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boost_numpy38-vc141-mt-gd-x32-1_72.lib missing

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Tech stack
cpp, python
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Start by reproducing the link failure with Boost 1.72, Python 3.8, Visual Studio 2017, and the boost\python\numpy.hpp include. Run bootstrap followed by .\b2 and inspect whether the requested library is produced; done means identifying why it is absent and confirming a supported build or documented outcome.

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I get a link error using Numpy (boost version 1.72) with Visual Studio 2017 and Python 3.8.
In my test program which includes I get a link error "boost_numpy38-vc141-mt-gd-x32-1_72.lib". I cannot find the file "boost_numpy38-vc141-mt-gd-x32-1_72.lib" anywhere, it is not created when building the binaries (bootstrap + .\b2) and it is nowhere to be found on the binary repositories at Sourceforge (https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-binaries/ ).

Boost version 1.72
Python 3.8
Visual studio 2017
Included files: boost\python\numpy.hpp

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'boost_numpy38-vc141-mt-gd-x32-1_72.lib'

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