merged changes from RC_1_0

bindings/python/Jamfile

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import python ;
 import feature : feature ;
+import project ;
+import targets ;
+import "class" : new ;
 
 use-project /torrent : ../.. ;
 
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ feature visibility : default hidden : composite propagated link-incompatible ;
 feature.compose <visibility>hidden : <cflags>-fvisibility=hidden <cxxflags>-fvisibility-inlines-hidden ;
 
 feature libtorrent-link : static shared : ;
-feature libtorrent-python-pic : on off : composite propagated link-incompatible ;
+feature libtorrent-python-pic : off on : composite propagated link-incompatible ;
 feature.compose <libtorrent-python-pic>on : <cflags>-fPIC ;
 
 rule libtorrent_linking ( properties * )
@@ -75,7 +78,27 @@ rule libtorrent_linking ( properties * )
     return $(result) ;
 }
 
-python-extension libtorrent 
+# this is a copy of the rule from boost-build's python-extension, but without
+# specifying <suppress-import-lib>no as a mandatory property. That property
+# would otherwise cause build failures because it suppresses linking against the
+# runtime library and kernel32 on windows
+
+rule my-python-extension ( name : sources * : requirements * : default-build * :
+                        usage-requirements * )
+{
+    requirements += <use>/python//python_for_extensions ;
+
+    local project = [ project.current ] ;
+
+    targets.main-target-alternative
+        [ new typed-target $(name) : $(project) : PYTHON_EXTENSION
+            : [ targets.main-target-sources $(sources) : $(name) ]
+            : [ targets.main-target-requirements $(requirements) : $(project) ]
+            : [ targets.main-target-default-build $(default-build) : $(project) ]
+        ] ;
+}
+
+my-python-extension libtorrent 
   : # sources
     src/module.cpp
     src/big_number.cpp
@@ -103,6 +126,7 @@ python-extension libtorrent
   : # default build
     <boost-link>static
     <libtorrent-link>static
+    <suppress-import-lib>false
   ;
 
 install stage_module : libtorrent : <location>. ;