.__doc__
 foo4 doc
+&gt;&gt;&gt; print demo.foo5.__doc__
+foo5( (float)d) -&gt; int : foo5 doc
+&gt;&gt;&gt; print demo.foo6.__doc__
+foo6 doc
+C++ signature:
+    foo6(double d) -&gt; int
 </pre>

  <h4>Wrapping from multiple C++ scopes</h4>
--- a/doc/v2/enum.html
+++ b/doc/v2/enum.html
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python
  template &lt;class T&gt;
  class enum_ : public <a href="object.html#object-spec">object</a>
  {
-    enum_(char const* name);
+    enum_(char const* name, char const* doc = 0);
    enum_&lt;T&gt;&amp; value(char const* name, T);
    enum_&lt;T&gt;&amp; export_values();
  };
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python
    <h4><a name="enum_-spec-ctors"></a>Class template <code>enum_</code>
    constructors</h4>
 <pre>
-enum_(char const* name);
+enum_(char const* name, char const* doc=0);
 </pre>

    <dl class="function-semantics">
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ inline enum_&lt;T&gt;&amp; value(char const* name, T x);

      <dt><b>Effects:</b> adds an instance of the wrapped enumeration
      type with value <code>x</code> to the type's dictionary as the
-      <code>name</code>d attribute</dt>.
+      <code>name</code>d attribute.</dt>

      <dt><b>Returns:</b> <code>*this</code></dt>

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ inline enum_&lt;T&gt;&amp; export_values();
      <dt><b>Effects:</b> sets attributes in the current <a
        href="scope.html#scope-spec"><code>scope</code></a> with the
        same names and values as all enumeration values exposed so far
-        by calling <code>value()</code></dt>.
+        by calling <code>value()</code>.</dt>

      <dt><b>Returns:</b> <code>*this</code></dt>

--- a/doc/v2/function_doc_signature.html
+++ b/doc/v2/function_doc_signature.html
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+
+<!-- Copyright Nikolay Mladenov	 2007. Distributed under the Boost -->
+<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
+<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
+<html>
+<head>
+  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content=
+  "text/html; charset=us-ascii">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../boost.css">
+
+  <title>Boost.Python -
+  &lt;boost/python/doobject/function_doc_signature.hpp&gt;</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <table border="0" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
+  summary="header">
+    <tr>
+      <td valign="top" width="300">
+        <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width=
+        "277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border=
+        "0"></a></h3>
+      </td>
+
+      <td valign="top">
+        <h1 align="center"><a href=
+        "../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1>
+
+        <h2 align="center">Header
+        &lt;boost/python/object/function_doc_signature.hpp&gt;</h2>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+  <hr>
+
+  <h2>Contents</h2>
+
+  <dl class="page-index">
+    <dt><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></dt>
+
+    <dt><a href="#classes">Classes</a></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <dl class="page-index">
+        <dt><a href="#function_doc_signature_generator-spec">Class
+        <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></a></dt>
+
+        <dd>
+          <dl class="page-index">
+            <dt><a href="#function_doc_signature_generator-spec-synopsis">Class
+            <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code> synopsis</a></dt>
+
+          </dl>
+        </dd>
+      </dl>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><a href="#examples">Examples</a></dt>
+  </dl>
+  <hr>
+
+  <h2><a name="introduction" id=
+  "introduction"></a>Introduction</h2>
+
+  <p>Boost.Python supports docstrings with automatic
+  appending of Pythonic and C++ signatures. This feature is implemented 
+  by <code>class function_doc_signature_generator</code>
+  The class uses all of the overloads, supplied arg names and default values, as well as 
+  the user-defined docstrings, to generate documentation for a given function.</p>
+
+  <h2><a name="classes" id="classes"></a>Classes</h2>
+
+  <h3><a name="function_doc_signature_generator-spec" id=
+  "function_doc_signature_generator-spec"></a>Class
+  <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></h3>
+
+  <p>
+   The class has only one public function which returns a list of strings documenting the
+   overloads of a function.
+  </p>
+
+  <h4><a name="function_doc_signature_generator-spec-synopsis" id=
+  "function_doc_signature_generator-spec-synopsis"></a>Class
+  <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code> synopsis</h4>
+  <pre>
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects {
+
+    class function_doc_signature_generator 
+    {
+      public:
+          static list function_doc_signatures(function const *f);
+    };
+
+}}}
+</pre>
+
+
+  <h2><a name="examples" id="examples"></a>Examples</h2>
+
+  <h4>Docstrings generated with <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></h4>
+  <pre>
+#include &lt;boost/python/module.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/def.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/args.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/tuple.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/class.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/overloads.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/raw_function.hpp&gt;
+
+using namespace boost::python;
+
+tuple f(int x = 1, double y = 4.25, char const* z = "wow")
+{
+    return make_tuple(x, y, z);
+}
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(f_overloads, f, 0, 3)
+
+
+struct X
+{
+    tuple f(int x = 1, double y = 4.25, char const* z = "wow")
+    {
+        return make_tuple(x, y, z);
+    }
+};
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(X_f_overloads, X::f, 0, 3)
+
+tuple raw_func(tuple args, dict kw)
+{
+    return make_tuple(args, kw);
+}
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(args_ext)
+{
+    def("f", f, (arg("x")=1, arg("y")=4.25, arg("z")="wow")
+        , "This is f's docstring"
+        );
+
+    def("raw", raw_function(raw_func));
+
+    def("f1", f, f_overloads("f1's docstring", args("x", "y", "z")));
+
+
+    class_&lt;X&gt;("X", "This is X's docstring", init&lt;&gt;(args("self")))
+        .def("f", &amp;X::f
+             , "This is X.f's docstring"
+             , args("self","x", "y", "z"))
+
+        ;
+
+}
+
+</pre>
+Python code:
+  <pre>
+&gt;&gt;&gt; import args_ext
+&gt;&gt;&gt; help(args_ext)
+Help on module args_ext:
+
+NAME
+    args_ext
+
+FILE
+    args_ext.pyd
+
+CLASSES
+    Boost.Python.instance(__builtin__.object)
+        X
+
+    class X(Boost.Python.instance)
+     |  This is X's docstring
+     |
+     |  Method resolution order:
+     |      X
+     |      Boost.Python.instance
+     |      __builtin__.object
+     |
+     |  Methods defined here:
+     |
+     |  __init__(...)
+     |      __init__( (object)self) -> None :
+     |       C++ signature:
+     |           void __init__(struct _object *)
+     |
+     |  f(...)
+     |      f( (X)self, (int)x, (float)y, (str)z) -> tuple : This is X.f's docstring
+     |      C++ signature:
+     |          class boost::python::tuple f(struct X {lvalue},int,double,char const *)
+     |
+     |    .................
+     |
+FUNCTIONS
+    f(...)
+        f([ (int)x=1 [, (float)y=4.25 [, (str)z='wow']]]) -> tuple : This is f's docstring
+        C++ signature:
+            class boost::python::tuple f([ int=1 [,double=4.25 [,char const *='wow']]])
+
+    f1(...)
+        f1([ (int)x [, (float)y [, (str)z]]]) -> tuple : f1's docstring
+        C++ signature:
+            class boost::python::tuple f1([ int [,double [,char const *]]])
+
+    raw(...)
+        object raw(tuple args, dict kwds) :
+        C++ signature:
+            object raw(tuple args, dict kwds)
+
+
+</pre>
+
+  <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="mailto:nickm at sitius dot com">Nikolay Mladenov</a> 2007.</i></p>
+</body>
+</html>
--- a/doc/v2/pytype_function.html
+++ b/doc/v2/pytype_function.html
@@ -0,0 +1,370 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+
+<!-- Copyright Nikolay Mladenov 2007. Distributed under the Boost -->
+<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
+<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
+<html>
+<head>
+  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content=
+  "text/html; charset=us-ascii">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../boost.css">
+
+  <title>Boost.Python -
+  &lt;boost/python/doobject/pytype_function.hpp&gt;</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <table border="0" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
+  summary="header">
+    <tr>
+      <td valign="top" width="300">
+        <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width=
+        "277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border=
+        "0"></a></h3>
+      </td>
+
+      <td valign="top">
+        <h1 align="center"><a href=
+        "../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1>
+
+        <h2 align="center">Header
+        &lt;boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp&gt;</h2>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+  <hr>
+
+  <h2>Contents</h2>
+
+  <dl class="page-index">
+    <dt><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></dt>
+
+    <dt><a href="#classes">Classes</a></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <dl class="page-index">
+        <dt><a href="#wrap_pytype-spec">Class
+        <code>wrap_pytype</code></a></dt>
+
+        <dd>
+          <dl class="page-index">
+            <dt><a href="#wrap_pytype-spec-synopsis">Class
+            <code>wrap_pytype</code> synopsis</a></dt>
+
+          </dl>
+        </dd>
+      </dl>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dd>
+      <dl class="page-index">
+        <dt><a href="#registered_pytype-spec">Class
+        <code>registered_pytype</code></a></dt>
+
+        <dd>
+          <dl class="page-index">
+            <dt><a href="#registered_pytype-spec-synopsis">Class
+            <code>registered_pytype</code> synopsis</a></dt>
+
+          </dl>
+        </dd>
+      </dl>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dd>
+      <dl class="page-index">
+        <dt><a href="#expected_from_python_type-spec">Class
+        <code>expected_from_python_type</code></a></dt>
+
+        <dd>
+          <dl class="page-index">
+            <dt><a href="#expected_from_python_type-spec-synopsis">Class
+            <code>expected_from_python_type</code> synopsis</a></dt>
+
+          </dl>
+        </dd>
+      </dl>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dd>
+      <dl class="page-index">
+        <dt><a href="#to_python_target_type-spec">Class
+        <code>to_python_target_type</code></a></dt>
+
+        <dd>
+          <dl class="page-index">
+            <dt><a href="#to_python_target_type-spec-synopsis">Class
+            <code>to_python_target_type</code> synopsis</a></dt>
+
+          </dl>
+        </dd>
+      </dl>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><a href="#examples">Examples</a></dt>
+  </dl>
+  <hr>
+
+  <h2><a name="introduction" id=
+  "introduction"></a>Introduction</h2>
+
+  <p>To support Pythonic signatures the converters should supply a <code>get_pytype</code> function
+  returning a pointer to the associated <code>PyTypeObject</code>. See for example
+  <a href="ResultConverter.html#ResultConverter-concept">ResultConverter</a> or 
+  <a href="to_python_converter.html#to_python_converter-spec">to_python_converter</a>.
+  The classes in this header file are meant to be used when implmenting <code>get_pytype</code>.
+  There are also <code>_direct</code> versions of the templates of <code>class T</code> which
+  should be used with undecorated type parameter, expected to be in the conversion registry when the module loads.
+  </p>
+
+  <h2><a name="classes" id="classes"></a>Classes</h2>
+
+  <h3><a name="wrap_pytype-spec" id=
+  "wrap_pytype-spec"></a>Class
+  <code>wrap_pytype</code></h3>
+
+  <p>
+   This template generates a static <code>get_pytype</code> member returning the template parameter.
+  </p>
+
+  <h4><a name="wrap_pytype-spec-synopsis" id=
+  "wrap_pytype-spec-synopsis"></a>Class
+  <code>wrap_pytype</code> synopsis</h4>
+  <pre>
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace converter{
+
+    template &lt; PyTypeObject const *pytype &gt;
+    class wrap_pytype 
+    {
+      public:
+          static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype(){return pytype; }
+    };
+
+}}}
+</pre>
+
+
+  <h3><a name="registered_pytype-spec" id=
+  "registered_pytype-spec"></a>Class
+  <code>registered_pytype</code></h3>
+
+  <p>
+   This template should be used with template parameters which are (possibly decorated)
+   types exported to python using <a href="class.html"><code>class_</code></a>.
+   The generated a static <code>get_pytype</code> member 
+   returns the corresponding python type.
+  </p>
+
+  <h4><a name="registered_pytype-spec-synopsis" id=
+  "registered_pytype-spec-synopsis"></a>Class
+  <code>registered_pytype</code> synopsis</h4>
+  <pre>
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace converter{
+
+    template &lt; class T &gt;
+    class registered_pytype 
+    {
+      public:
+          static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype();
+    };
+
+}}}
+</pre>
+
+
+  <h3><a name="expected_from_python_type-spec" id=
+  "expected_from_python_type-spec"></a>Class
+  <code>expected_from_python_type</code></h3>
+
+  <p>
+   This template generates a static <code>get_pytype</code> member which inspects the registered
+   <code>from_python</code> converters for the type <code>T</code> and returns a matching python type.
+  </p>
+
+  <h4><a name="expected_from_python_type-spec-synopsis" id=
+  "expected_from_python_type-spec-synopsis"></a>Class
+  <code>expected_from_python_type</code> synopsis</h4>
+  <pre>
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace converter{
+
+    template &lt; class T &gt;
+    class expected_from_python_type 
+    {
+      public:
+          static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype();
+    };
+
+}}}
+</pre>
+
+
+  <h3><a name="to_python_target_type-spec" id=
+  "to_python_target_type-spec"></a>Class
+  <code>to_python_target_type</code></h3>
+
+  <p>
+   This template generates a static <code>get_pytype</code> member returning the 
+   python type to which T can be converted.
+  </p>
+
+  <h4><a name="to_python_target_type-spec-synopsis" id=
+  "to_python_target_type-spec-synopsis"></a>Class
+  <code>to_python_target_type</code> synopsis</h4>
+  <pre>
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace converter{
+
+    template &lt; class T &gt;
+    class to_python_target_type 
+    {
+      public:
+          static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype();
+    };
+
+}}}
+</pre>
+
+
+  <h2><a name="examples" id="examples"></a>Examples</h2>
+
+    This example presumes that someone has implemented the standard <a href=
+    "http://www.python.org/doc/2.2/ext/dnt-basics.html">noddy example
+    module</a> from the Python documentation, and placed the corresponding
+    declarations in <code>"noddy.h"</code>. Because
+    <code>noddy_NoddyObject</code> is the ultimate trivial extension type,
+    the example is a bit contrived: it wraps a function for which all
+    information is contained in the <i>type</i> of its return value.
+
+    <h3>C++ module definition</h3>
+<pre>
+#include &lt;boost/python/reference.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/module.hpp&gt;
+#include "noddy.h"
+
+struct tag {};
+tag make_tag() { return tag(); }
+
+using namespace boost::python;
+
+struct tag_to_noddy 
+#if defined BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES //unnecessary overhead if py signatures are not supported
+: wrap_pytype<&amp;noddy_NoddyType> //inherits get_pytype from wrap_pytype
+#endif
+{
+    static PyObject* convert(tag const&amp; x)
+    {
+        return PyObject_New(noddy_NoddyObject, &amp;noddy_NoddyType);
+    }
+};
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(to_python_converter)
+{
+    def("make_tag", make_tag);
+    to_python_converter&lt;tag, tag_to_noddy
+#if defined BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES //invalid if py signatures are not supported
+          , true
+#endif
+          &gt;(); //"true" because tag_to_noddy has member get_pytype
+}
+</pre>
+
+
+<p>The following example registers to and from python converters using the templates
+<code>expected_from_python_type</code> and <code>to_pyhton_target_type</code>.
+</p>
+<pre>
+#include &lt;boost/python/module.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/def.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/extract.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/to_python_converter.hpp&gt;
+#include &lt;boost/python/class.hpp&gt;
+
+using namespace boost::python;
+
+struct A
+{
+};
+
+struct B
+{
+  A a;
+  B(const A& a_):a(a_){}
+};
+
+// Converter from A to python int
+struct BToPython 
+#if defined BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES //unnecessary overhead if py signatures are not supported
+   : converter::to_python_target_type&lt;A&gt;  //inherits get_pytype
+#endif
+{
+  static PyObject* convert(const B& b)
+  {
+    return incref(object(b.a).ptr());
+  }
+};
+
+// Conversion from python int to A
+struct BFromPython
+{
+  BFromPython()
+  {
+    boost::python::converter::registry::push_back
+        ( &amp;convertible
+        , &amp;construct
+        , type_id&lt; B &gt;()
+#if defined BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES //invalid if py signatures are not supported
+        , &amp;converter::expected_from_python_type&lt;A&gt;::get_pytype//convertible to A can be converted to B
+#endif
+        );
+  }
+
+  static void* convertible(PyObject* obj_ptr)
+  {
+      extract&lt;const A&&gt; ex(obj_ptr);
+      if (!ex.check()) return 0;
+      return obj_ptr;
+  }
+
+  static void construct(
+      PyObject* obj_ptr,
+      converter::rvalue_from_python_stage1_data* data)
+  {
+    void* storage = (
+        (converter::rvalue_from_python_storage&lt; B &gt;*)data)-&gt; storage.bytes;
+
+    extract&lt;const A&&gt; ex(obj_ptr);
+    new (storage) B(ex());
+    data->convertible = storage;
+  }
+};
+
+
+B func(const B& b) { return b ; }
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pytype_function_ext)
+{
+  to_python_converter&lt; B , BToPython
+#if defined BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES //invalid if py signatures are not supported
+             ,true 
+#endif
+             &gt;(); //has get_pytype
+  BFromPython();
+
+  class_&lt;A&gt;("A") ;
+
+  def("func", &amp;func);
+
+}
+
+
+
+&gt;&gt;&gt; from pytype_function_ext import *
+&gt;&gt;&gt; print func.__doc__
+func( (A)arg1) -> A :
+    C++ signature:
+         struct B func(struct B)
+</pre>
+
+
+  <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="mailto:nickm at sitius dot com">Nikolay Mladenov</a> 2007.</i></p>
+</body>
+</html>
--- a/doc/v2/reference.html
+++ b/doc/v2/reference.html
@@ -609,6 +609,66 @@
        </dl>
      </dd>

+      <dd>
+        <a name="function_documentation"></a> 
+
+        <h3>Function documentation</h3>
+
+        <dl class="index">
+          <dt><a href=
+          "function_doc_signature.html">function_doc_signature.hpp</a></dt>
+
+          <dd>
+            <dl class="index">
+              <dt><a href=
+              "function_doc_signature.html#classes">Classes</a></dt>
+
+              <dd>
+                <dl class="index">
+                  <dt><a href=
+                  "function_doc_signature.html#function_doc_signature_generator-spec">function_doc_signature_generator</a></dt>
+
+                </dl>
+              </dd>
+            </dl>
+          </dd>
+        </dl>
+        <dl class="index">
+          <dt><a href=
+          "pytype_function.html">pytype_function.hpp</a></dt>
+
+          <dd>
+            <dl class="index">
+              <dt><a href=
+              "pytype_function.html#classes">Classes</a></dt>
+
+              <dd>
+                <dl class="index">
+                  <dt><a href=
+                  "pytype_function.html#wrap_pytype-spec">wrap_pytype</a></dt>
+
+                </dl>
+                <dl class="index">
+                  <dt><a href=
+                  "pytype_function.html#expected_from_python_type-spec">expected_from_python_type</a></dt>
+
+                </dl>
+                <dl class="index">
+                  <dt><a href=
+                  "pytype_function.html#to_python_target_type-spec">to_python_target_type</a></dt>
+
+                </dl>
+                <dl class="index">
+                  <dt><a href=
+                  "pytype_function.html#registered_pytype-spec">registered_pytype</a></dt>
+
+                </dl>
+              </dd>
+            </dl>
+          </dd>
+        </dl>
+      </dd>
+
      <dd>
        <a name="models_of_call_policies"></a> 

--- a/doc/v2/return_arg.html
+++ b/doc/v2/return_arg.html
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ namespace boost { namespace python
   {
      static PyObject* postcall(PyObject*, PyObject* result);
      struct result_converter{ template &lt;class T&gt; struct apply; };
+      template &lt;class Sig&gt; struct extract_return_type : mpl::at_c&lt;Sig, arg_pos&gt;{};
+
   };
 }}
 </pre>
--- a/doc/v2/to_python_converter.html
+++ b/doc/v2/to_python_converter.html
@@ -108,6 +108,23 @@
        <td>A class type whose static member function <code>convert</code>
        does the real work of the conversion.</td>
      </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td><code>bool has_get_pytype = false</code></td>
+
+        <td>
+            <code>PyTypeObject const * p = Conversion::get_pytype() </code>.</td>
+
+        <td><b>Optional member</b> - if <code>Conversion</code> has <code>get_pytype</code> member supply 
+            <code>true</code> for this parameters.
+            If present <code>get_pytype</code> is used to document the return type 
+            of functions using this conversion. The <code>get_pytype</code> may be implemented 
+            using the classes and functions 
+            from <a href="pytype_function.html"><code>pytype_function.hpp</code></a>
+            <b>NOTE :</b> For backward compatibility this parameter may be passed after 
+            checking if <code>BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES</code> is defined (see 
+            <a href="pytype_function.html#examples">here</a>).
+       </td>
+      </tr>
    </table>

    <h4><a name="to_python_converter-spec-synopsis"></a>Class template
@@ -115,7 +132,7 @@
 <pre>
 namespace boost { namespace python
 {
-  template &lt;class T, class Conversion&gt;
+  template &lt;class T, class Conversion, bool convertion_has_get_pytype_member=false&gt;
  struct to_python_converter
  {
      to_python_converter();
@@ -160,12 +177,16 @@ struct tag_to_noddy
    {
        return PyObject_New(noddy_NoddyObject, &amp;noddy_NoddyType);
    }
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype()
+    {
+        return &amp;noddy_NoddyType;
+    }
 };

 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(to_python_converter)
 {
    def("make_tag", make_tag);
-    to_python_converter&lt;tag, tag_to_noddy&gt;();
+    to_python_converter&lt;tag, tag_to_noddy, true&gt;(); //"true" because tag_to_noddy has member get_pytype
 }
 </pre>

@@ -195,7 +216,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(to_python_converter)

    <p>Revised 
    <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-  13 November, 2002
+  11 June, 2007
  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
    </p>

--- a/example/quickstart/Jamroot
+++ b/example/quickstart/Jamroot
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost
+# Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+# Specify the path to the Boost project.  If you move this project,
+# adjust the path to refer to the Boost root directory.
+use-project boost 
+  : ../../../.. ;
+
+# Set up the project-wide requirements that everything uses the
+# boost_python library defined in the project whose global ID is
+# /boost/python.
+project boost-python-quickstart
+  : requirements <library>/boost/python//boost_python 
+    ;
+
+# Make the definition of the python-extension rule available
+import python ;
+
+# Declare a Python extension called hello.
+python-extension extending : extending.cpp ;
+
+# Declare an executable called embedding that embeds Python
+exe embedding : embedding.cpp /python//python ;
+
+import testing ;
+
+# Declare a test of the extension module
+testing.make-test run-pyd : extending test_extending.py : : test_ext ;
+
+# Declare a test of the embedding application
+testing.run embedding 
+  :              # any ordinary arguments
+  : script.py    # any arguments that should be treated as relative paths
+  :              # requirements
+  : test_embed ; # name of test
+
+# Create a "test" target that runs all the tests
+alias test : test_ext test_embed ;
+
+# make sure the tests don't run by default
+explicit test_ext test_embed test ;
+
--- a/example/quickstart/boost-build.jam
+++ b/example/quickstart/boost-build.jam
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost
+# Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+# Edit this path to point at the tools/build/v2 subdirectory of your
+# Boost installation.  Absolute paths work, too.
+boost-build ../../../../tools/build/v2 ;
--- a/example/quickstart/embedding.cpp
+++ b/example/quickstart/embedding.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+// Copyright Stefan Seefeld 2005.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace python = boost::python;
+
+// An abstract base class
+class Base : public boost::noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  virtual ~Base() {};
+  virtual std::string hello() = 0;
+};
+
+// C++ derived class
+class CppDerived : public Base
+{
+public:
+  virtual ~CppDerived() {}
+  virtual std::string hello() { return "Hello from C++!";}
+};
+
+// Familiar Boost.Python wrapper class for Base
+struct BaseWrap : Base, python::wrapper<Base>
+{
+  virtual std::string hello() 
+  {
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, <= 1300)
+    // workaround for VC++ 6.x or 7.0, see
+    // http://boost.org/libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/exposing.html#python.class_virtual_functions
+    return python::call<std::string>(this->get_override("hello").ptr());
+#else
+    return this->get_override("hello")();
+#endif
+  }
+};
+
+// Pack the Base class wrapper into a module
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(embedded_hello)
+{
+  python::class_<BaseWrap, boost::noncopyable> base("Base");
+}
+
+
+void exec_test()
+{
+    std::cout << "registering extension module embedded_hello..." << std::endl;
+    
+  // Register the module with the interpreter
+  if (PyImport_AppendInittab("embedded_hello", initembedded_hello) == -1)
+    throw std::runtime_error("Failed to add embedded_hello to the interpreter's "
+                 "builtin modules");
+
+  std::cout << "defining Python class derived from Base..." << std::endl;
+  
+  // Retrieve the main module
+  python::object main = python::import("__main__");
+  
+  // Retrieve the main module's namespace
+  python::object global(main.attr("__dict__"));
+
+  // Define the derived class in Python.
+  python::object result = python::exec(
+    "from embedded_hello import *        \n"
+    "class PythonDerived(Base):          \n"
+    "    def hello(self):                \n"
+    "        return 'Hello from Python!' \n",
+    global, global);
+
+  python::object PythonDerived = global["PythonDerived"];
+
+  // Creating and using instances of the C++ class is as easy as always.
+  CppDerived cpp;
+  BOOST_TEST(cpp.hello() == "Hello from C++!");
+
+  std::cout << "testing derived class from C++..." << std::endl;
+  
+  // But now creating and using instances of the Python class is almost
+  // as easy!
+  python::object py_base = PythonDerived();
+  Base& py = python::extract<Base&>(py_base) BOOST_EXTRACT_WORKAROUND;
+
+  // Make sure the right 'hello' method is called.
+  BOOST_TEST(py.hello() == "Hello from Python!");
+
+  std::cout << "success!" << std::endl;
+}
+
+void exec_file_test(std::string const &script)
+{
+    std::cout << "running file " << script << "..." << std::endl;
+    
+    // Run a python script in an empty environment.
+    python::dict global;
+    python::object result = python::exec_file(script.c_str(), global, global);
+
+    // Extract an object the script stored in the global dictionary.
+    BOOST_TEST(python::extract<int>(global["number"]) ==  42);
+    
+    std::cout << "success!" << std::endl;
+}
+
+void exec_test_error()
+{
+    std::cout << "intentionally causing a python exception..." << std::endl;
+    
+    // Execute a statement that raises a python exception.
+    python::dict global;
+    python::object result = python::exec("print unknown \n", global, global);
+
+    std::cout << "Oops! This statement should be skipped due to an exception" << std::endl;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  BOOST_TEST(argc == 2);
+  std::string script = argv[1];
+  // Initialize the interpreter
+  Py_Initialize();
+
+  bool error_expected = false;
+  
+  if (
+      python::handle_exception(exec_test)
+      || python::handle_exception(boost::bind(exec_file_test, script))
+      || (
+          (error_expected = true)
+          && python::handle_exception(exec_test_error)
+      )
+
+  )
+  {
+    if (PyErr_Occurred())
+    {
+        if (!error_expected)
+            BOOST_ERROR("Python Error detected");
+        PyErr_Print();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        BOOST_ERROR("A C++ exception was thrown  for which "
+                    "there was no exception translator registered.");
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Boost.Python doesn't support Py_Finalize yet, so don't call it!
+  return boost::report_errors();
+}
--- a/example/quickstart/extending.cpp
+++ b/example/quickstart/extending.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve 2002-2004. Distributed under the Boost
+// Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <boost/python/class.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/module.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/def.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace.
+
+  // A friendly class.
+  class hello
+  {
+    public:
+      hello(const std::string& country) { this->country = country; }
+      std::string greet() const { return "Hello from " + country; }
+    private:
+      std::string country;
+  };
+
+  // A function taking a hello object as an argument.
+  std::string invite(const hello& w) {
+    return w.greet() + "! Please come soon!";
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(extending)
+{
+    using namespace boost::python;
+    class_<hello>("hello", init<std::string>())
+        // Add a regular member function.
+        .def("greet", &hello::greet)
+        // Add invite() as a member of hello!
+        .def("invite", invite)
+        ;
+    
+    // Also add invite() as a regular function to the module.
+    def("invite", invite);
+}
--- a/example/quickstart/script.py
+++ b/example/quickstart/script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright Stefan Seefeld 2006. Distributed under the Boost
+# Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+print 'Hello World !'
+number = 42
--- a/example/quickstart/test_extending.py
+++ b/example/quickstart/test_extending.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve 2006. Distributed under the Boost
+# Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+# Using the doctest module here to ensure that the results are as expected.
+r'''>>> from extending import *
+    >>> hi = hello('California')
+    >>> hi.greet()
+    'Hello from California'
+    >>> invite(hi)
+    'Hello from California! Please come soon!'
+    >>> hi.invite()
+    'Hello from California! Please come soon!'
+
+    >>> class wordy(hello):
+    ...     def greet(self):
+    ...         return hello.greet(self) + ', where the weather is fine'
+    ...
+    >>> hi2 = wordy('Florida')
+    >>> hi2.greet()
+    'Hello from Florida, where the weather is fine'
+    >>> invite(hi2)
+    'Hello from Florida! Please come soon!'
+'''
+
+def run(args = None):
+    if args is not None:
+        import sys
+        sys.argv = args
+    import doctest, test_extending
+    return doctest.testmod(test_extending, verbose=True)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import sys
+    sys.exit(run()[0])
+
--- a/example/std_pair.cpp
+++ b/example/std_pair.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace.
      return boost::python::incref(
        boost::python::make_tuple(p.first, p.second).ptr());
    }
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype () {return &PyTuple_Type; }
  };

  // Helper for convenience.
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace.
    {
      boost::python::to_python_converter<
        std::pair<T1, T2>,
-        std_pair_to_tuple<T1, T2> >();
+        std_pair_to_tuple<T1, T2>,
+        true //std_pair_to_tuple has get_pytype
+        >();
    }
  };

--- a/include/boost/python/converter/as_to_python_function.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/as_to_python_function.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ struct as_to_python_function
        // but c'est la vie.
        return ToPython::convert(*const_cast<T*>(static_cast<T const*>(x)));
    }
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    static PyTypeObject const * get_pytype() { return ToPython::get_pytype(); }
+#endif
 };

 }}} // namespace boost::python::converter
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/builtin_converters.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/builtin_converters.hpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace detail
 }

 // Use expr to create the PyObject corresponding to x
-# define BOOST_PYTHON_RETURN_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(T, expr)        \
+# define BOOST_PYTHON_RETURN_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(T, expr, pytype)\
    template <> struct to_python_value<T&>                      \
        : detail::builtin_to_python                             \
    {                                                           \
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ namespace detail
        {                                                       \
            return (expr);                                      \
        }                                                       \
+        inline PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() const           \
+        {                                                       \
+            return (pytype);                                    \
+        }                                                       \
    };                                                          \
    template <> struct to_python_value<T const&>                \
        : detail::builtin_to_python                             \
@@ -63,6 +67,10 @@ namespace detail
        {                                                       \
            return (expr);                                      \
        }                                                       \
+        inline PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() const           \
+        {                                                       \
+            return (pytype);                                    \
+        }                                                       \
    };

 # define BOOST_PYTHON_ARG_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(T, expr)   \
@@ -77,25 +85,25 @@ namespace detail
    } 

 // Specialize argument and return value converters for T using expr
-# define BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(T, expr)       \
-        BOOST_PYTHON_RETURN_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(T,expr)  \
+# define BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(T, expr, pytype)  \
+        BOOST_PYTHON_RETURN_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(T,expr, pytype)  \
        BOOST_PYTHON_ARG_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(T,expr)

 // Specialize converters for signed and unsigned T to Python Int
 # define BOOST_PYTHON_TO_INT(T)                                         \
-    BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(signed T, ::PyInt_FromLong(x))      \
+    BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(signed T, ::PyInt_FromLong(x), &PyInt_Type)      \
    BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(                                    \
        unsigned T                                                      \
        , static_cast<unsigned long>(x) > static_cast<unsigned long>(   \
                (std::numeric_limits<long>::max)())                     \
        ? ::PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(x)                                  \
-        : ::PyInt_FromLong(x))
+        : ::PyInt_FromLong(x), &PyInt_Type)

 // Bool is not signed.
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02030000
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(bool, ::PyBool_FromLong(x))
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(bool, ::PyBool_FromLong(x), &PyBool_Type)
 #else
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(bool, ::PyInt_FromLong(x))
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(bool, ::PyInt_FromLong(x), &PyInt_Type)
 #endif
  
 // note: handles signed char and unsigned char, but not char (see below)
@@ -108,25 +116,25 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_TO_INT(long)
 // using Python's macro instead of Boost's - we don't seem to get the
 // config right all the time.
 # ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG 
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(signed BOOST_PYTHON_LONG_LONG, ::PyLong_FromLongLong(x))
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(unsigned BOOST_PYTHON_LONG_LONG, ::PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(x))
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(signed BOOST_PYTHON_LONG_LONG, ::PyLong_FromLongLong(x), &PyInt_Type)
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(unsigned BOOST_PYTHON_LONG_LONG, ::PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(x), &PyInt_Type)
 # endif
    
 # undef BOOST_TO_PYTHON_INT

-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(char, converter::do_return_to_python(x))
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(char const*, converter::do_return_to_python(x))
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::string, ::PyString_FromStringAndSize(x.data(),implicit_cast<ssize_t>(x.size())))
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(char, converter::do_return_to_python(x), &PyString_Type)
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(char const*, converter::do_return_to_python(x), &PyString_Type)
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::string, ::PyString_FromStringAndSize(x.data(),implicit_cast<ssize_t>(x.size())), &PyString_Type)
 #if defined(Py_USING_UNICODE) && !defined(BOOST_NO_STD_WSTRING)
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::wstring, ::PyUnicode_FromWideChar(x.data(),implicit_cast<ssize_t>(x.size())))
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::wstring, ::PyUnicode_FromWideChar(x.data(),implicit_cast<ssize_t>(x.size())), &PyString_Type)
 # endif 
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(float, ::PyFloat_FromDouble(x))
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(double, ::PyFloat_FromDouble(x))
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(long double, ::PyFloat_FromDouble(x))
-BOOST_PYTHON_RETURN_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(PyObject*, converter::do_return_to_python(x))
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::complex<float>, ::PyComplex_FromDoubles(x.real(), x.imag()))
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::complex<double>, ::PyComplex_FromDoubles(x.real(), x.imag()))
-BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::complex<long double>, ::PyComplex_FromDoubles(x.real(), x.imag()))
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(float, ::PyFloat_FromDouble(x), &PyFloat_Type)
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(double, ::PyFloat_FromDouble(x), &PyFloat_Type)
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(long double, ::PyFloat_FromDouble(x), &PyFloat_Type)
+BOOST_PYTHON_RETURN_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(PyObject*, converter::do_return_to_python(x), 0)
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::complex<float>, ::PyComplex_FromDoubles(x.real(), x.imag()), &PyComplex_Type)
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::complex<double>, ::PyComplex_FromDoubles(x.real(), x.imag()), &PyComplex_Type)
+BOOST_PYTHON_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE(std::complex<long double>, ::PyComplex_FromDoubles(x.real(), x.imag()), &PyComplex_Type)

 # undef BOOST_PYTHON_RETURN_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE
 # undef BOOST_PYTHON_ARG_TO_PYTHON_BY_VALUE
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/pyobject_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/pyobject_traits.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ struct pyobject_traits<PyObject>
    // All objects are convertible to PyObject
    static bool check(PyObject*) { return true; }
    static PyObject* checked_downcast(PyObject* x) { return x; }
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return 0; }
+#endif
 };

 //
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/pyobject_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/pyobject_type.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_DECL PyObject* checked_downcast_impl(PyObject*, PyTypeObject*);
 // Used as a base class for specializations which need to provide
 // Python type checking capability.
 template <class Object, PyTypeObject* pytype>
-struct pyobject_type
+struct pyobject_type 
 {
    static bool check(PyObject* x)
    {
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ struct pyobject_type
            (checked_downcast_impl)(x, pytype)
            );
    }
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return pytype; }
+#endif
 };

 }}} // namespace boost::python::converter
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// Copyright David Abrahams 2002,  Nikolay Mladenov 2007.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+#ifndef WRAP_PYTYPE_NM20070606_HPP
+# define WRAP_PYTYPE_NM20070606_HPP
+
+# include <boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/converter/registered.hpp>
+#  include <boost/python/detail/unwind_type.hpp>
+
+
+namespace boost { namespace python {
+
+namespace converter
+{
+template <PyTypeObject const* python_type>
+struct wrap_pytype
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype()
+    {
+        return python_type;
+    }
+};
+
+typedef PyTypeObject const* (*pytype_function)();
+
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+
+
+
+namespace detail
+{
+struct unwind_type_id_helper{
+    typedef python::type_info result_type;
+    template <class U>
+    static result_type execute(U* ){
+        return python::type_id<U>();
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+inline python::type_info unwind_type_id_(boost::type<T>* = 0, mpl::false_ * =0)
+{
+    return boost::python::detail::unwind_type<unwind_type_id_helper, T> ();
+}
+
+inline python::type_info unwind_type_id_(boost::type<void>* = 0, mpl::true_* =0)
+{
+    return type_id<void>();
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline python::type_info unwind_type_id(boost::type<T>* p= 0)
+{
+    return unwind_type_id_(p, (mpl::bool_<boost::is_void<T>::value >*)0 );
+}
+}
+
+
+template <class T>
+struct expected_pytype_for_arg
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype()
+    {
+        const converter::registration *r=converter::registry::query(
+            detail::unwind_type_id_((boost::type<T>*)0, (mpl::bool_<boost::is_void<T>::value >*)0 )
+            );
+        return r ? r->expected_from_python_type(): 0;
+    }
+};
+
+
+template <class T>
+struct registered_pytype
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype()
+    {
+        const converter::registration *r=converter::registry::query(
+            detail::unwind_type_id_((boost::type<T>*) 0, (mpl::bool_<boost::is_void<T>::value >*)0 )
+            );
+        return r ? r->m_class_object: 0;
+    }
+};
+
+
+template <class T>
+struct registered_pytype_direct
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype()
+    {
+        return registered<T>::converters.m_class_object;
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct expected_from_python_type : expected_pytype_for_arg<T>{};
+
+template <class T>
+struct expected_from_python_type_direct
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype()
+    {
+        return registered<T>::converters.expected_from_python_type();
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct to_python_target_type
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype()
+    {
+        const converter::registration *r=converter::registry::query(
+            detail::unwind_type_id_((boost::type<T>*)0, (mpl::bool_<boost::is_void<T>::value >*)0 )
+            );
+        return r ? r->to_python_target_type(): 0;
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct to_python_target_type_direct
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype()
+    {
+        return registered<T>::converters.to_python_target_type();
+    }
+};
+#endif
+
+}}} // namespace boost::python
+
+#endif // WRAP_PYTYPE_NM20070606_HPP
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/registrations.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/registrations.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct rvalue_from_python_chain
 {
    convertible_function convertible;
    constructor_function construct;
+    PyTypeObject const* (*expected_pytype)();
    rvalue_from_python_chain* next;
 };

@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ struct BOOST_PYTHON_DECL registration
    // exception if no class has been registered.
    PyTypeObject* get_class_object() const;

+    // Return common denominator of the python class objects, 
+    // convertable to target. Inspects the m_class_object and the value_chains.
+    PyTypeObject const* expected_from_python_type() const;
+    PyTypeObject const* to_python_target_type() const;
+
 public: // data members. So sue me.
    const python::type_info target_type;

@@ -57,6 +63,8 @@ struct BOOST_PYTHON_DECL registration

    // The unique to_python converter for the associated C++ type.
    to_python_function_t m_to_python;
+    PyTypeObject const* (*m_to_python_target_type)();
+

    // True iff this type is a shared_ptr.  Needed for special rvalue
    // from_python handling.
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ inline registration::registration(type_info target_type, bool is_shared_ptr)
      , rvalue_chain(0)
      , m_class_object(0)
      , m_to_python(0)
+      , m_to_python_target_type(0)
      , is_shared_ptr(is_shared_ptr)
 {}

--- a/include/boost/python/converter/registry.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/registry.hpp
@@ -27,16 +27,17 @@ namespace registry
  // Return a pointer to the corresponding registration, if one exists
  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL registration const* query(type_info);
  
-  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void insert(to_python_function_t, type_info);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void insert(to_python_function_t, type_info, PyTypeObject const* (*to_python_target_type)() = 0);

  // Insert an lvalue from_python converter
-  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void insert(void* (*convert)(PyObject*), type_info);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void insert(void* (*convert)(PyObject*), type_info, PyTypeObject const* (*expected_pytype)() = 0);

  // Insert an rvalue from_python converter
  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void insert(
      convertible_function
      , constructor_function
      , type_info
+      , PyTypeObject const* (*expected_pytype)()  = 0
      );
  
  // Insert an rvalue from_python converter at the tail of the
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ namespace registry
      convertible_function
      , constructor_function
      , type_info
+      , PyTypeObject const* (*expected_pytype)()  = 0
      );
 }

--- a/include/boost/python/converter/shared_ptr_from_python.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/shared_ptr_from_python.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 # include <boost/python/converter/from_python.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/rvalue_from_python_data.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/registered.hpp>
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+# include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>
+#endif
 # include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace converter { 
@@ -19,7 +22,11 @@ struct shared_ptr_from_python
 {
    shared_ptr_from_python()
    {
-        converter::registry::insert(&convertible, &construct, type_id<shared_ptr<T> >());
+        converter::registry::insert(&convertible, &construct, type_id<shared_ptr<T> >()
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+                      , &converter::expected_from_python_type_direct<T>::get_pytype
+#endif
+                      );
    }

 private:
--- a/include/boost/python/default_call_policies.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/default_call_policies.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # include <boost/type_traits/is_pointer.hpp>
 # include <boost/type_traits/is_reference.hpp>
 # include <boost/mpl/or.hpp>
+# include <boost/mpl/front.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace python { 

@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ struct default_call_policies

    typedef default_result_converter result_converter;
    typedef PyObject* argument_package;
+
+    template <class Sig> 
+    struct extract_return_type : mpl::front<Sig>
+    {
+    };
+
 };

 struct default_result_converter
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/caller.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/caller.hpp
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
 #  include <boost/python/type_id.hpp>
 #  include <boost/python/handle.hpp>

+#  include <boost/detail/indirect_traits.hpp>
+
 #  include <boost/python/detail/invoke.hpp>
 #  include <boost/python/detail/signature.hpp>
 #  include <boost/python/detail/preprocessor.hpp>

 #  include <boost/python/arg_from_python.hpp>
 #  include <boost/python/converter/context_result_converter.hpp>
+#  include <boost/python/converter/builtin_converters.hpp>

 #  include <boost/preprocessor/iterate.hpp>
 #  include <boost/preprocessor/cat.hpp>
@@ -89,6 +92,27 @@ inline ResultConverter create_result_converter(
 {
    return ResultConverter();
 }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+template <class ResultConverter>
+struct converter_target_type 
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype()
+    {
+        return create_result_converter((PyObject*)0, (ResultConverter *)0, (ResultConverter *)0).get_pytype();
+    }
+};
+
+template < >
+struct converter_target_type <void_result_to_python >
+{
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype()
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+};
+#endif
+
    
 template <unsigned> struct caller_arity;

@@ -203,11 +227,26 @@ struct caller_arity<N>

        static unsigned min_arity() { return N; }
        
-        static signature_element const* signature()
+        static py_func_sig_info  signature()
        {
-            return detail::signature<Sig>::elements();
+            const signature_element * sig = detail::signature<Sig>::elements();
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+
+            typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Policies::template extract_return_type<Sig>::type rtype;
+            typedef typename select_result_converter<Policies, rtype>::type result_converter;
+
+            static const signature_element ret = {
+                (boost::is_void<rtype>::value ? "void" : type_id<rtype>().name())
+                , &detail::converter_target_type<result_converter>::get_pytype
+                , boost::detail::indirect_traits::is_reference_to_non_const<rtype>::value 
+            };
+            py_func_sig_info res = {sig, &ret };
+#else
+            py_func_sig_info res = {sig, sig };
+#endif
+
+            return  res;
        }
-        
     private:
        compressed_pair<F,Policies> m_data;
    };
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/config.hpp
@@ -134,4 +134,8 @@
 #include <boost/config/auto_link.hpp>
 #endif  // auto-linking disabled

+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+#define BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPORTS_PY_SIGNATURES // enables smooth transition
+#endif
+
 #endif // CONFIG_DWA052200_H_
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/def_helper.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/def_helper.hpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace detail
          , T3 const&
          , T4 const&
          , default_call_policies
-          , keywords<0>
+          , detail::keywords<0>
          , char const*
          , void(not_specified::*)()   // A function pointer type which is never an
                                       // appropriate default implementation
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/defaults_def.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/defaults_def.hpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace detail
          char const* doc)
      {
          //  define the NTH stub function of stubs
-          define_stub_function<N>::define(name, stubs, kw, policies, name_space, 0);
+          define_stub_function<N>::define(name, stubs, kw, policies, name_space, doc);

          if (kw.second > kw.first)
              --kw.second;
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/defaults_gen.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/defaults_gen.hpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace detail
        BOOST_PYTHON_GEN_MEM_FUNCTION(                                                  \
            fname, void_return_type, n_args, n_dflts, ;)                                \
                                                                                        \
-        BOOST_PYTHON_OVERLOAD_CONSTRUCTORS(fstubs_name, n_args, n_dflts)                \
+        BOOST_PYTHON_OVERLOAD_CONSTRUCTORS(fstubs_name, n_args + 1, n_dflts)            \
    };

 # else // !defined(BOOST_NO_VOID_RETURNS)
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ namespace detail
            fname, non_void_return_type, n_args, n_dflts, return)                       \
                                                                                        \
        typedef non_void_return_type void_return_type;                                  \
-        BOOST_PYTHON_OVERLOAD_CONSTRUCTORS(fstubs_name, n_args, n_dflts)                \
+        BOOST_PYTHON_OVERLOAD_CONSTRUCTORS(fstubs_name, n_args + 1, n_dflts)            \
    };

 # endif // !defined(BOOST_NO_VOID_RETURNS)
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/make_keyword_range_fn.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/make_keyword_range_fn.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ object make_keyword_range_constructor(
    , Holder* = 0                       
    , ArgList* = 0, Arity* = 0)
 {
+#if !defined( BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES) && defined( BOOST_PYTHON_PY_SYGNATURES_PROPER_INIT_SELF_TYPE)
+    python_class<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Holder::value_type>::register_();
+#endif
    return detail::make_keyword_range_function(
        objects::make_holder<Arity::value>
            ::template apply<Holder,ArgList>::execute
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/python_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/python_type.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright Nikolay Mladenov 2007.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_OBJECT_PYTHON_TYPE_H
+#define BOOST_PYTHON_OBJECT_PYTHON_TYPE_H
+
+#include <boost/python/converter/registered.hpp>
+
+namespace boost {namespace python {namespace detail{
+
+
+template <class T> struct python_class : PyObject
+{
+    typedef python_class<T> this_type;
+
+    typedef T type;
+
+    static void *converter (PyObject *p){
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static void register_()
+    {
+        static bool first_time = true;
+
+        if ( !first_time ) return;
+
+        first_time = false;
+        converter::registry::insert(&converter, boost::python::type_id<this_type>(), &converter::registered_pytype_direct<T>::get_pytype);
+    }
+};
+
+
+}}} //namespace boost :: python :: detail
+
+#endif //BOOST_PYTHON_OBJECT_PYTHON_TYPE_H
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/signature.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/signature.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@

 #  include <boost/python/detail/preprocessor.hpp>
 #  include <boost/python/detail/indirect_traits.hpp>
+#  include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>

 #  include <boost/preprocessor/iterate.hpp>
 #  include <boost/preprocessor/iteration/local.hpp>
@@ -24,9 +25,16 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
 struct signature_element
 {
    char const* basename;
+    converter::pytype_function pytype_f;
    bool lvalue;
 };

+struct py_func_sig_info
+{
+    signature_element const *signature;
+    signature_element const *ret;
+};
+
 template <unsigned> struct signature_arity;

 #  define BOOST_PP_ITERATION_PARAMS_1                                            \
@@ -68,15 +76,25 @@ struct signature_arity<N>
        {
            static signature_element const result[N+2] = {
                
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
 # define BOOST_PP_LOCAL_MACRO(i)                                                            \
-     {                                                                                      \
-         type_id<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::at_c<Sig,i>::type>().name()                    \
-         , indirect_traits::is_reference_to_non_const<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::at_c<Sig,i>::type>::value \
-     },
+                {                                                                           \
+                  type_id<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::at_c<Sig,i>::type>().name()           \
+                  , &converter::expected_pytype_for_arg<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::at_c<Sig,i>::type>::get_pytype   \
+                  , indirect_traits::is_reference_to_non_const<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::at_c<Sig,i>::type>::value \
+                },
+#else
+# define BOOST_PP_LOCAL_MACRO(i)                                                            \
+                {                                                                           \
+                  type_id<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::at_c<Sig,i>::type>().name()           \
+                  , 0 \
+                  , indirect_traits::is_reference_to_non_const<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME mpl::at_c<Sig,i>::type>::value \
+                },
+#endif
                
 # define BOOST_PP_LOCAL_LIMITS (0, N)
 # include BOOST_PP_LOCAL_ITERATE()
-                {0,0}
+                {0,0,0}
            };
            return result;
        }
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/unwind_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/unwind_type.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+// Copyright David Abrahams 2002.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+#ifndef UNWIND_TYPE_DWA200222_HPP
+# define UNWIND_TYPE_DWA200222_HPP
+
+# include <boost/python/detail/cv_category.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/detail/indirect_traits.hpp>
+# include <boost/type_traits/object_traits.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
+
+#ifndef _MSC_VER //if forward declared, msvc6.5 does not recognize them as inline
+// forward declaration, required (at least) by Tru64 cxx V6.5-042
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+unwind_type(U const& p, Generator* = 0);
+
+// forward declaration, required (at least) by Tru64 cxx V6.5-042
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+unwind_type(boost::type<U>*p = 0, Generator* = 0);
+#endif
+
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+unwind_type_cv(U* p, cv_unqualified, Generator* = 0)
+{
+    return Generator::execute(p);
+}
+
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+unwind_type_cv(U const* p, const_, Generator* = 0)
+{
+    return unwind_type(const_cast<U*>(p), (Generator*)0);
+}
+
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+unwind_type_cv(U volatile* p, volatile_, Generator* = 0)
+{
+    return unwind_type(const_cast<U*>(p), (Generator*)0);
+}
+
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+unwind_type_cv(U const volatile* p, const_volatile_, Generator* = 0)
+{
+    return unwind_type(const_cast<U*>(p), (Generator*)0);
+}
+
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+unwind_ptr_type(U* p, Generator* = 0)
+{
+    typedef typename cv_category<U>::type tag;
+    return unwind_type_cv<Generator>(p, tag());
+}
+
+template <bool is_ptr>
+struct unwind_helper
+{
+    template <class Generator, class U>
+    static typename Generator::result_type
+    execute(U p, Generator* = 0)
+    {
+        return unwind_ptr_type(p, (Generator*)0);
+    }
+};
+
+template <>
+struct unwind_helper<false>
+{
+    template <class Generator, class U>
+    static typename Generator::result_type
+    execute(U& p, Generator* = 0)
+    {
+        return unwind_ptr_type(&p, (Generator*)0);
+    }
+};
+
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+unwind_type(U const& p, Generator*)
+#else
+unwind_type(U const& p, Generator* = 0)
+#endif
+{
+    return unwind_helper<is_pointer<U>::value>::execute(p, (Generator*)0);
+}
+
+enum { direct_ = 0, pointer_ = 1, reference_ = 2, reference_to_pointer_ = 3 };
+template <int indirection> struct unwind_helper2;
+
+template <>
+struct unwind_helper2<direct_>
+{
+    template <class Generator, class U>
+    static typename Generator::result_type
+    execute(U(*)(), Generator* = 0)
+    {
+        return unwind_ptr_type((U*)0, (Generator*)0);
+    }
+};
+
+template <>
+struct unwind_helper2<pointer_>
+{
+    template <class Generator, class U>
+    static typename Generator::result_type
+    execute(U*(*)(), Generator* = 0)
+    {
+        return unwind_ptr_type((U*)0, (Generator*)0);
+    }
+};
+
+template <>
+struct unwind_helper2<reference_>
+{
+    template <class Generator, class U>
+    static typename Generator::result_type
+    execute(U&(*)(), Generator* = 0)
+    {
+        return unwind_ptr_type((U*)0, (Generator*)0);
+    }
+};
+
+template <>
+struct unwind_helper2<reference_to_pointer_>
+{
+    template <class Generator, class U>
+    static typename Generator::result_type
+    execute(U&(*)(), Generator* = 0)
+    {
+        return unwind_ptr_type(U(0), (Generator*)0);
+    }
+};
+
+// Call this one with both template parameters explicitly specified
+// and no function arguments:
+//
+//      return unwind_type<my_generator,T>();
+//
+// Doesn't work if T is an array type; we could handle that case, but
+// why bother?
+template <class Generator, class U>
+inline typename Generator::result_type
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+unwind_type(boost::type<U>*p, Generator*)
+#else
+unwind_type(boost::type<U>*p =0, Generator* =0)
+#endif
+{
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int, indirection
+        = (boost::is_pointer<U>::value ? pointer_ : 0)
+                             + (indirect_traits::is_reference_to_pointer<U>::value
+                             ? reference_to_pointer_
+                             : boost::is_reference<U>::value
+                             ? reference_
+                             : 0));
+
+    return unwind_helper2<indirection>::execute((U(*)())0,(Generator*)0);
+}
+
+}}} // namespace boost::python::detail
+
+#endif // UNWIND_TYPE_DWA200222_HPP
--- a/include/boost/python/docstring_options.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/docstring_options.hpp
@@ -17,23 +17,38 @@ class BOOST_PYTHON_DECL docstring_options : boost::noncopyable
      docstring_options(bool show_all=true)
      {
          previous_show_user_defined_ = show_user_defined_;
-          previous_show_signatures_ = show_signatures_;
+          previous_show_py_signatures_ = show_py_signatures_;
+          previous_show_cpp_signatures_ = show_cpp_signatures_;
          show_user_defined_ = show_all;
-          show_signatures_ = show_all;
+          show_cpp_signatures_ = show_all;
+          show_py_signatures_ = show_all;
      }

      docstring_options(bool show_user_defined, bool show_signatures)
      {
          previous_show_user_defined_ = show_user_defined_;
-          previous_show_signatures_ = show_signatures_;
+          previous_show_cpp_signatures_ = show_cpp_signatures_;
+          previous_show_py_signatures_ = show_py_signatures_;
          show_user_defined_ = show_user_defined;
-          show_signatures_ = show_signatures;
+          show_cpp_signatures_ = show_signatures;
+          show_py_signatures_ = show_signatures;
+      }
+
+      docstring_options(bool show_user_defined, bool show_py_signatures, bool show_cpp_signatures)
+      {
+          previous_show_user_defined_ = show_user_defined_;
+          previous_show_cpp_signatures_ = show_cpp_signatures_;
+          previous_show_py_signatures_ = show_py_signatures_;
+          show_user_defined_ = show_user_defined;
+          show_cpp_signatures_ = show_cpp_signatures;
+          show_py_signatures_ = show_py_signatures;
      }

      ~docstring_options()
      {
          show_user_defined_ = previous_show_user_defined_;
-          show_signatures_ = previous_show_signatures_;
+          show_cpp_signatures_ = previous_show_cpp_signatures_;
+          show_py_signatures_ = previous_show_py_signatures_;
      }

      void
@@ -43,32 +58,68 @@ class BOOST_PYTHON_DECL docstring_options : boost::noncopyable
      enable_user_defined() { show_user_defined_ = true; }

      void
-      disable_signatures() { show_signatures_ = false; }
+      disable_py_signatures() 
+      {
+        show_py_signatures_ = false; 
+      }

      void
-      enable_signatures() { show_signatures_ = true; }
+      enable_py_signatures() 
+      {
+        show_py_signatures_ = true; 
+      }
+
+      void
+      disable_cpp_signatures() 
+      {
+        show_cpp_signatures_ = false; 
+      }
+
+      void
+      enable_cpp_signatures() 
+      {
+        show_cpp_signatures_ = true; 
+      }
+
+      void
+      disable_signatures() 
+      {
+        show_cpp_signatures_ = false; 
+        show_py_signatures_ = false; 
+      }
+
+      void
+      enable_signatures() 
+      {
+        show_cpp_signatures_ = true; 
+        show_py_signatures_ = true; 
+      }

      void
      disable_all()
      {
        show_user_defined_ = false;
-        show_signatures_ = false;
+        show_cpp_signatures_ = false;
+        show_py_signatures_ = false;
      }

      void
      enable_all()
      {
        show_user_defined_ = true;
-        show_signatures_ = true;
+        show_cpp_signatures_ = true;
+        show_py_signatures_ = true;
      }

      friend struct objects::function;

  private:
      static volatile bool show_user_defined_;
-      static volatile bool show_signatures_;
+      static volatile bool show_cpp_signatures_;
+      static volatile bool show_py_signatures_;
      bool previous_show_user_defined_;
-      bool previous_show_signatures_;
+      bool previous_show_cpp_signatures_;
+      bool previous_show_py_signatures_;
 };

 }} // namespace boost::python
--- a/include/boost/python/enum.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/enum.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct enum_ : public objects::enum_base
    typedef objects::enum_base base;

    // Declare a new enumeration type in the current scope()
-    enum_(char const* name);
+    enum_(char const* name, char const* doc = 0);

    // Add a new enumeration value with the given name and value.
    inline enum_<T>& value(char const* name, T);
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ struct enum_ : public objects::enum_base
 };

 template <class T>
-inline enum_<T>::enum_(char const* name)
+inline enum_<T>::enum_(char const* name, char const* doc )
    : base(
        name
        , &enum_<T>::to_python
        , &enum_<T>::convertible_from_python
        , &enum_<T>::construct
-        , type_id<T>())
+        , type_id<T>()
+		, doc
+        )
 {
 }

--- a/include/boost/python/implicit.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/implicit.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # include <boost/type.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/implicit.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/registry.hpp>
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+# include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>
+#endif
 # include <boost/python/type_id.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace python { 
@@ -21,7 +24,11 @@ void implicitly_convertible(boost::type<Source>* = 0, boost::type<Target>* = 0)
    converter::registry::push_back(
          &functions::convertible
        , &functions::construct
-        , type_id<Target>());
+        , type_id<Target>()
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+        , &converter::expected_from_python_type_direct<Source>::get_pytype
+#endif
+        );
 }

 }} // namespace boost::python
--- a/include/boost/python/init.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/init.hpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class init : public init_base<init<BOOST_PYTHON_OVERLOAD_ARGS> >
        : base(doc_, kw.range())
    {
        typedef typename detail::error::more_keywords_than_init_arguments<
-            N, n_arguments::value
+            N, n_arguments::value + 1
            >::too_many_keywords assertion;
    }

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class init : public init_base<init<BOOST_PYTHON_OVERLOAD_ARGS> >
        : base(doc_, kw.range())
    {
        typedef typename detail::error::more_keywords_than_init_arguments<
-            N, n_arguments::value
+            N, n_arguments::value + 1
            >::too_many_keywords assertion;
    }

@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ namespace detail
          , char const* doc
          , detail::keyword_range keywords)
      {
-          detail::def_init_aux(cl, args, NArgs(), policies, 0, keywords);
+          detail::def_init_aux(cl, args, NArgs(), policies, doc, keywords);

          if (keywords.second > keywords.first)
              --keywords.second;
--- a/include/boost/python/lvalue_from_pytype.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/lvalue_from_pytype.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 # define LVALUE_FROM_PYTYPE_DWA2002130_HPP

 # include <boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp>
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+# include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>
+#endif

 # include <boost/python/type_id.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/registry.hpp>
@@ -81,12 +84,17 @@ struct extract_identity
 // Extractor's static execute function from Python objects whose type
 // object is python_type.
 template <class Extractor, PyTypeObject const* python_type>
-struct lvalue_from_pytype
+struct lvalue_from_pytype 
 {
    lvalue_from_pytype()
    {
-        converter::registry::insert(
-            &extract, detail::extractor_type_id(&Extractor::execute));
+        converter::registry::insert
+            ( &extract
+            , detail::extractor_type_id(&Extractor::execute)
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+            , &get_pytype
+#endif
+            );
    }
 private:
    static void* extract(PyObject* op)
@@ -98,6 +106,9 @@ struct lvalue_from_pytype
            : 0
            ;
    }
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    static PyTypeObject const*get_pytype() { return python_type; }
+#endif
 };

 }} // namespace boost::python
--- a/include/boost/python/make_constructor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/make_constructor.hpp
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ namespace detail
      
      // If the BasePolicy_ supplied a result converter it would be
      // ignored; issue an error if it's not the default.
+#if defined _MSC_VER && _MSC_VER < 1300
+	  typedef is_same<
+              typename BasePolicy_::result_converter
+            , default_result_converter
+          > same_result_converter;
+	  //see above for explanation
+	  BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(same_result_converter::value) ;
+#else
      BOOST_MPL_ASSERT_MSG(
         (is_same<
              typename BasePolicy_::result_converter
@@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ namespace detail
        , MAKE_CONSTRUCTOR_SUPPLIES_ITS_OWN_RESULT_CONVERTER_THAT_WOULD_OVERRIDE_YOURS
        , (typename BasePolicy_::result_converter)
      );
-      
+#endif
      typedef constructor_result_converter result_converter;
      typedef offset_args<typename BasePolicy_::argument_package, mpl::int_<1> > argument_package;
  };
--- a/include/boost/python/module_init.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/module_init.hpp
@@ -26,23 +26,7 @@ extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void init##name()      \
 }                                                       \
 void init_module_##name()

-#  elif defined(_AIX) && !defined(BOOST_PYTHON_STATIC_MODULE)
-
-#   include <boost/python/detail/aix_init_module.hpp>
-#   define BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE_INIT(name)                               \
-void init_module_##name();                                              \
-extern "C"                                                              \
-{                                                                       \
-    extern PyObject* _PyImport_LoadDynamicModule(char*, char*, FILE *); \
-    void init##name()                                                   \
-    {                                                                   \
-        boost::python::detail::aix_init_module(                         \
-            _PyImport_LoadDynamicModule, #name, &init_module_##name);   \
-    }                                                                   \
-}                                                                       \
-void init_module_##name()
-
-# elif BOOST_PYTHON_USE_GCC_SYMBOL_VISIBILITY
+#  elif BOOST_PYTHON_USE_GCC_SYMBOL_VISIBILITY

 #   define BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE_INIT(name)                               \
 void init_module_##name();                                              \
@@ -52,7 +36,7 @@ extern "C" __attribute__ ((visibility("default"))) void init##name()    \
 }                                                                       \
 void init_module_##name()

-# else
+#  else

 #   define BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE_INIT(name)                               \
 void init_module_##name();                                              \
--- a/include/boost/python/object/class_metadata.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/class_metadata.hpp
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ struct class_metadata
    //
    inline static void maybe_register_pointer_to_python(void*,void*,void*) {}

+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SYGNATURES
+    inline static void maybe_register_pointer_to_python(void*,void*,mpl::true_*) 
+    {
+        objects::copy_class_object(python::type_id<T>(), python::type_id<back_reference<T const &> >());
+        objects::copy_class_object(python::type_id<T>(), python::type_id<back_reference<T &> >());
+    }
+#endif
+
    template <class T2>
    inline static void maybe_register_pointer_to_python(T2*, mpl::false_*, mpl::false_*)
    {
@@ -247,6 +255,10 @@ struct class_metadata
              , make_ptr_instance<T2, pointer_holder<held_type, T2> >
            >()
        );
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SYGNATURES
+        // explicit qualification of type_id makes msvc6 happy
+        objects::copy_class_object(python::type_id<T2>(), python::type_id<held_type>());
+#endif
    }
    //
    // Support for registering to-python converters
@@ -258,6 +270,10 @@ struct class_metadata
    inline static void maybe_register_class_to_python(T2*, mpl::false_)
    {
        python::detail::force_instantiate(class_cref_wrapper<T2, make_instance<T2, holder> >());
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SYGNATURES
+        // explicit qualification of type_id makes msvc6 happy
+        objects::copy_class_object(python::type_id<T2>(), python::type_id<held_type>());
+#endif
    }

    //
--- a/include/boost/python/object/class_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/class_wrapper.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 # define CLASS_WRAPPER_DWA20011221_HPP

 # include <boost/python/to_python_converter.hpp>
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+# include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>
+#endif
 # include <boost/ref.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects { 
@@ -19,22 +22,28 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects {

 template <class Src, class MakeInstance>
 struct class_cref_wrapper
-    : to_python_converter<Src,class_cref_wrapper<Src,MakeInstance> >
+    : to_python_converter<Src,class_cref_wrapper<Src,MakeInstance> ,true>
 {
    static PyObject* convert(Src const& x)
    {
        return MakeInstance::execute(boost::ref(x));
    }
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype() { return converter::registered_pytype_direct<Src>::get_pytype(); }
+#endif
 };

 template <class Src, class MakeInstance>
 struct class_value_wrapper
-    : to_python_converter<Src,class_value_wrapper<Src,MakeInstance> >
+    : to_python_converter<Src,class_value_wrapper<Src,MakeInstance> ,true>
 {
    static PyObject* convert(Src x)
    {
        return MakeInstance::execute(x);
    }
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype() { return MakeInstance::get_pytype(); }
+#endif
 };

 }}} // namespace boost::python::objects
--- a/include/boost/python/object/enum_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/enum_base.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ struct BOOST_PYTHON_DECL enum_base : python::api::object
        , converter::to_python_function_t
        , converter::convertible_function
        , converter::constructor_function
-        , type_info);
+        , type_info
+        , const char *doc = 0
+        );

    void add_value(char const* name, long value);
    void export_values();
--- a/include/boost/python/object/function.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/function.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@

 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects { 

+
 struct BOOST_PYTHON_DECL function : PyObject
 {
    function(
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ struct BOOST_PYTHON_DECL function : PyObject
    object m_doc;
    object m_arg_names;
    unsigned m_nkeyword_values;
+    friend class function_doc_signature_generator;
 };

 //
--- a/include/boost/python/object/function_doc_signature.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/function_doc_signature.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright Nikolay Mladenov 2007.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+#ifndef FUNCTION_SIGNATURE_20070531_HPP
+# define FUNCTION_SIGNATURE_20070531_HPP
+
+#include <boost/python/object/function.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/converter/registrations.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/str.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/tuple.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/python/detail/signature.hpp>
+
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects {
+
+class function_doc_signature_generator{
+    static const  char * py_type_str(const python::detail::signature_element &s);
+    static bool arity_cmp( function const *f1, function const *f2 );
+    static bool are_seq_overloads( function const *f1, function const *f2 , bool check_docs);
+    static std::vector<function const*> flatten(function const *f);
+    static std::vector<function const*> split_seq_overloads( const std::vector<function const *> &funcs, bool split_on_doc_change);
+    static str raw_function_pretty_signature(function const *f, size_t n_overloads,  bool cpp_types = false);
+    static str parameter_string(py_function const &f, size_t n, object arg_names, bool cpp_types);
+    static str pretty_signature(function const *f, size_t n_overloads,  bool cpp_types = false);
+
+public:
+    static list function_doc_signatures( function const * f);
+};
+
+}}}//end of namespace boost::python::objects
+
+#endif //FUNCTION_SIGNATURE_20070531_HPP
--- a/include/boost/python/object/make_holder.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/make_holder.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #  include <boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp>

 #  include <boost/python/object/instance.hpp>
+#  include <boost/python/converter/registry.hpp>
+#if !defined( BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES) && defined( BOOST_PYTHON_PY_SYGNATURES_PROPER_INIT_SELF_TYPE)
+#  include <boost/python/detail/python_type.hpp>
+#endif

 #  include <boost/python/object/forward.hpp>
 #  include <boost/python/detail/preprocessor.hpp>
@@ -74,7 +78,11 @@ struct make_holder<N>
 # endif 
        
        static void execute(
-            PyObject* p
+#if !defined( BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES) && defined( BOOST_PYTHON_PY_SYGNATURES_PROPER_INIT_SELF_TYPE)
+            boost::python::detail::python_class<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Holder::value_type> *p
+#else
+            PyObject *p
+#endif
            BOOST_PP_ENUM_TRAILING_BINARY_PARAMS_Z(1, N, t, a))
        {
            typedef instance<Holder> instance_t;
--- a/include/boost/python/object/make_ptr_instance.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/make_ptr_instance.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ struct make_ptr_instance
    {
        return get_class_object_impl(get_pointer(x));
    }
-
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    static inline PyTypeObject const* get_pytype()
+    {
+        return converter::registered<T>::converters.get_class_object();
+    }
+#endif
 private:
    template <class U>
    static inline PyTypeObject* get_class_object_impl(U const volatile* p)
--- a/include/boost/python/object/py_function.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/py_function.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct BOOST_PYTHON_DECL py_function_impl_base
    virtual PyObject* operator()(PyObject*, PyObject*) = 0;
    virtual unsigned min_arity() const = 0;
    virtual unsigned max_arity() const;
-    virtual python::detail::signature_element const* signature() const = 0;
+    virtual python::detail::py_func_sig_info signature() const = 0;
 };

 template <class Caller>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct caller_py_function_impl : py_function_impl_base
        return m_caller.min_arity();
    }
    
-    virtual python::detail::signature_element const* signature() const
+    virtual python::detail::py_func_sig_info signature() const
    {
        return m_caller.signature();
    }
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ struct signature_py_function_impl : py_function_impl_base
        return mpl::size<Sig>::value - 1;
    }
    
-    virtual python::detail::signature_element const* signature() const
+    virtual python::detail::py_func_sig_info signature() const
    {
-        return python::detail::signature<Sig>::elements();
+        python::detail::signature_element const* sig = python::detail::signature<Sig>::elements();
+        python::detail::py_func_sig_info res = {sig, sig};
+        return  res;
    }

 private:
@@ -102,9 +104,11 @@ struct full_py_function_impl : py_function_impl_base
        return m_max_arity;
    }
    
-    virtual python::detail::signature_element const* signature() const
+    virtual python::detail::py_func_sig_info signature() const
    {
-        return python::detail::signature<Sig>::elements();
+        python::detail::signature_element const* sig = python::detail::signature<Sig>::elements();
+        python::detail::py_func_sig_info res = {sig, sig};
+        return  res;
    }

 private:
@@ -151,7 +155,12 @@ struct py_function

    python::detail::signature_element const* signature() const
    {
-        return m_impl->signature();
+        return m_impl->signature().signature;
+    }
+
+    python::detail::signature_element const& get_return_type() const
+    {
+        return *m_impl->signature().ret;
    }
    
 private:
--- a/include/boost/python/object_core.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object_core.hpp
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ namespace converter
      {
          return python::detail::new_non_null_reference(x);
      }
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+      static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype() {return 0;}
+#endif
  };
 }

--- a/include/boost/python/opaque_pointer_converter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/opaque_pointer_converter.hpp
@@ -93,8 +93,13 @@ private:

        if ((existing == 0) || (existing->m_to_python == 0))
        {
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+            converter::registry::insert(&extract, type_id<Pointee>(), &get_pytype);
+            converter::registry::insert(&wrap, type_id<Pointee*>(), &get_pytype);
+#else
            converter::registry::insert(&extract, type_id<Pointee>());
            converter::registry::insert(&wrap, type_id<Pointee*>());
+#endif
        }
    }

@@ -105,6 +110,9 @@ private:
    };
    
    static PyTypeObject type_object;
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype(){return  &type_object; }
+#endif
 };

 template <class Pointee>
--- a/include/boost/python/return_arg.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/return_arg.hpp
@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@
 # include <boost/python/detail/none.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/detail/value_arg.hpp>

+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+# include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>
+#endif
+
 # include <boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp>
 # include <boost/type_traits/add_const.hpp>

 # include <boost/mpl/int.hpp>
+# include <boost/mpl/at.hpp>

 # include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/refcount.hpp>
@@ -44,6 +49,9 @@ namespace detail
              {
                  return none();
              }
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+              PyTypeObject const *get_pytype() const { return converter::expected_pytype_for_arg<T>::get_pytype() ; }
+#endif
          };
      };
  };
@@ -82,6 +90,12 @@ struct return_arg : Base
        Py_DECREF(result);
        return incref( detail::get(mpl::int_<arg_pos-1>(),args) );
    }
+
+    template <class Sig> 
+    struct extract_return_type : mpl::at_c<Sig, arg_pos>
+    {
+    };
+
 };

 template <
--- a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp
@@ -17,73 +17,73 @@
 # include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace python {
-                   
+
    // indexing_suite class. This class is the facade class for
    // the management of C++ containers intended to be integrated
    // to Python. The objective is make a C++ container look and
    // feel and behave exactly as we'd expect a Python container.
    // By default indexed elements are returned by proxy. This can be
    // disabled by supplying *true* in the NoProxy template parameter.
-    // 
+    //
    // Derived classes provide the hooks needed by the indexing_suite
    // to do its job:
    //
-    //      static data_type& 
+    //      static data_type&
    //      get_item(Container& container, index_type i);
    //
-    //      static object 
+    //      static object
    //      get_slice(Container& container, index_type from, index_type to);
    //
-    //      static void 
+    //      static void
    //      set_item(Container& container, index_type i, data_type const& v);
    //
-    //      static void 
+    //      static void
    //      set_slice(
-    //         Container& container, index_type from, 
+    //         Container& container, index_type from,
    //         index_type to, data_type const& v
    //      );
    //
    //      template <class Iter>
-    //      static void 
-    //      set_slice(Container& container, index_type from, 
+    //      static void
+    //      set_slice(Container& container, index_type from,
    //          index_type to, Iter first, Iter last
    //      );
    //
-    //      static void 
+    //      static void
    //      delete_item(Container& container, index_type i);
-    //        
-    //      static void 
+    //
+    //      static void
    //      delete_slice(Container& container, index_type from, index_type to);
-    //        
+    //
    //      static size_t
    //      size(Container& container);
    //
    //      template <class T>
    //      static bool
    //      contains(Container& container, T const& val);
-    //        
+    //
    //      static index_type
    //      convert_index(Container& container, PyObject* i);
-    //        
+    //
    //      static index_type
-    //      adjust_index(index_type current, index_type from, 
+    //      adjust_index(index_type current, index_type from,
    //          index_type to, size_type len
    //      );
    //
-    // Most of these policies are self explanatory. convert_index and 
-    // adjust_index, however, deserves some explanation. 
+    // Most of these policies are self explanatory. convert_index and
+    // adjust_index, however, deserves some explanation.
    //
-    // convert_index converts an Python index into a C++ index that the 
-    // container can handle. For instance, negative indexes in Python, by 
-    // convention, indexes from the right (e.g. C[-1] indexes the rightmost 
-    // element in C). convert_index should handle the necessary conversion 
+    // convert_index converts an Python index into a C++ index that the
+    // container can handle. For instance, negative indexes in Python, by
+    // convention, indexes from the right (e.g. C[-1] indexes the rightmost
+    // element in C). convert_index should handle the necessary conversion
    // for the C++ container (e.g. convert -1 to C.size()-1). convert_index
    // should also be able to convert the type of the index (A dynamic Python
    // type) to the actual type that the C++ container expects.
    //
    // When a container expands or contracts, held indexes to its elements
    // must be adjusted to follow the movement of data. For instance, if
-    // we erase 3 elements, starting from index 0 from a 5 element vector, 
+    // we erase 3 elements, starting from index 0 from a 5 element vector,
    // what used to be at index 4 will now be at index 1:
    //
    //      [a][b][c][d][e] ---> [d][e]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
        , class Index = typename Container::size_type
        , class Key = typename Container::value_type
    >
-    class indexing_suite 
+    class indexing_suite
        : public def_visitor<
            indexing_suite<
              Container
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
        > >
    {
    private:
-        
+
        typedef mpl::or_<
            mpl::bool_<NoProxy>
          , mpl::not_<is_class<Data> >
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
              , is_same<Data, std::complex<double> >
              , is_same<Data, std::complex<long double> > >::type>
        no_proxy;
-                    
+
        typedef detail::container_element<Container, Index, DerivedPolicies>
            container_element_t;
-       
+
 #if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
        struct return_policy : return_internal_reference<> {};
 #else
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
          , iterator<Container>
          , iterator<Container, return_policy> >::type
        def_iterator;
-        
+
        typedef typename mpl::if_<
            no_proxy
          , detail::no_proxy_helper<
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
              , Data
              , Index> >::type
        slice_handler;
-  
+
    public:
-      
+
        template <class Class>
        void visit(Class& cl) const
        {
            // Hook into the class_ generic visitation .def function
            proxy_handler::register_container_element();
-            
+
            cl
                .def("__len__", base_size)
                .def("__setitem__", &base_set_item)
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
                .def("__contains__", &base_contains)
                .def("__iter__", def_iterator())
            ;
-            
+
            DerivedPolicies::extension_def(cl);
-        }        
-        
+        }
+
        template <class Class>
-        static void 
+        static void
        extension_def(Class& cl)
        {
            // default.
@@ -202,24 +202,24 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
        }

    private:
-      
+
        static object
        base_get_item(back_reference<Container&> container, PyObject* i)
-        { 
+        {
            if (PySlice_Check(i))
                return slice_handler::base_get_slice(
-                    container.get(), reinterpret_cast<PySliceObject*>(i));
-            
+                    container.get(), static_cast<PySliceObject*>(static_cast<void*>(i)));
+
            return proxy_handler::base_get_item_(container, i);
        }
-        
-        static void 
+
+        static void
        base_set_item(Container& container, PyObject* i, PyObject* v)
        {
            if (PySlice_Check(i))
            {
-                 slice_handler::base_set_slice(container, 
-                     reinterpret_cast<PySliceObject*>(i), v);
+                 slice_handler::base_set_slice(container,
+                     static_cast<PySliceObject*>(static_cast<void*>(i)), v);
            }
            else
            {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
                if (elem.check())
                {
                    DerivedPolicies::
-                        set_item(container, 
+                        set_item(container,
                            DerivedPolicies::
                                convert_index(container, i), elem());
                }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
                    if (elem.check())
                    {
                        DerivedPolicies::
-                            set_item(container, 
+                            set_item(container,
                                DerivedPolicies::
                                    convert_index(container, i), elem());
                    }
@@ -252,20 +252,20 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
            }
        }

-        static void 
+        static void
        base_delete_item(Container& container, PyObject* i)
        {
            if (PySlice_Check(i))
            {
                slice_handler::base_delete_slice(
-                    container, reinterpret_cast<PySliceObject*>(i));
+                    container, static_cast<PySliceObject*>(static_cast<void*>(i)));
                return;
            }
-            
+
            Index index = DerivedPolicies::convert_index(container, i);
            proxy_handler::base_erase_index(container, index, mpl::bool_<NoSlice>());
            DerivedPolicies::delete_item(container, index);
-        } 
+        }

        static size_t
        base_size(Container& container)
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
                    return DerivedPolicies::contains(container, x());
                else
                    return false;
-            }            
+            }
        }
    };
-    
-}} // namespace boost::python 
+
+}} // namespace boost::python

 #endif // INDEXING_SUITE_JDG20036_HPP
--- a/include/boost/python/to_python_converter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/to_python_converter.hpp
@@ -9,13 +9,67 @@

 # include <boost/python/converter/registry.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/as_to_python_function.hpp>
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+# include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>
+#endif
 # include <boost/python/type_id.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace python { 

-template <class T, class Conversion>
-struct to_python_converter
+#if 0 //get_pytype member detection
+namespace detail
 {
+    typedef char yes_type;
+    typedef struct {char a[2]; } no_type;
+    template<PyTypeObject const * (*f)()> struct test_get_pytype1 { };
+    template<PyTypeObject * (*f)()>          struct test_get_pytype2 { };
+
+    template<class T> yes_type tester(test_get_pytype1<&T::get_pytype>*);
+
+    template<class T> yes_type tester(test_get_pytype2<&T::get_pytype>*);
+
+    template<class T> no_type tester(...);
+
+    template<class T>
+    struct test_get_pytype_base  
+    {
+        BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, value= (sizeof(detail::tester<T>(0)) == sizeof(yes_type)));
+    };
+
+    template<class T>
+    struct test_get_pytype : boost::mpl::bool_<test_get_pytype_base<T>::value> 
+    {
+    };
+
+}
+#endif
+
+template < class T, class Conversion, bool has_get_pytype=false >
+struct to_python_converter 
+{
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+#if 0 //defined _MSC_VER && _MSC_VER >=1310
+    //probably other compilers could come here as well
+    typedef typename detail::test_get_pytype<Conversion> HasGetPytype;
+#else
+    typedef boost::mpl::bool_<has_get_pytype> HasGetPytype;
+#endif
+
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype_1(boost::mpl::true_ *)
+    {
+        return Conversion::get_pytype();
+    }
+
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype_1(boost::mpl::false_ *)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype_impl()
+    {
+        return get_pytype_1((HasGetPytype*)0);
+    }
+#endif
+    
    to_python_converter();
 };

@@ -23,18 +77,23 @@ struct to_python_converter
 // implementation
 //

-template <class T, class Conversion>
-to_python_converter<T,Conversion>::to_python_converter()
+template <class T, class Conversion ,bool has_get_pytype>
+to_python_converter<T,Conversion, has_get_pytype>::to_python_converter()
 {
    typedef converter::as_to_python_function<
        T, Conversion
        > normalized;
-        
+            
    converter::registry::insert(
        &normalized::convert
-        , type_id<T>());
+        , type_id<T>()
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+        , &get_pytype_impl
+#endif
+        );
 }

 }} // namespace boost::python

 #endif // TO_PYTHON_CONVERTER_DWA200221_HPP
+
--- a/include/boost/python/to_python_indirect.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/to_python_indirect.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@

 # include <boost/python/detail/none.hpp>

+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+# include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>
+#endif
+
 # include <boost/python/refcount.hpp>

 # include <boost/type_traits/is_pointer.hpp>
@@ -36,7 +40,13 @@ struct to_python_indirect
    {
        return this->execute(const_cast<U&>(ref), is_pointer<U>());
    }
-
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+    inline PyTypeObject const*
+    get_pytype()const
+    {
+        return converter::registered_pytype<T>::get_pytype();
+    }
+#endif
 private:
    template <class U>
    inline PyObject* execute(U* ptr, mpl::true_) const
--- a/include/boost/python/to_python_value.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/to_python_value.hpp
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@

 # include <boost/python/refcount.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/tag.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/handle.hpp>

 # include <boost/python/converter/registry.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/registered.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/builtin_converters.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/object_manager.hpp>
-# include <boost/python/converter/object_manager.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/converter/shared_ptr_to_python.hpp>

 # include <boost/python/detail/value_is_shared_ptr.hpp>
@@ -24,17 +24,57 @@

 # include <boost/mpl/if.hpp>
 # include <boost/mpl/or.hpp>
+# include <boost/type_traits/is_const.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace python { 

 namespace detail
 {
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+
+template <bool is_const_ref>
+struct object_manager_get_pytype
+{
+   template <class U>
+   static PyTypeObject const* get( U& (*p)() =0)
+   {
+      return converter::object_manager_traits<U>::get_pytype();
+   }
+};
+
+template <>
+struct object_manager_get_pytype<true>
+{
+   template <class U>
+   static PyTypeObject const* get( U const& (*p)() =0)
+   {
+      return converter::object_manager_traits<U>::get_pytype();
+   }
+};
+
+#endif
+
  template <class T>
  struct object_manager_to_python_value
  {
      typedef typename value_arg<T>::type argument_type;
    
      PyObject* operator()(argument_type) const;
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+      typedef boost::mpl::bool_<is_handle<T>::value> is_t_handle;
+      typedef boost::detail::indirect_traits::is_reference_to_const<T> is_t_const;
+      PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() const {
+          return get_pytype_aux((is_t_handle*)0);
+      }
+
+      inline static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype_aux(mpl::true_*) {return converter::object_manager_traits<T>::get_pytype();}
+      
+      inline static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype_aux(mpl::false_* ) 
+      {
+          return object_manager_get_pytype<is_t_const::value>::get((T(*)())0);
+      }
+      
+#endif 

      // This information helps make_getter() decide whether to try to
      // return an internal reference or not. I don't like it much,
@@ -49,6 +89,9 @@ namespace detail
      typedef typename value_arg<T>::type argument_type;
    
      PyObject* operator()(argument_type) const;
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+      PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() const {return converter::registered<T>::converters.to_python_target_type();}
+#endif

      // This information helps make_getter() decide whether to try to
      // return an internal reference or not. I don't like it much,
@@ -62,11 +105,20 @@ namespace detail
      typedef typename value_arg<T>::type argument_type;
    
      PyObject* operator()(argument_type) const;
-
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+      PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() const {return get_pytype((boost::type<argument_type>*)0);}
+#endif 
      // This information helps make_getter() decide whether to try to
      // return an internal reference or not. I don't like it much,
      // but it will have to serve for now.
      BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, uses_registry = false);
+  private:
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+      template <class U>
+      PyTypeObject const* get_pytype(boost::type<shared_ptr<U> &> *) const {return converter::registered<U>::converters.to_python_target_type();}
+      template <class U>
+      PyTypeObject const* get_pytype(boost::type<const shared_ptr<U> &> *) const {return converter::registered<U>::converters.to_python_target_type();}
+#endif
  };
 }

--- a/src/aix_init_module.cpp
+++ b/src/aix_init_module.cpp
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright David Abrahams 2002.
-// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
-// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
-// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-#ifdef _AIX
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstdlib>
-
-extern "C"
-{
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-}
-
-# include <string>
-# include <boost/python/detail/wrap_python.hpp>
-# include <boost/python/errors.hpp>
-# include <boost/python/detail/aix_init_module.hpp>
-# include <boost/python/module.hpp>
-
-namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
-
-namespace
-{
-  static PyMethodDef initial_methods[] = { { 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
-  extern "C" void initlibboost_python()
-  {
-      Py_InitModule("libboost_python", initial_methods);
-  }
-
-  struct find_and_open_file
-  {
-      FILE*       fp;
-      std::string libpath;  // -- search path
-      std::string filename; // -- filename to look for
-      std::string fullpath; // -- full path to file
-   
-      find_and_open_file(
-          const std::string& libpath_env
-          , const std::string& file);
-  };
-
-  find_and_open_file::find_and_open_file(
-      const std::string& libpath_env
-      , const std::string& file)
-      : fp(0)
-  {
-      char* value = std::getenv(libpath_env.c_str());
-
-      if(value == 0)
-          return;
-      
-      libpath = value;
-      
-      if (libpath == "")
-          return;
-
-      std::string::size_type pos = 0, prev_pos = 0;
-
-      // -- loop through all search paths looking for file 
-      while((pos = libpath.find_first_of(":",pos)) != std::string::npos)
-      {
-          fullpath = libpath.substr(prev_pos,pos - prev_pos) + "/" + file;
-          if (::access(fullpath.c_str(), R_OK) == 0)
-          {
-              struct stat filestat;
-              ::stat(fullpath.c_str(), &filestat);
-              if (!S_ISDIR(filestat.st_mode))
-              { 
-                  fp = std::fopen(fullpath.c_str(), "r"); 
-                  if (fp)
-                  {
-                      filename = file;
-                  }
-                  return;
-              }
-          }
-          prev_pos = ++pos;
-      }
-
-      // -- mop up odd path
-      if (libpath.find_first_of(":", prev_pos) == std::string::npos)
-      {
-          fullpath = libpath.substr(prev_pos, libpath.size() - prev_pos) + "/" + file;
-          if (::access(fullpath.c_str(), R_OK) == 0)
-          {
-              struct stat filestat;
-              ::stat(fullpath.c_str(),&filestat);
-              if (!S_ISDIR(filestat.st_mode))
-              { 
-                  fp = std::fopen(fullpath.c_str(), "r"); 
-                  filename = file;
-              }
-          }
-      }
-  }
-}
-
-void aix_init_module(
-    so_load_function load_dynamic_module
-    , char const* module_name
-    , void (*init_module)())
-{
-    static bool initialized;
-    if (!initialized)
-    {
-        char const* const name = "libboost_python.so";
-        find_and_open_file dynlib("LIBPATH", name);
-        if (dynlib.fp == 0)
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr, " Error: could not find %s\n", name);
-            return;
-        }
-        
-        std::string::size_type pos = pos = dynlib.filename.rfind(".so");
-        if (pos != dynlib.filename.size() - 3)
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr, "dynamic library %s must end with .so\n", dynlib.filename.c_str());
-            return;
-        }
-
-        PyObject* m = 
-            load_dynamic_module(
-                const_cast<char*>(dynlib.filename.substr(0,pos).c_str()),
-                const_cast<char*>(dynlib.fullpath.c_str()),
-                dynlib.fp);
-
-        if (m == 0)
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr, "failed to load library %s\n", name);
-            return;
-        }
-        Py_DECREF(m);
-
-        initialized = true;
-    }
-    python::detail::init_module(module_name, init_module);
-}
-
-}}} // namespace boost::python
-#endif
--- a/src/converter/builtin_converters.cpp
+++ b/src/converter/builtin_converters.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <boost/python/converter/registry.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/converter/registrations.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/converter/shared_ptr_deleter.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>

 #include <boost/cast.hpp>
 #include <string>
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ namespace
              &slot_rvalue_from_python<T,SlotPolicy>::convertible
              , &slot_rvalue_from_python<T,SlotPolicy>::construct
              , type_id<T>()
+              , &SlotPolicy::get_pytype
              );
      }
      
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ namespace
          return (PyInt_Check(obj) || PyLong_Check(obj))
              ? &number_methods->nb_int : 0;
      }
+      static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return &PyInt_Type;}
  };

  template <class T>
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ namespace
          return (PyInt_Check(obj) || PyLong_Check(obj))
              ? &py_object_identity : 0;
      }
+      static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return &PyInt_Type;}
  };

  template <class T>
@@ -173,6 +177,7 @@ namespace
          else
              return 0;
      }
+      static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return &PyInt_Type;}
  };
  
  struct long_long_rvalue_from_python : long_long_rvalue_from_python_base
@@ -228,6 +233,15 @@ namespace
      {
          return PyObject_IsTrue(intermediate);
      }
+
+      static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype()
+      {
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02030000
+        return &PyBool_Type;
+#else
+        return &PyInt_Type;
+#endif
+      }
  };

  // A SlotPolicy for extracting floating types from Python objects.
@@ -259,6 +273,7 @@ namespace
              return PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(intermediate);
          }
      }
+      static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return &PyFloat_Type;}
  };

  // A SlotPolicy for extracting C++ strings from Python objects.
@@ -276,6 +291,7 @@ namespace
      {
          return std::string(PyString_AsString(intermediate),PyString_Size(intermediate));
      }
+      static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return &PyString_Type;}
  };

 #if defined(Py_USING_UNICODE) && !defined(BOOST_NO_STD_WSTRING)
@@ -316,6 +332,7 @@ namespace
          }
          return result;
      }
+      static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return &PyUnicode_Type;}
  };
 #endif 

@@ -346,6 +363,7 @@ namespace
              return PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(intermediate);
          }
      }
+      static PyTypeObject const* get_pytype() { return &PyComplex_Type;}
  };
 } 

@@ -411,7 +429,7 @@ void initialize_builtin_converters()
    slot_rvalue_from_python<std::complex<long double>,complex_rvalue_from_python>();
    
    // Add an lvalue converter for char which gets us char const*
-    registry::insert(convert_to_cstring,type_id<char>());
+    registry::insert(convert_to_cstring,type_id<char>(),&converter::wrap_pytype<&PyString_Type>::get_pytype);

    // Register by-value converters to std::string, std::wstring
 #if defined(Py_USING_UNICODE) && !defined(BOOST_NO_STD_WSTRING)
--- a/src/converter/registry.cpp
+++ b/src/converter/registry.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,35 @@
 #endif

 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace converter { 
+BOOST_PYTHON_DECL PyTypeObject const* registration::expected_from_python_type() const
+{
+    if (this->m_class_object != 0)
+        return this->m_class_object;
+
+    std::set<PyTypeObject const*> pool;
+
+    for(rvalue_from_python_chain* r = rvalue_chain; r ; r=r->next)
+        if(r->expected_pytype)
+            pool.insert(r->expected_pytype());
+
+    //for now I skip the search for common base
+    if (pool.size()==1)
+        return *pool.begin();
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_DECL PyTypeObject const* registration::to_python_target_type() const
+{
+    if (this->m_class_object != 0)
+        return this->m_class_object;
+
+    if (this->m_to_python_target_type != 0)
+        return this->m_to_python_target_type();
+
+    return 0;
+}

 BOOST_PYTHON_DECL PyTypeObject* registration::get_class_object() const
 {
@@ -168,15 +197,15 @@ namespace // <unnamed>

 namespace registry
 {
-  void insert(to_python_function_t f, type_info source_t)
+  void insert(to_python_function_t f, type_info source_t, PyTypeObject const* (*to_python_target_type)())
  {
 #  ifdef BOOST_PYTHON_TRACE_REGISTRY
      std::cout << "inserting to_python " << source_t << "\n";
 #  endif 
-      to_python_function_t& slot = get(source_t)->m_to_python;
+      entry* slot = get(source_t);
      
-      assert(slot == 0); // we have a problem otherwise
-      if (slot != 0)
+      assert(slot->m_to_python == 0); // we have a problem otherwise
+      if (slot->m_to_python != 0)
      {
          std::string msg = (
              std::string("to-Python converter for ")
@@ -189,11 +218,12 @@ namespace registry
              throw_error_already_set();
          }
      }
-      slot = f;
+      slot->m_to_python = f;
+      slot->m_to_python_target_type = to_python_target_type;
  }

  // Insert an lvalue from_python converter
-  void insert(convertible_function convert, type_info key)
+  void insert(convertible_function convert, type_info key, PyTypeObject const* (*exp_pytype)())
  {
 #  ifdef BOOST_PYTHON_TRACE_REGISTRY
      std::cout << "inserting lvalue from_python " << key << "\n";
@@ -204,13 +234,14 @@ namespace registry
      registration->next = found->lvalue_chain;
      found->lvalue_chain = registration;
      
-      insert(convert, 0, key);
+      insert(convert, 0, key,exp_pytype);
  }

  // Insert an rvalue from_python converter
  void insert(void* (*convertible)(PyObject*)
              , constructor_function construct
-              , type_info key)
+              , type_info key
+              , PyTypeObject const* (*exp_pytype)())
  {
 #  ifdef BOOST_PYTHON_TRACE_REGISTRY
      std::cout << "inserting rvalue from_python " << key << "\n";
@@ -219,6 +250,7 @@ namespace registry
      rvalue_from_python_chain *registration = new rvalue_from_python_chain;
      registration->convertible = convertible;
      registration->construct = construct;
+      registration->expected_pytype = exp_pytype;
      registration->next = found->rvalue_chain;
      found->rvalue_chain = registration;
  }
@@ -226,7 +258,8 @@ namespace registry
  // Insert an rvalue from_python converter
  void push_back(void* (*convertible)(PyObject*)
              , constructor_function construct
-              , type_info key)
+              , type_info key
+              , PyTypeObject const* (*exp_pytype)())
  {
 #  ifdef BOOST_PYTHON_TRACE_REGISTRY
      std::cout << "push_back rvalue from_python " << key << "\n";
@@ -238,6 +271,7 @@ namespace registry
      rvalue_from_python_chain *registration = new rvalue_from_python_chain;
      registration->convertible = convertible;
      registration->construct = construct;
+      registration->expected_pytype = exp_pytype;
      registration->next = 0;
      *found = registration;
  }
--- a/src/dict.cpp
+++ b/src/dict.cpp
@@ -171,4 +171,14 @@ list dict_base::values() const
    }
 }

+static struct register_dict_pytype_ptr
+{
+    register_dict_pytype_ptr()
+    {
+        const_cast<converter::registration &>(
+            converter::registry::lookup(boost::python::type_id<boost::python::dict>())
+            ).m_class_object = &PyDict_Type;
+    }
+}register_dict_pytype_ptr_;
+
 }}}  // namespace boost::python
--- a/src/list.cpp
+++ b/src/list.cpp
@@ -137,4 +137,14 @@ long list_base::count(object_cref value) const
    return result;
 }

+static struct register_list_pytype_ptr
+{
+    register_list_pytype_ptr()
+    {
+        const_cast<converter::registration &>(
+            converter::registry::lookup(boost::python::type_id<boost::python::list>())
+            ).m_class_object = &PyList_Type;
+    }
+}register_list_pytype_ptr_;
+
 }}} // namespace boost::python
--- a/src/object/enum.cpp
+++ b/src/object/enum.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ object module_prefix();

 namespace
 {
-  object new_enum_type(char const* name)
+  object new_enum_type(char const* name, char const *doc)
  {
      if (enum_type_object.tp_dict == 0)
      {
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ namespace
      object module_name = module_prefix();
      if (module_name)
         d["__module__"] = module_name;
+      if (doc)
+         d["__doc__"] = doc;
      
      object result = (object(metatype))(name, make_tuple(base), d);
      
@@ -158,8 +160,9 @@ enum_base::enum_base(
    , converter::convertible_function convertible
    , converter::constructor_function construct
    , type_info id
+    , char const *doc
    )
-    : object(new_enum_type(name))
+    : object(new_enum_type(name, doc))
 {
    converter::registration& converters
        = const_cast<converter::registration&>(
--- a/src/object/function.cpp
+++ b/src/object/function.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <boost/python/docstring_options.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/object/function_object.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/object/function_handle.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/object/function_doc_signature.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/errors.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/str.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/object_attributes.hpp>
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <boost/python/ssize_t.hpp>

 #include <boost/python/detail/signature.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/detail/none.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/vector/vector10.hpp>

 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
@@ -30,7 +32,12 @@

 namespace boost { namespace python {
  volatile bool docstring_options::show_user_defined_ = true;
-  volatile bool docstring_options::show_signatures_ = true;
+  volatile bool docstring_options::show_cpp_signatures_ = true;
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+  volatile bool docstring_options::show_py_signatures_ = true;
+#else
+  volatile bool docstring_options::show_py_signatures_ = false;
+#endif
 }}

 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects { 
@@ -411,6 +418,12 @@ void function::add_to_namespace(
    add_to_namespace(name_space, name_, attribute, 0);
 }

+namespace detail
+{
+    extern char py_signature_tag[];
+    extern char cpp_signature_tag[];
+}
+
 void function::add_to_namespace(
    object const& name_space, char const* name_, object const& attribute, char const* doc)
 {
@@ -487,6 +500,7 @@ void function::add_to_namespace(
        throw_error_already_set();

    object mutable_attribute(attribute);
+/*
    if (doc != 0 && docstring_options::show_user_defined_)
    {
        // Accumulate documentation
@@ -517,6 +531,28 @@ void function::add_to_namespace(
        mutable_attribute.attr("__doc__") += str("\n    ").join(make_tuple(
          "C++ signature:", f->signature(true)));
    }
+    */
+    str _doc;
+
+    if (docstring_options::show_py_signatures_)
+    {
+        _doc += str(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(detail::py_signature_tag));
+    }
+    if (doc != 0 && docstring_options::show_user_defined_)
+        _doc += doc;
+
+    if (docstring_options::show_cpp_signatures_)
+    {
+//        if(len(_doc))
+//            _doc += "\n"+str(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(detail::cpp_signature_tag));
+//        else
+            _doc += str(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(detail::cpp_signature_tag));
+    }
+    if(_doc)
+    {    
+        object mutable_attribute(attribute);
+        mutable_attribute.attr("__doc__")= _doc;
+    }
 }

 BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void add_to_namespace(
@@ -591,7 +627,10 @@ extern "C"
    static PyObject* function_get_doc(PyObject* op, void*)
    {
        function* f = downcast<function>(op);
-        return python::incref(f->doc().ptr());
+        list signatures = function_doc_signature_generator::function_doc_signatures(f);
+        if(!signatures) return python::detail::none();
+        signatures.reverse();
+        return python::incref( str("\n").join(signatures).ptr());
    }
    
    static int function_set_doc(PyObject* op, PyObject* doc, void*)
--- a/src/object/function_doc_signature.cpp
+++ b/src/object/function_doc_signature.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+// Copyright Nikolay Mladenov 2007.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <boost/python/converter/registrations.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/object/function_doc_signature.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/errors.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/str.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/args.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/tuple.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/python/detail/signature.hpp>
+
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects {
+
+    bool function_doc_signature_generator::arity_cmp( function const *f1, function const *f2 )
+    {
+        return f1->m_fn.max_arity() < f2->m_fn.max_arity();
+    }
+
+    bool function_doc_signature_generator::are_seq_overloads( function const *f1, function const *f2 , bool check_docs)
+    {
+        py_function const & impl1 = f1->m_fn;
+        py_function const & impl2  = f2->m_fn;
+
+        //the number of parameters differs by 1
+        if (impl2.max_arity()-impl1.max_arity() != 1)
+            return false;
+
+        // if check docs then f1 shold not have docstring or have the same docstring as f2
+        if (check_docs && f2->doc() != f1->doc() && f1->doc())
+            return false;
+
+        python::detail::signature_element const* s1 = impl1.signature();
+        python::detail::signature_element const* s2 = impl2.signature();
+
+        unsigned size = impl1.max_arity()+1;
+
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i != size; ++i)
+        {
+            //check if the argument types are the same
+            if (s1[i].basename != s2[i].basename)
+                return false;
+
+            //return type
+            if (!i) continue;
+
+            //check if the argument default values are the same
+            bool f1_has_names = bool(f1->m_arg_names);
+            bool f2_has_names = bool(f2->m_arg_names);
+            if ( f1_has_names && f2_has_names && f2->m_arg_names[i-1]!=f1->m_arg_names[i-1]
+                || f1_has_names && !f2_has_names
+                || !f1_has_names && f2_has_names && f2->m_arg_names[i-1]!=python::object()
+                )
+                return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<function const*> function_doc_signature_generator::flatten(function const *f)
+    {
+        object name = f->name();
+
+        std::vector<function const*> res;
+
+        while (f) {
+
+            //this if takes out the not_implemented_function
+            if (f->name() == name)
+                res.push_back(f);
+
+            f=f->m_overloads.get();
+        }
+
+        //std::sort(res.begin(),res.end(), &arity_cmp);
+
+        return res;
+    }
+    std::vector<function const*> function_doc_signature_generator::split_seq_overloads( const std::vector<function const *> &funcs, bool split_on_doc_change)
+    {
+        std::vector<function const*> res;
+
+        std::vector<function const*>::const_iterator fi = funcs.begin();
+
+        function const * last = *fi;
+
+        while (++fi != funcs.end()){
+
+            //check if fi starts a new chain of overloads
+            if (!are_seq_overloads( last, *fi, split_on_doc_change ))
+                res.push_back(last);
+
+            last = *fi;
+        }
+
+        if (last)
+            res.push_back(last);
+
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    str function_doc_signature_generator::raw_function_pretty_signature(function const *f, size_t n_overloads,  bool cpp_types )
+    {
+        str res("object");
+
+        res = str("%s %s(%s)" % make_tuple( res, f->m_name, str("tuple args, dict kwds")) );
+
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    const  char * function_doc_signature_generator::py_type_str(const python::detail::signature_element &s)
+    {
+        if (s.basename==std::string("void")){
+            static const char * none = "None";
+            return none;
+        }
+
+        PyTypeObject const * py_type = s.pytype_f?s.pytype_f():0;
+        if ( py_type )
+            return  py_type->tp_name;
+        else{
+            static const char * object = "object";
+            return object;
+        }
+    }
+
+    str function_doc_signature_generator::parameter_string(py_function const &f, size_t n, object arg_names, bool cpp_types)
+    {
+        str param;
+
+        python::detail::signature_element  const * s = f.signature();
+        if (cpp_types)
+        {
+            if(!n)
+                s = &f.get_return_type();
+            if (s[n].basename == 0)
+            {
+                return str("...");
+            }
+
+            param = str(s[n].basename);
+
+            if (s[n].lvalue)
+                 param += " {lvalue}";
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (n) //we are processing an argument and trying to come up with a name for it
+            {
+                object kv;
+                if ( arg_names && (kv = arg_names[n-1]) )
+                    param = str( " (%s)%s" % make_tuple(py_type_str(s[n]),kv[0]) );
+                else
+                    param = str(" (%s)%s%d" % make_tuple(py_type_str(s[n]),"arg", n) );
+            }
+            else //we are processing the return type
+                param = py_type_str(f.get_return_type());
+        }
+
+        //an argument - check for default value and append it
+        if(n && arg_names)
+        {
+            object kv(arg_names[n-1]);
+            if (kv && len(kv) == 2)
+            {
+                param = str("%s=%r" % make_tuple(param, kv[1]));
+            }
+        }
+        return param;
+    }
+
+    str function_doc_signature_generator::pretty_signature(function const *f, size_t n_overloads,  bool cpp_types )
+    {
+        py_function
+            const& impl = f->m_fn;
+            ;
+
+
+        unsigned arity = impl.max_arity();
+
+        if(arity == unsigned(-1))// is this the proper raw function test?
+        {
+            return raw_function_pretty_signature(f,n_overloads,cpp_types);
+        }
+
+        list formal_params;
+
+        size_t n_extra_default_args=0;
+
+        for (unsigned n = 0; n <= arity; ++n)
+        {
+            str param;
+
+            formal_params.append(
+                parameter_string(impl, n, f->m_arg_names, cpp_types)
+                );
+
+            // find all the arguments with default values preceeding the arity-n_overloads
+            if (n && f->m_arg_names)
+            {
+                object kv(f->m_arg_names[n-1]);
+
+                if (kv && len(kv) == 2)
+                {
+                    //default argument preceeding the arity-n_overloads
+                    if( n <= arity-n_overloads)
+                        ++n_extra_default_args;
+                }
+                else
+                    //argument without default, preceeding the arity-n_overloads
+                    if( n <= arity-n_overloads)
+                        n_extra_default_args = 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        n_overloads+=n_extra_default_args;
+
+        if (!arity && cpp_types)
+            formal_params.append("void");
+
+        str ret_type (formal_params.pop(0));
+        if (cpp_types )
+        {
+            return str(
+                "%s %s(%s%s%s%s)"
+                % make_tuple
+                ( ret_type
+                    , f->m_name
+                    , str(",").join(formal_params.slice(0,arity-n_overloads))
+                    , n_overloads ? (n_overloads!=arity?str(" [,"):str("[ ")) : str()
+                    , str(" [,").join(formal_params.slice(arity-n_overloads,arity))
+                    , std::string(n_overloads,']')
+                    ));
+        }else{
+            return str(
+                "%s(%s%s%s%s) -> %s"
+                % make_tuple
+                ( f->m_name
+                    , str(",").join(formal_params.slice(0,arity-n_overloads))
+                    , n_overloads ? (n_overloads!=arity?str(" [,"):str("[ ")) : str()
+                    , str(" [,").join(formal_params.slice(arity-n_overloads,arity))
+                    , std::string(n_overloads,']')
+                    , ret_type
+                    ));
+        }
+
+        return str(
+            "%s %s(%s%s%s%s) %s"
+            % make_tuple
+            ( cpp_types?ret_type:str("")
+                , f->m_name
+                , str(",").join(formal_params.slice(0,arity-n_overloads))
+                , n_overloads ? (n_overloads!=arity?str(" [,"):str("[ ")) : str()
+                , str(" [,").join(formal_params.slice(arity-n_overloads,arity))
+                , std::string(n_overloads,']')
+                , cpp_types?str(""):ret_type
+                ));
+
+    }
+
+    namespace detail {    
+        char py_signature_tag[] = "PY signature :";
+        char cpp_signature_tag[] = "C++ signature :";
+    }
+
+    list function_doc_signature_generator::function_doc_signatures( function const * f)
+    {
+        list signatures;
+        std::vector<function const*> funcs = flatten( f);
+        std::vector<function const*> split_funcs = split_seq_overloads( funcs, true);
+        std::vector<function const*>::const_iterator sfi=split_funcs.begin(), fi;
+        size_t n_overloads=0;
+        for (fi=funcs.begin(); fi!=funcs.end(); ++fi)
+        {
+            if(*sfi == *fi){
+                if((*fi)->doc())
+                {
+                    str func_doc = str((*fi)->doc());
+                    
+                    int doc_len = len(func_doc);
+
+                    bool show_py_signature = doc_len >= int(sizeof(detail::py_signature_tag)/sizeof(char)-1)
+                                            && str(detail::py_signature_tag) == func_doc.slice(0, int(sizeof(detail::py_signature_tag)/sizeof(char))-1);
+                    if(show_py_signature)
+                    {
+                        func_doc = str(func_doc.slice(int(sizeof(detail::py_signature_tag)/sizeof(char))-1, _));
+                        doc_len = len(func_doc);
+                    }
+                    
+                    bool show_cpp_signature = doc_len >= int(sizeof(detail::cpp_signature_tag)/sizeof(char)-1)
+                                            && str(detail::cpp_signature_tag) == func_doc.slice( 1-int(sizeof(detail::cpp_signature_tag)/sizeof(char)), _);
+                    
+                    if(show_cpp_signature)
+                    {
+                        func_doc = str(func_doc.slice(_, 1-int(sizeof(detail::cpp_signature_tag)/sizeof(char))));
+                        doc_len = len(func_doc);
+                    }
+                    
+                    str res="\n";
+                    str pad = "\n";
+
+                    if(show_py_signature)
+                    { 
+                        str sig = pretty_signature(*fi, n_overloads,false);
+                        res+=sig;
+                        if(doc_len || show_cpp_signature )res+=" :";
+                        pad+= str("    ");
+                    }
+                    
+                    if(doc_len)
+                    {
+                        if(show_py_signature)
+                            res+=pad;
+                         res+= pad.join(func_doc.split("\n"));
+                    }
+
+                    if( show_cpp_signature)
+                    {
+                        if(len(res)>1)
+                            res+="\n"+pad;
+                        res+=detail::cpp_signature_tag+pad+"    "+pretty_signature(*fi, n_overloads,true);
+                    }
+                    
+                    signatures.append(res);
+                }
+                ++sfi;
+                n_overloads = 0;
+            }else
+                ++n_overloads ;
+        }
+
+        return signatures;
+    }
+
+
+}}}
+
--- a/src/str.cpp
+++ b/src/str.cpp
@@ -349,5 +349,15 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_DEFINE_STR_METHOD(title, 0)
 BOOST_PYTHON_DEFINE_STR_METHOD(translate, 1)
 BOOST_PYTHON_DEFINE_STR_METHOD(translate, 2)
 BOOST_PYTHON_DEFINE_STR_METHOD(upper, 0)
+
+static struct register_str_pytype_ptr
+{
+    register_str_pytype_ptr()
+    {
+        const_cast<converter::registration &>(
+            converter::registry::lookup(boost::python::type_id<boost::python::str>())
+            ).m_class_object = &PyString_Type;
+    }
+}register_str_pytype_ptr_;
    
 }}}  // namespace boost::python
--- a/src/tuple.cpp
+++ b/src/tuple.cpp
@@ -21,4 +21,15 @@ tuple_base::tuple_base(object_cref sequence)
    : object(call(sequence))
 {}

+static struct register_tuple_pytype_ptr
+{
+    register_tuple_pytype_ptr()
+    {
+        const_cast<converter::registration &>(
+            converter::registry::lookup(boost::python::type_id<boost::python::tuple>())
+            ).m_class_object = &PyTuple_Type;
+    }
+}register_tuple_pytype_ptr_;
+
+
 }}}  // namespace boost::python
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@
 # Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
 # file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

+import python ;
+
 use-project /boost/python : ../build ;
 project /boost/python/test ;

+local PY = ;
+if [ python.configured ]
+{
+  PY = /python//python ;
+}
+
 rule py-run ( sources * : input-file ? )
 {
-    return [ run $(sources) /boost/python//boost_python /python//python
+    return [ run $(sources) /boost/python//boost_python $(PY)
      : # args
      : $(input-file)
      : #requirements
@@ -27,25 +35,33 @@ rule py-compile-fail ( sources * )
 }


-
-#template py-unit-test
-#  :
-#  : $(PYTHON_PROPERTIES) <define>BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPRESS_REGISTRY_INITIALIZATION
-#    [ difference $(PYTHON_PROPERTIES) : <define>BOOST_PYTHON_DYNAMIC_LIB ] <define>BOOST_PYTHON_STATIC_LIB
-#      ;
-  
-
 test-suite python
  :

  [
-    run exec.cpp ../build//boost_python/<link>static /python//python
+    run exec.cpp ../build//boost_python/<link>static $(PY)
+      : # program args
+      : exec.py # input files
+      : # requirements
+      : # target-name
+  ]
+
+  [
+    run exec.cpp ../build//boost_python/<link>shared /python//python
      : # program args
      : exec.py
      : # requirements
-        <define>BOOST_PYTHON_STATIC_MODULE
+      : exec-dynamic # target-name
  ]

+#   [
+#     run import_.cpp ../build//boost_python /python//python
+#       : # program args
+#       : import_.py # input files
+#       : # requirements
+#       : # target-name
+#   ]
+
 [
 bpl-test crossmod_exception
  : crossmod_exception.py crossmod_exception_a.cpp crossmod_exception_b.cpp
@@ -77,8 +93,8 @@ bpl-test crossmod_exception
 [ bpl-test keywords : keywords.cpp keywords_test.py ]
   

-[ python-extension builtin_converters.ext : test_builtin_converters.cpp /boost/python//boost_python ]
-[ bpl-test builtin_converters : test_builtin_converters.py builtin_converters.ext ]
+[ python-extension builtin_converters_ext : test_builtin_converters.cpp /boost/python//boost_python ]
+[ bpl-test builtin_converters : test_builtin_converters.py builtin_converters_ext ]

 [ bpl-test test_pointer_adoption ]
 [ bpl-test operators ]
@@ -135,6 +151,7 @@ bpl-test crossmod_opaque
 [ bpl-test nested ]

 [ bpl-test docstring ]
+[ bpl-test pytype_function ]

 [ bpl-test vector_indexing_suite ]

@@ -145,9 +162,9 @@ bpl-test crossmod_opaque
    # Whenever the cause for the failure of the polymorphism test is found
    # and fixed, this should be retested.
    <toolset>hp_cxx:<build>no ]
-
+      
 [ python-extension map_indexing_suite_ext
-    : map_indexing_suite.cpp int_map_indexing_suite.cpp
+    : map_indexing_suite.cpp int_map_indexing_suite.cpp a_map_indexing_suite.cpp
    /boost/python//boost_python ]
 [ bpl-test  
    map_indexing_suite : map_indexing_suite.py map_indexing_suite_ext ]
@@ -182,7 +199,7 @@ bpl-test crossmod_opaque
  :   
  :
  : <define>BOOST_PYTHON_STATIC_LIB
-    <use>/python//python
+    <use>$(PY)

 ]

--- a/test/a_map_indexing_suite.cpp
+++ b/test/a_map_indexing_suite.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright Joel de Guzman 2004. Distributed under the Boost
+// Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/map_indexing_suite.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/module.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/def.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/implicit.hpp>
+
+using namespace boost::python;
+
+struct A
+{
+  int value;
+  A() : value(0){};
+  A(int v) : value(v) {};
+};
+
+bool operator==(const A& v1, const A& v2)
+{
+  return (v1.value == v2.value);
+}
+
+struct B
+{
+  A a;
+};
+
+// Converter from A to python int
+struct AToPython 
+{
+  static PyObject* convert(const A& s)
+  {
+    return boost::python::incref(boost::python::object((int)s.value).ptr());
+  }
+};
+
+// Conversion from python int to A
+struct AFromPython 
+{
+  AFromPython()
+  {
+    boost::python::converter::registry::push_back(
+        &convertible,
+        &construct,
+        boost::python::type_id< A >());
+  }
+
+  static void* convertible(PyObject* obj_ptr)
+  {
+    if (!PyInt_Check(obj_ptr)) return 0;
+    return obj_ptr;
+  }
+
+  static void construct(
+      PyObject* obj_ptr,
+      boost::python::converter::rvalue_from_python_stage1_data* data)
+  {
+    void* storage = (
+        (boost::python::converter::rvalue_from_python_storage< A >*)
+        data)-> storage.bytes;
+
+    new (storage) A((int)PyInt_AsLong(obj_ptr));
+    data->convertible = storage;
+  }
+};
+
+void a_map_indexing_suite()
+{
+
+  to_python_converter< A , AToPython >();
+  AFromPython();
+
+  class_< std::map<int, A> >("AMap")
+    .def(map_indexing_suite<std::map<int, A>, true >())
+    ;
+
+  class_< B >("B")
+    .add_property("a", make_getter(&B::a, return_value_policy<return_by_value>()),
+        make_setter(&B::a, return_value_policy<return_by_value>()))
+    ;
+}
+
+
--- a/test/args.cpp
+++ b/test/args.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ tuple raw_func(tuple args, dict kw)

 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(args_ext)
 {
-    def("f", f, args("x", "y", "z")
+    def("f", f, (arg("x")=1, arg("y")=4.25, arg("z")="wow")
        , "This is f's docstring"
        );

@@ -72,23 +72,24 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(args_ext)
        .def("raw", raw_function(raw_func))
        ;
            
-    class_<X>("X", "This is X's docstring")
-        .def(init<int, optional<int> >(args("a0", "a1")))
+    class_<X>("X", "This is X's docstring", init<>(args("self")))
+        .def(init<int, optional<int> >(args("self", "a0", "a1")))
        .def("f", &X::f
             , "This is X.f's docstring"
-             , args("x", "y", "z"))
+             , args("self","x", "y", "z"))

        // Just to prove that all the different argument combinations work
-        .def("inner0", &X::inner, return_internal_reference<>(), args("n"), "docstring")
-        .def("inner1", &X::inner, return_internal_reference<>(), "docstring", args("n"))
+        .def("inner0", &X::inner, return_internal_reference<>(), args("self", "n"), "docstring")
+        .def("inner1", &X::inner, return_internal_reference<>(), "docstring", args("self", "n"))

-        .def("inner2", &X::inner, args("n"), return_internal_reference<>(), "docstring")
-        .def("inner3", &X::inner, "docstring", return_internal_reference<>(), args("n"))
+        .def("inner2", &X::inner, args("self", "n"), return_internal_reference<>(), "docstring")
+        .def("inner3", &X::inner, "docstring", return_internal_reference<>(), args("self", "n"))

-        .def("inner4", &X::inner, args("n"), "docstring", return_internal_reference<>())
-        .def("inner5", &X::inner, "docstring", args("n"), return_internal_reference<>())
+        .def("inner4", &X::inner, args("self", "n"), "docstring", return_internal_reference<>())
+        .def("inner5", &X::inner, "docstring", args("self", "n"), return_internal_reference<>())

-        .def("f1", &X::f, X_f_overloads(args("x", "y", "z")))
+        .def("f1", &X::f, X_f_overloads(args("self", "x", "y", "z")))
+        .def("f2", &X::f, X_f_overloads(args("self", "x", "y", "z"), "f2's docstring"))
        .def("f2", &X::f, X_f_overloads(args("x", "y", "z"), "f2's docstring"))
        ;

--- a/test/args.py
+++ b/test/args.py
@@ -84,24 +84,27 @@
 (2, 4.25, 'wow')
 >>> q.f1()
 (1, 4.25, 'wow')
->>> q.f2.__doc__.splitlines()[-4]
-"f2's docstring"
+>>> q.f2.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+'f2( (X)self [, (int)x [, (float)y [, (str)z]]]) -> tuple :'

->>> X.f.__doc__.splitlines()[:3]
-["This is X.f's docstring", '', 'C++ signature:']
+>>> q.f2.__doc__.splitlines()[2]
+"    f2's docstring"
+
+>>> X.f.__doc__.splitlines()[1:5]
+['f( (X)self, (int)x, (float)y, (str)z) -> tuple :', "    This is X.f's docstring", '', '    C++ signature :']

 >>> xfuncs = (X.inner0, X.inner1, X.inner2, X.inner3, X.inner4, X.inner5)
 >>> for f in xfuncs:
 ...    print f(q,1).value(),
 ...    print f(q, n = 1).value(),
 ...    print f(q, n = 0).value(),
-...    print f.__doc__.splitlines()[:3]
-1 1 0 ['docstring', '', 'C++ signature:']
-1 1 0 ['docstring', '', 'C++ signature:']
-1 1 0 ['docstring', '', 'C++ signature:']
-1 1 0 ['docstring', '', 'C++ signature:']
-1 1 0 ['docstring', '', 'C++ signature:']
-1 1 0 ['docstring', '', 'C++ signature:']
+...    print f.__doc__.splitlines()[1:5]
+1 1 0 ['inner0( (X)self, (bool)n) -> Y :', '    docstring', '', '    C++ signature :']
+1 1 0 ['inner1( (X)self, (bool)n) -> Y :', '    docstring', '', '    C++ signature :']
+1 1 0 ['inner2( (X)self, (bool)n) -> Y :', '    docstring', '', '    C++ signature :']
+1 1 0 ['inner3( (X)self, (bool)n) -> Y :', '    docstring', '', '    C++ signature :']
+1 1 0 ['inner4( (X)self, (bool)n) -> Y :', '    docstring', '', '    C++ signature :']
+1 1 0 ['inner5( (X)self, (bool)n) -> Y :', '    docstring', '', '    C++ signature :']

 >>> x = X(a1 = 44, a0 = 22)
 >>> x.inner0(0).value()
@@ -136,49 +139,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    status = run()[0]
    if (status == 0): print "Done."
+    import args_ext
+    help(args_ext)
    sys.exit(status)



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--- a/test/auto_ptr.py
+++ b/test/auto_ptr.py
@@ -64,6 +64,24 @@
 ...     except TypeError: pass
 ...     else: print 'expected a TypeError exception'

+>>> print look.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+look( (X)arg1) -> int :
+
+>>> print steal.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+steal( (X)arg1) -> int :
+
+>>> print maybe_steal.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+maybe_steal( (X)arg1, (bool)arg2) -> int :
+
+>>> print make.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+make() -> X :
+
+>>> print callback.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+callback( (object)arg1) -> X :
+
+>>> print extract.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+extract( (object)arg1) -> X :
+
 '''

 def run(args = None):
--- a/test/back_reference.py
+++ b/test/back_reference.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 >>> assert y_identity(y) is y
 >>> y_equality(y, y)
 1
+
+>>> print y_identity.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+y_identity( (Y)arg1) -> object :
 '''

 def run(args = None):
--- a/test/data_members.cpp
+++ b/test/data_members.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int Var::static1 = 0;
 Y Var::static2(0);

 // Compilability regression tests
-namespace
+namespace boost_python_test
 {
  struct trivial
  {
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ namespace

 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(data_members_ext)
 {
+    using namespace boost_python_test;
    class_<X>("X", init<int>())
        .def("value", &X::value)
        .def("set", &X::set)
--- a/test/defaults.cpp
+++ b/test/defaults.cpp
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(defaults_ext)
        .def("get_state", &Y::get_state)
        ;

-    class_<X>("X")
+    class_<X>("X",no_init)

-        .def(init<int, optional<char, std::string, double> >("doc of init"))
-        .def(init<std::string, bool>()[default_call_policies()]) // what's a good policy here?
+        .def(init<optional<int, char, std::string, double> >("doc of init", args("self", "a", "b", "c", "d")))
+        .def(init<std::string, bool>(args("self", "s", "b"))[default_call_policies()]) // what's a good policy here?
        .def("get_state", &X::get_state)
        .def("bar", &X::bar, X_bar_stubs())
        .def("bar2", &X::bar2, X_bar_stubs2("doc of X::bar2")[return_internal_reference<>()])
--- a/test/defaults.py
+++ b/test/defaults.py
@@ -113,28 +113,22 @@
 ...   doc = obj.__doc__.splitlines()
 ...   return "\\n".join(["|"+doc[i] for i in args])

->>> print selected_doc(X.__init__, 0, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17)
-|C++ signature:
-|C++ signature:
-|C++ signature:
-|C++ signature:
-|
-|doc of init
-|C++ signature:
-|C++ signature:
+>>> print selected_doc(X.__init__, 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
+|__init__( (object)self [, (int)a [, (str)b [, (str)c [, (float)d]]]]) -> None :
+|    doc of init
+|    C++ signature :
+|__init__( (object)self, (str)s, (bool)b) -> None :
+|    C++ signature :

->>> print selected_doc(Y.__init__, 0, 2)
-|doc of Y init
-|C++ signature:
+>>> print selected_doc(Y.__init__, 1, 2, 4)
+|__init__( (object)arg1) -> None :
+|    doc of Y init
+|    C++ signature :

->>> print selected_doc(X.bar2, 0, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14)
-|C++ signature:
-|C++ signature:
-|C++ signature:
-|C++ signature:
-|
-|doc of X::bar2
-|C++ signature:
+>>> print selected_doc(X.bar2, 1, 2, 4)
+|bar2( (X)arg1 [, (int)arg2 [, (str)arg3 [, (str)arg4 [, (float)arg5]]]]) -> Y :
+|    doc of X::bar2
+|    C++ signature :

 """
 def run(args = None):
--- a/test/docstring.cpp
+++ b/test/docstring.cpp
@@ -43,55 +43,74 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(docstring_ext)
              , init<int>(
                  "this is the __init__ function\n"
                  "its documentation has two lines."
+                  , args("self", "value")
                )

        )
        .def("value", &X::value,
-             "gets the value of the object")
+             "gets the value of the object"
+             , args("self"))
        .def( "value", &X::value,
-            "also gets the value of the object")
+            "also gets the value of the object"
+             , args("self"))
        ;

    def("create", create, return_value_policy<manage_new_object>(),
-        "creates a new X object");
+        "creates a new X object", args("value"));

-    def("fact", fact, "compute the factorial");
+    def("fact", fact, "compute the factorial", args("n"));

    {
      docstring_options doc_options;
      doc_options.disable_user_defined();
-      def("fact_usr_off_1", fact, "usr off 1");
+      def("fact_usr_off_1", fact, "usr off 1", args("n"));
      doc_options.enable_user_defined();
-      def("fact_usr_on_1", fact, "usr on 1");
+      def("fact_usr_on_1", fact, "usr on 1", args("n"));
      doc_options.disable_user_defined();
-      def("fact_usr_off_2", fact, "usr off 2");
+      def("fact_usr_off_2", fact, "usr off 2", args("n"));
    }
-    def("fact_usr_on_2", fact, "usr on 2");
+    def("fact_usr_on_2", fact, "usr on 2", args("n"));

    {
      docstring_options doc_options(true, false);
-      def("fact_sig_off_1", fact, "sig off 1");
+      def("fact_sig_off_1", fact, "sig off 1", args("n"));
      doc_options.enable_signatures();
-      def("fact_sig_on_1", fact, "sig on 1");
+      def("fact_sig_on_1", fact, "sig on 1", args("n"));
      doc_options.disable_signatures();
-      def("fact_sig_off_2", fact, "sig off 2");
+      def("fact_sig_off_2", fact, "sig off 2", args("n"));
    }
-    def("fact_sig_on_2", fact, "sig on 2");
+    def("fact_sig_on_2", fact, "sig on 2", args("n"));

    {
      docstring_options doc_options(false);
-      def("fact_usr_off_sig_off_1", fact, "usr off sig off 1");
+      def("fact_usr_off_sig_off_1", fact, "usr off sig off 1", args("n"));
      {
        docstring_options nested_doc_options;
-        def("fact_usr_on_sig_on_1", fact, "usr on sig on 1");
+        def("fact_usr_on_sig_on_1", fact, "usr on sig on 1", args("n"));
        nested_doc_options.disable_all();
        nested_doc_options.enable_user_defined();
-        def("fact_usr_on_sig_off_1", fact, "usr on sig off 1");
+        def("fact_usr_on_sig_off_1", fact, "usr on sig off 1", args("n"));
        nested_doc_options.enable_all();
-        def("fact_usr_on_sig_on_2", fact, "usr on sig on 2");
+        def("fact_usr_on_sig_on_2", fact, "usr on sig on 2", args("n"));
      }
-      def("fact_usr_off_sig_off_2", fact, "usr off sig off 2");
+      def("fact_usr_off_sig_off_2", fact, "usr off sig off 2", args("n"));
    }
+    
+    {
+      docstring_options doc_options(true);
+      doc_options.disable_cpp_signatures();
+        def("fact_usr_on_psig_on_csig_off_1", fact, "usr on psig on csig off 1", args("n"));
+      doc_options.enable_cpp_signatures();
+      doc_options.disable_py_signatures();
+        def("fact_usr_on_psig_off_csig_on_1", fact, "usr on psig off csig on 1", args("n"));
+      doc_options.enable_py_signatures();
+      doc_options.disable_user_defined();
+      doc_options.disable_cpp_signatures();
+        def("fact_usr_off_psig_on_csig_off_1", fact, "usr off psig on csig off 1", args("n"));
+      doc_options.enable_cpp_signatures();
+      doc_options.disable_py_signatures();
+        def("fact_usr_off_psig_off_csig_on_1", fact, "usr off psig off csig on 1", args("n"));
+    } 
 }

 #include "module_tail.cpp"
--- a/test/docstring.py
+++ b/test/docstring.py
@@ -8,82 +8,114 @@
 ...   doc = obj.__doc__.splitlines()
 ...   return "\\n".join(["|"+doc[i] for i in args])

->>> print selected_doc(X.__init__, 0, 1, 3)
-|this is the __init__ function
-|its documentation has two lines.
-|C++ signature:
-
->>> print selected_doc(X.value, 0, 2, 4, 5, 7)
-|gets the value of the object
-|C++ signature:
+>>> print selected_doc(X.__init__, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+|__init__( (object)self, (int)value) -> None :
+|    this is the __init__ function
+|    its documentation has two lines.
 |
-|also gets the value of the object
-|C++ signature:
+|    C++ signature :

->>> print selected_doc(create, 0, 2)
-|creates a new X object
-|C++ signature:
+>>> print selected_doc(X.value, 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10)
+|value( (X)self) -> int :
+|    gets the value of the object
+|    C++ signature :
+|value( (X)self) -> int :
+|    also gets the value of the object
+|    C++ signature :

->>> print selected_doc(fact, 0, 2)
-|compute the factorial
-|C++ signature:
+>>> print selected_doc(create, 1, 2, 3, 4)
+|create( (int)value) -> X :
+|    creates a new X object
+|
+|    C++ signature :
+
+>>> print selected_doc(fact, 1, 2, 3, 4)
+|fact( (int)n) -> int :
+|    compute the factorial
+|
+|    C++ signature :

 >>> len(fact_usr_off_1.__doc__.splitlines())
-2
->>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_off_1, 0)
-|C++ signature:
+5
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_off_1, 1, 3)
+|fact_usr_off_1( (int)n) -> int :
+|    C++ signature :
 >>> len(fact_usr_on_1.__doc__.splitlines())
-4
->>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_1, 0, 2)
-|usr on 1
-|C++ signature:
+6
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_1, 1, 2, 4)
+|fact_usr_on_1( (int)n) -> int :
+|    usr on 1
+|    C++ signature :
 >>> len(fact_usr_off_2.__doc__.splitlines())
-2
->>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_off_2, 0)
-|C++ signature:
+5
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_off_2, 1, 3)
+|fact_usr_off_2( (int)n) -> int :
+|    C++ signature :
 >>> len(fact_usr_on_2.__doc__.splitlines())
-4
->>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_2, 0, 2)
-|usr on 2
-|C++ signature:
+6
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_2, 1, 2, 4)
+|fact_usr_on_2( (int)n) -> int :
+|    usr on 2
+|    C++ signature :
+

 >>> len(fact_sig_off_1.__doc__.splitlines())
-1
->>> print selected_doc(fact_sig_off_1, 0)
+2
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_sig_off_1, 1)
 |sig off 1
 >>> len(fact_sig_on_1.__doc__.splitlines())
-4
->>> print selected_doc(fact_sig_on_1, 0, 2)
-|sig on 1
-|C++ signature:
+6
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_sig_on_1, 1, 2, 4)
+|fact_sig_on_1( (int)n) -> int :
+|    sig on 1
+|    C++ signature :
+
 >>> len(fact_sig_off_2.__doc__.splitlines())
-1
->>> print selected_doc(fact_sig_off_2, 0)
+2
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_sig_off_2, 1)
 |sig off 2
 >>> len(fact_sig_on_2.__doc__.splitlines())
-4
->>> print selected_doc(fact_sig_on_2, 0, 2)
-|sig on 2
-|C++ signature:
+6
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_sig_on_2, 1, 2, 4)
+|fact_sig_on_2( (int)n) -> int :
+|    sig on 2
+|    C++ signature :
+

 >>> print fact_usr_off_sig_off_1.__doc__
 None
 >>> len(fact_usr_on_sig_on_1.__doc__.splitlines())
-4
->>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_sig_on_1, 0, 2)
-|usr on sig on 1
-|C++ signature:
+6
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_sig_on_1, 1, 2, 4)
+|fact_usr_on_sig_on_1( (int)n) -> int :
+|    usr on sig on 1
+|    C++ signature :
+
 >>> len(fact_usr_on_sig_off_1.__doc__.splitlines())
-1
->>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_sig_off_1, 0)
+2
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_sig_off_1, 1)
 |usr on sig off 1
 >>> len(fact_usr_on_sig_on_2.__doc__.splitlines())
-4
->>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_sig_on_2, 0, 2)
-|usr on sig on 2
-|C++ signature:
->>> print fact_usr_off_sig_off_2.__doc__
-None
+6
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_sig_on_2, 1, 2, 4)
+|fact_usr_on_sig_on_2( (int)n) -> int :
+|    usr on sig on 2
+|    C++ signature :
+
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_psig_on_csig_off_1, 1, 2)
+|fact_usr_on_psig_on_csig_off_1( (int)n) -> int :
+|    usr on psig on csig off 1
+
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_on_psig_off_csig_on_1, 1, 3)
+|usr on psig off csig on 1
+|C++ signature :
+
+>>> print fact_usr_off_psig_on_csig_off_1.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+fact_usr_off_psig_on_csig_off_1( (int)n) -> int
+
+>>> print selected_doc(fact_usr_off_psig_off_csig_on_1,1)
+|C++ signature :
+

 '''

--- a/test/implicit.py
+++ b/test/implicit.py
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
 >>> try: make_x('fool')
 ... except TypeError: pass
 ... else: print 'no error'
+
+>>> print x_value.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+x_value( (X)arg1) -> int :
+
+>>> print make_x.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+make_x( (object)arg1) -> X :
+
+>>> print X.value.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+value( (X)arg1) -> int :
+
+>>> print X.set.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+set( (X)arg1, (object)arg2) -> None :
+
 '''

 def run(args = None):
--- a/test/import_.cpp
+++ b/test/import_.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,30 @@
 #include <boost/python.hpp>

 #include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/bind.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>

 namespace bpl = boost::python;

-void import_test()
+void import_test(char const *py_file_path)
 {
+  // Retrieve the main module
+  bpl::object main = bpl::import("__main__");
+  
+  // Retrieve the main module's namespace
+  bpl::object global(main.attr("__dict__"));
+
+  // Inject search path for import_ module
+
+  bpl::str script(
+      "import sys, os.path\n"
+      "path = os.path.dirname(%r)\n" 
+      "sys.path.insert(0, path)"
+      % bpl::str(py_file_path));
+  
+  bpl::object result = bpl::exec(script, global, global);
+  
  // Retrieve the main module
  bpl::object import_ = bpl::import("import_");
  int value = bpl::extract<int>(import_.attr("value")) BOOST_EXTRACT_WORKAROUND;
@@ -27,19 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
  // Initialize the interpreter
  Py_Initialize();
  
-  // Retrieve the main module
-  bpl::object main = bpl::import("__main__");
-  
-  // Retrieve the main module's namespace
-  bpl::object global(main.attr("__dict__"));
-
-  // Inject search path for import_ module
-  std::ostringstream script;
-  script << "import sys, os.path\n"
-         << "path = os.path.dirname('" << argv[1] << "')\n"
-         << "sys.path.insert(0, path)\n";
-  bpl::object result = bpl::exec(bpl::str(script.str()), global, global);
-  if (bpl::handle_exception(import_test))
+  if (bpl::handle_exception(boost::bind(import_test,argv[1])))
  {
    if (PyErr_Occurred())
    {
--- a/test/keywords_test.py
+++ b/test/keywords_test.py
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@
 >>> f.set(1,1.0,"1")
 >>> f.a(), f.b(), f.n()
 (1, 1.0, '1')
->>> f.set2.__doc__.splitlines()[-4]
-"set2's docstring"
+>>> f.set2.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+'set2( (Bar)arg1 [, (int)arg2 [, (float)arg3 [, (str)arg4]]]) -> None :'
+>>> f.set2.__doc__.splitlines()[2]
+"    set2's docstring"
 '''


--- a/test/m1.cpp
+++ b/test/m1.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <boost/python/to_python_converter.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/errors.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/manage_new_object.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "simple_type.hpp"
 #include "complicated.hpp"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ using boost::python::to_python_converter;

 // Wrap a simple by copying it into a Simple
 struct simple_to_python
-    : to_python_converter<simple, simple_to_python>
+    : to_python_converter<simple, simple_to_python, true>
+    //, boost::python::converter::wrap_pytype<&SimpleType>
 {
    static PyObject* convert(simple const& x)
    {
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ struct simple_to_python
        p->x = x;
        return (PyObject*)p;
    }
+    static PyTypeObject const *get_pytype(){return &SimpleType; }
 };

 struct int_from_noddy
--- a/test/map_indexing_suite.cpp
+++ b/test/map_indexing_suite.cpp
@@ -26,61 +26,6 @@ std::string x_value(X const& x)
    return "gotya " + x.s;
 }

-struct A
-{
-  int value;
-  A() : value(0){};
-  A(int v) : value(v) {};
-};
-
-bool operator==(const A& v1, const A& v2)
-{
-  return (v1.value == v2.value);
-}
-
-struct B
-{
-  A a;
-};
-
-// Converter from A to python int
-struct AToPython
-{
-  static PyObject* convert(const A& s)
-  {
-    return boost::python::incref(boost::python::object((int)s.value).ptr());
-  }
-};
-
-// Conversion from python int to A
-struct AFromPython
-{
-  AFromPython()
-  {
-    boost::python::converter::registry::push_back(
-        &convertible,
-        &construct,
-        boost::python::type_id< A >());
-  }
-
-  static void* convertible(PyObject* obj_ptr)
-  {
-    if (!PyInt_Check(obj_ptr)) return 0;
-    return obj_ptr;
-  }
-
-  static void construct(
-      PyObject* obj_ptr,
-      boost::python::converter::rvalue_from_python_stage1_data* data)
-  {
-    void* storage = (
-        (boost::python::converter::rvalue_from_python_storage< A >*)
-        data)-> storage.bytes;
-
-    new (storage) A((int)PyInt_AsLong(obj_ptr));
-    data->convertible = storage;
-  }
-};

 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(map_indexing_suite_ext)
 {
@@ -115,17 +60,9 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(map_indexing_suite_ext)
        .def(map_indexing_suite<std::map<std::string, boost::shared_ptr<X> >, true>())
    ;

-  to_python_converter< A , AToPython >();
-  AFromPython();
-
-  class_< std::map<int, A> >("AMap")
-    .def(map_indexing_suite<std::map<int, A>, true >())
-    ;
-
-  class_< B >("B")
-    .add_property("a", make_getter(&B::a, return_value_policy<return_by_value>()),
-        make_setter(&B::a, return_value_policy<return_by_value>()))
-    ;
+    void a_map_indexing_suite(); // moved to a_map_indexing_suite.cpp to 
+    a_map_indexing_suite();      // avoid MSVC 6/7 internal structure overflow
+	
 }

 #include "module_tail.cpp"
--- a/test/newtest.py
+++ b/test/newtest.py
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ are a complicated constructor and member function, respectively.
 >>> dd = take_d(d_as_a)
 >>> dd.name()
 'D'
+>>> print g.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+g( (Simple)arg1) -> Simple :

 """

--- a/test/pickle1.cpp
+++ b/test/pickle1.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@

 #include <string>

-namespace {
+namespace boost_python_test {

  // A friendly class.
  class world
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace {
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pickle1_ext)
 {
  using namespace boost::python;
+  using namespace boost_python_test;
  class_<world>("world", init<const std::string&>())
      .def("greet", &world::greet)
      .def_pickle(world_pickle_suite())
--- a/test/pickle2.cpp
+++ b/test/pickle2.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <boost/python/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/extract.hpp>

-namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace.
+namespace boost_python_test {

  // A friendly class.
  class world
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace.

 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pickle2_ext)
 {
+    using namespace boost_python_test;
    boost::python::class_<world>(
        "world", boost::python::init<const std::string&>())
        .def("greet", &world::greet)
--- a/test/pickle3.cpp
+++ b/test/pickle3.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # define make_tuple boost::python::make_tuple
 #endif 

-namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace.
+namespace boost_python_test {

  // A friendly class.
  class world
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace.

 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pickle3_ext)
 {
+    using namespace boost_python_test;
    boost::python::class_<world>(
        "world", boost::python::init<const std::string&>())
        .def("greet", &world::greet)
--- a/test/pickle4.cpp
+++ b/test/pickle4.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@

 #include <string>

-namespace {
+namespace boost_python_test {

  // A friendly class.
  class world
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace {
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pickle4_ext)
 {
  using namespace boost::python;
+  using namespace boost_python_test;
  class_<world>("world", init<const std::string&>())
      .enable_pickling()
      .def("greet", &world::greet)
--- a/test/pytype_function.cpp
+++ b/test/pytype_function.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright Joel de Guzman 2004. Distributed under the Boost
+// Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <boost/python/module.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/def.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/extract.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/to_python_converter.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/class.hpp>
+
+using namespace boost::python;
+
+struct A
+{
+};
+
+struct B
+{
+  A a;
+  B(const A& a_):a(a_){}
+};
+
+// Converter from A to python int
+struct BToPython
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+ : converter::to_python_target_type<A>  //inherits get_pytype 
+#endif
+{
+  static PyObject* convert(const B& b)
+  {
+    return boost::python::incref(boost::python::object(b.a).ptr());
+  }
+};
+
+// Conversion from python int to A
+struct BFromPython 
+{
+  BFromPython()
+  {
+    boost::python::converter::registry::push_back(
+        &convertible,
+        &construct,
+        boost::python::type_id< B >()
+#ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SIGNATURES
+        , &converter::expected_from_python_type<A>::get_pytype//convertible to A can be converted to B
+#endif
+        );
+  }
+
+  static void* convertible(PyObject* obj_ptr)
+  {
+      extract<const A&> ex(obj_ptr);
+      if (!ex.check()) return 0;
+      return obj_ptr;
+  }
+
+  static void construct(
+      PyObject* obj_ptr,
+      boost::python::converter::rvalue_from_python_stage1_data* data)
+  {
+    void* storage = (
+        (boost::python::converter::rvalue_from_python_storage< B >*)data)-> storage.bytes;
+
+    extract<const A&> ex(obj_ptr);
+    new (storage) B(ex());
+    data->convertible = storage;
+  }
+};
+
+
+B func(const B& b) { return b ; }
+
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pytype_function_ext)
+{
+  to_python_converter< B , BToPython,true >(); //has get_pytype
+  BFromPython();
+
+  class_<A>("A") ;
+
+  def("func", &func);
+
+}
+
+#include "module_tail.cpp"
--- a/test/pytype_function.py
+++ b/test/pytype_function.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright David Abrahams 2004. Distributed under the Boost
+# Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+"""
+>>> from pytype_function_ext import *
+
+>>> print func.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+func( (A)arg1) -> A :
+
+"""
+def run(args = None):
+    import sys
+    import doctest
+
+    if args is not None:
+        sys.argv = args
+    return doctest.testmod(sys.modules.get(__name__))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print "running..."
+    import sys
+    status = run()[0]
+    if (status == 0): print "Done."
+    sys.exit(status)
+
+
+
--- a/test/select_from_python_test.cpp
+++ b/test/select_from_python_test.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 #include <boost/python/type_id.hpp>
 #include <iostream>

-// gcc 2.95.x and MIPSpro 7.3.1.3 linker seem to demand this definition
-#if ((defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 3)) \
- || (defined(__sgi) && defined(__EDG_VERSION__) && (__EDG_VERSION__ == 238))
+// gcc 2.95.x, MIPSpro 7.3.1.3 and IBM XL for Linux linker seem to demand this definition
+#if (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ < 3)) \
+ || (defined(__sgi) && defined(__EDG_VERSION__) && (__EDG_VERSION__ == 238)) \
+ || (defined(__IBMCPP__) && defined(__linux__))
 namespace boost { namespace python {
 BOOST_PYTHON_DECL bool handle_exception_impl(function0<void>)
 {
--- a/test/shared_ptr.cpp
+++ b/test/shared_ptr.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct functions
    }

    static shared_ptr<T> get() { return storage; }
+    static shared_ptr<T> &get1() { return storage; }
        
    static int look_store()
    {
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ struct functions
            .staticmethod("identity")
            .def("null", &null)
            .staticmethod("null")
+            .def("get1", &get1, return_internal_reference<>())
+            .staticmethod("get1")
            .def("get", &get)
            .staticmethod("get")
            .def("count", &T::count)
@@ -154,6 +157,14 @@ shared_ptr<Y> factory(int n)

 // ------

+// from Neal Becker
+
+struct Test {
+  boost::shared_ptr<X> x;
+};
+// ------
+
+
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(shared_ptr_ext)
 {
    class_<A, boost::shared_ptr<A_Wrapper>, boost::noncopyable>("A")
@@ -193,6 +204,12 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(shared_ptr_ext)
            .def("value", &Z::value)
            .def("v", &Z::v, &ZWrap::default_v)
        );
+
+// from Neal Becker
+    class_<Test> ("Test")
+       .def_readonly ("x", &Test::x, "x") 
+       ;
+// ------
 }

 #include "module_tail.cpp"
--- a/test/test_builtin_converters.cpp
+++ b/test/test_builtin_converters.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ char const* rewrap_value_mutable_cstring(char* x) { return x; }

 object identity_(object x) { return x; }

-BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(builtin_converters)
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(builtin_converters_ext)
 {    
    def("get_type", get_type);
    def("return_null_handle", return_null_handle);
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Dave Abrahams	aed45d59d8	Branch for developing Bitten client/server testing [SVN r41004]	2007-11-10 22:53:12 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	6a3085ad5d	Merging some of the more obvious changes from RC_1_34_0 [SVN r40714]	2007-11-03 03:25:13 +00:00
Joel de Guzman	190d0d7ea6	replacing reinterpret_cast with static_cast<PySliceObject>(static_cast<void>(i)) [SVN r40712]	2007-11-03 03:05:26 +00:00
Eric Niebler	8b915a15ff	merge Changeset 37947 [SVN r40675]	2007-11-02 04:35:01 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	90c5c19220	Take out print statement I added for debugging purposes. [SVN r40536]	2007-10-28 19:24:02 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	cfe6f96f69	Closes #1379 , really this time. The old code would sandwich argv[1] between quotes and interpret it as a string, so backslashes in windows paths were interpreted as escape sequences. [SVN r40535]	2007-10-28 19:22:21 +00:00
Vladimir Prus	77907c5369	Make sure every library can be installed by using bjam stage\|install in libs/<library>/build. [SVN r40475]	2007-10-26 09:04:25 +00:00
Rene Rivera	512b30c971	Do not refer to nonexistent target when python is not configured. [SVN r40216]	2007-10-20 16:36:18 +00:00
Rene Rivera	f005518686	Fix build system error when Python is not configured, without preventing the BPL target from being declared. Instead the target is now unbuildable, and will be skipped when Python is not configured. [SVN r40156]	2007-10-18 16:11:41 +00:00
Rene Rivera	274a219965	Remove BPL build conditional as it prevents normal build failures. [SVN r39731]	2007-10-06 19:46:39 +00:00
Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve	abc4abf84a	gcc 4.3.0 compatibility (resolves new "changes meaning" error) [SVN r39434]	2007-09-20 23:20:45 +00:00
Nikolay Mladenov	94a3ced83a	fixed cpp signature related test failure [SVN r39372]	2007-09-18 17:51:47 +00:00
Nikolay Mladenov	7eb0c678ee	epydoc friendlier formatting [SVN r39371]	2007-09-18 17:32:06 +00:00
Nikolay Mladenov	92460adce6	tabs removes, code reformatting [SVN r39370]	2007-09-18 17:28:23 +00:00
Nikolay Mladenov	8cfd3fb2ef	epydoc friendlier formatting [SVN r39368]	2007-09-18 17:16:31 +00:00
Nikolay Mladenov	62ef542eaf	fixed problem reported by Neal Becker; added a test case [SVN r39223]	2007-09-12 21:31:39 +00:00
Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve	5809078ba9	Patches by Nikolay Mladenov (nickm at sitius com): new pythonic signatures; docstring support for enums; fix unrelated Visual C++ 6 problem [SVN r39191]	2007-09-11 16:53:50 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	71f54cc920	Fix ticket #1115 . [SVN r38288]	2007-07-26 14:41:41 +00:00
Thomas Witt	2851325748	Doc and build fixes by Dave Abrahams. [SVN r38154]	2007-07-06 19:47:17 +00:00
Thomas Witt	bd606e5017	Fix #583 . [SVN r37947]	2007-06-08 18:30:46 +00:00
Thomas Witt	a5706ec3b0	Fixes for #583 . [SVN r37929]	2007-06-07 18:08:54 +00:00
Rene Rivera	a346c577cf	Fix the abolute reference to the Boost sources inserted by Dave. [SVN r37837]	2007-05-31 22:03:06 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	217e4ca8f8	Repair auto-configuration and allow this project to work with --build-dir [SVN r37829]	2007-05-31 13:49:45 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	f2f47f85c0	Enhance embedding python docs. [SVN r37710]	2007-05-18 15:54:25 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	b130c93af6	Backport new eval() function from HEAD. [SVN r37693]	2007-05-15 13:43:52 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	13432b504f	Jamfile had extra bogus tst executable target Build/test instructions were outdated somehow; a checkin must've failed. [SVN r37620]	2007-05-07 19:00:01 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	0739bb7df8	Added reference to Py++ [SVN r37586]	2007-05-04 01:08:54 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	c253c5cc9c	Updated build-and-test howto [SVN r37585]	2007-05-04 00:56:22 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	8f263e1fdb	Progress on the build docs [SVN r37551]	2007-05-01 16:14:39 +00:00
Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve	a6125a3632	merged from trunk [SVN r37520]	2007-04-27 22:16:47 +00:00
nobody	a784bfc0f8	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r37419]	2007-04-11 23:35:09 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	b8937d0bae	Relieve need to explicitly configure Python [SVN r37382]	2007-04-06 18:17:43 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	4827ae73d5	Trivial change to force a rebuild on incremental testers' machines. [SVN r37327]	2007-04-02 00:54:48 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	8eddc7aa37	Support for --with-pydebug builds. python.jam: Support for the specification of "_d" extension suffix. In compute-default-paths, fixed the check for residence in a "PCBuild.*" directory so we can build against Windows Python built in a source distribution. common.jam: Fixed generation of the "y" tag to look for <python-debugging>on rather than the whole debug-python build variant. Fixed some grammar and spelling. virtual-target.jam: Added the ability to forego the prepending of "." to a generated-target-suffix by specifying the suffix enclosed in <...> libs/python/build/Jamfile.v2: #define BOOST_DEBUG_PYTHON when <python-debugging>on [SVN r37326]	2007-04-02 00:51:15 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	98a468dadc	Fix reference counting error. [SVN r37312]	2007-03-28 18:12:08 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	ea4e6c0a4c	Trivial change to force a rebuild on incremental testers' machines. [SVN r37311]	2007-03-28 12:44:57 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	7cd7f6d8ee	Trivial change to force a rebuild on incremental testers' machines. [SVN r37287]	2007-03-26 15:47:05 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	4c39e8c990	Making a trivial change to trigger a test run from incremental testers [SVN r37278]	2007-03-24 18:57:19 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	6c6f654fbe	Add commented-out test for import_ so it's easy to reinstate [SVN r37256]	2007-03-21 17:44:57 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	b7eaea096e	Eliminate import_ test, as it doesn't work consistently on Windows and Linux. [SVN r37250]	2007-03-21 05:09:21 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	904ae8604c	fix builtin_converters test so it can work (BBv1 allowed the duplication of main target names; BBv2 does not) [SVN r37216]	2007-03-17 20:26:21 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	44d53c448b	libs/python/build/Jamfile.v2: remove needless <define> property. libs/python/test/Jamfile.v2: * add dynamically-linked embedding test * fix builtin_converters test so it can work (BBv1 allowed the duplication of main target names; BBv2 does not) libs/python/test/import_.cpp: move some more of the Python code within a handle_exception callback so at least we can better diagnose failures. [SVN r37214]	2007-03-17 20:17:56 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	e61401d27e	Fix import_ failure. [SVN r37141]	2007-03-05 18:44:45 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	be7ca7d269	Add copyright notice. [SVN r37132]	2007-03-02 17:16:51 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	47b4b4efbb	Fix boost::python::import. [SVN r37123]	2007-03-01 18:31:10 +00:00
nobody	4fa07f2b3d	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r37121]	2007-03-01 15:17:30 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	c880e7d69d	Correct testing bugs: either changing assert(...) or BOOST_ASSERT(...) to BOOST_TEST (in my code only) or adding "return boost::report_errors();" where it was clearly missing (and a pure bug, in anyone's code). or changing BOOST_TEST to BOOST_CHECK where the integer library was clearly using Boost.Test and not returning report_errors(). [SVN r37063]	2007-02-25 15:28:02 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	c73ad50286	Roll back improved error message because it causes problems for vc6/7 [SVN r36435]	2006-12-16 22:00:35 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	0910710ac4	Correct class/function mismatches for MSVC and bring across documentation tweaks from HEAD. [SVN r36355]	2006-12-13 15:08:26 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	04c528138b	Fully switch to BBv2 [SVN r36327]	2006-12-11 05:22:04 +00:00
nobody	1b66cd9643	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r36324]	2006-12-11 05:02:35 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	c2dd9fa833	Fix auto-link to look at the right variable. [SVN r36319]	2006-12-11 03:00:26 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	b085121369	merged from trunk [SVN r36292]	2006-12-07 17:45:17 +00:00
Beman Dawes	fa219bce9b	Merged copyright and license addition [SVN r35907]	2006-11-07 19:27:00 +00:00
Rene Rivera	10b85d67e7	Remove obsolete Boost.Build v1 files. [SVN r35880]	2006-11-06 17:10:46 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	ca91dc828e	Fix symbol visibility. [SVN r35754]	2006-10-27 21:19:47 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	3a53c1dec0	Add fixes somehow missed for darwin [SVN r35612]	2006-10-14 19:10:30 +00:00
nobody	da8e309957	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r35598]	2006-10-13 21:34:27 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	2bd9141d4a	make numpy tests portable to Darwin with older docutils [SVN r35597]	2006-10-13 21:34:26 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	c3bda6a903	Fix some problems with testing on old docutils installations [SVN r35594]	2006-10-13 19:35:28 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	d61909d3ea	Make object comparison operators return object instead of bool, to accomodate strange beasts like numarray arrays that return arrays that can't be used as truth values from their comparison ops. Fix numpy test for portability with old doctest (again!) [SVN r35572]	2006-10-12 09:07:07 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	1755dad7e6	merged from trunk [SVN r35569]	2006-10-12 06:42:20 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	3b392c99be	Adjust tests to account for numarray behavior differences [SVN r35539]	2006-10-10 22:44:09 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	24ba93607b	Try for backward compatibility with older versions of doctest [SVN r35535]	2006-10-10 18:12:43 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	49d4aac8ec	Fix lots of bugs in the numeric interface and tests. Tests: * Coerce a result to bool to deal with Python's new Bool type * Better reporting of mismatches in expected and received results * Remove bogus nullary y.astype() call * Fix all uses of trace and diagonal so they don't cause errors * Use appropriate typecodes * Use doctest detailed API to run just the relevant tests * Factor out error handling from macro API: * Added get_module_name() function to get current numeric module * new_(x) now returns an array instead of object * Fixed the signatures of the factory() family of functions * Updated docs accordingly. [SVN r35528]	2006-10-09 04:05:25 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	545be29ad3	(hopefully) grab the last bit of logic from HEAD for a bugfix I've been trying to apply to the branch for days(!) [SVN r35436]	2006-10-01 18:25:44 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	8553c109c7	merged from HEAD [SVN r35429]	2006-09-29 22:27:57 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	315c3d50ee	Apply missing elements of previously-"applied" bug fix. [SVN r35421]	2006-09-29 15:45:29 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	d5219979a4	Fix bugs uncovered by Roman Yakovenko [SVN r35410]	2006-09-29 02:09:13 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	d42054f3a0	Cleans up license/copyright warnings [SVN r35409]	2006-09-29 02:08:32 +00:00
nobody	72b06e70ee	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r35366]	2006-09-28 14:41:02 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	375cc3aa93	Fix broken links [SVN r35330]	2006-09-26 04:25:49 +00:00
Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve	4eb286a034	ssize_t patches merged from HEAD [SVN r35327]	2006-09-26 00:48:44 +00:00
nobody	a824230155	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r35326]	2006-09-26 00:25:08 +00:00
Gottfried Ganßauge	1bc3750ab3	repaired broken links [SVN r35315]	2006-09-25 07:35:57 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	36abcee847	merged from HEAD [SVN r35277]	2006-09-22 15:13:30 +00:00
Gottfried Ganßauge	b8b7768eb7	Test for cross module support of opaque [SVN r35256]	2006-09-21 16:47:49 +00:00
Gottfried Ganßauge	7ad9dc6c64	Changed references to opaque_pointer_converter.html to point to opaque.html instead [SVN r35255]	2006-09-21 16:47:31 +00:00
Gottfried Ganßauge	decc34551a	Renamed to opaque.html because class name changed [SVN r35254]	2006-09-21 16:47:00 +00:00
Gottfried Ganßauge	5acb44ede0	Renamed from opaque_pointer_converter.html because class name changed [SVN r35253]	2006-09-21 16:46:42 +00:00
Gottfried Ganßauge	ef62f87963	type object gets initialized. Cross module support works [SVN r35252]	2006-09-21 16:46:21 +00:00
Joel de Guzman	b5c893381f	merge from head [SVN r35246]	2006-09-21 10:52:01 +00:00
Vladimir Prus	815969bf8b	Merge: Add tests [SVN r35245]	2006-09-21 07:27:11 +00:00
nobody	0d57e9e808	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r35243]	2006-09-21 07:07:15 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	7ba6a00617	Apply Boost license, with permission from Prabhu Ramachandran. [SVN r35240]	2006-09-21 03:43:59 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	e70bbe4791	Fix license/copyright. Also port some "glaringly obvious" bugfixes from HEAD. Hope it doesn't cause problems. [SVN r35237]	2006-09-20 22:49:18 +00:00
Stefan Seefeld	7ff0f62729	Fix copyright issues. [SVN r35236]	2006-09-20 22:30:39 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	95f0b39c90	merged from HEAD [SVN r35185]	2006-09-18 22:22:31 +00:00
nobody	23057688f9	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r35170]	2006-09-18 19:56:20 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	029618f719	merged from HEAD [SVN r35165]	2006-09-18 18:25:57 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	38f7a4e9b6	merge from HEAD [SVN r35141]	2006-09-17 02:42:51 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	326c871224	attempt unverified workaround for http://tinyurl.com/gvrgd [SVN r35103]	2006-09-13 22:47:11 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	924eeccd53	merged from trunk [SVN r35080]	2006-09-13 00:02:56 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	4a63cf4843	Move definition of BOOST_PYTHON_SUPPRESS_REGISTRY_INITIALIZATION back where it belongs. [SVN r35076]	2006-09-12 22:37:09 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	1d65b74273	Add missing license/copyright [SVN r35070]	2006-09-11 22:27:29 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	3c1ae689a7	merged from trunk [SVN r34943]	2006-08-24 19:04:23 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	a99bd50e52	merged from trunk [SVN r34940]	2006-08-24 13:05:30 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	8b178594ff	merged from trunk [SVN r34915]	2006-08-22 11:51:18 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	786aeef998	merged from trunk [SVN r34872]	2006-08-11 15:51:09 +00:00
Dave Abrahams	45e4cf506f	merged from trunk [SVN r34865]	2006-08-11 00:48:19 +00:00
Gennaro Prota	8fb6e1f48d	(merge from head) removed tabs (inspect tool) [SVN r34723]	2006-07-24 22:28:41 +00:00
Gennaro Prota	ecf70b05f2	(merge from head) removed tabs (inspect tool) [SVN r34721]	2006-07-24 22:21:39 +00:00
Gennaro Prota	c54acdb9db	(merge from head) minor fix: violation of min/max guidelines [SVN r34718]	2006-07-24 22:06:09 +00:00
Vladimir Prus	489dae2b58	Clarify comment [SVN r34668]	2006-07-22 12:53:49 +00:00
Vladimir Prus	f852ce6f7b	Windows [SVN r34667]	2006-07-22 12:28:43 +00:00
Vladimir Prus	e500919d25	Merge: Don't link Boost.Python to python library [SVN r34663]	2006-07-22 07:16:18 +00:00
Markus Schöpflin	7a645a6d8a	Merged header inclusion order fix from trunk to release branch. [SVN r34195]	2006-06-06 09:44:35 +00:00
Markus Schöpflin	fa2185e5ab	Merged header inclusion order fix from trunk to release branch. [SVN r34194]	2006-06-06 09:39:16 +00:00
Vladimir Prus	5cc33461dd	Merge from trunk [SVN r33626]	2006-04-10 09:02:57 +00:00
Markus Schöpflin	7b93f2fdc5	Merged fix from HEAD for Tru64/CXX compilation error. [SVN r33455]	2006-03-23 09:40:38 +00:00
nobody	219743964d	This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create branch 'RC_1_34_0'. [SVN r33417]	2006-03-21 02:26:31 +00:00