[CMake] Choose Python version on OS X

[Robert Haines]

On 11 Feb 2009, at 17:57, Enrico Franchi wrote:

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> On Feb 11, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Robert Haines wrote:
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>> I've had a quick look at FindPythonInterp and FindPythonLibs and  
>> they are inconsistent!
>>
>> If you add a line to print PYTHON_EXECUTABLE you will see that it  
>> finds /opt/local/bin/python2.6 but still gets the framework wrong...
>>
>> I've tried adding /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/${fwk}.framework to  
>> CMakeFindFrameworks but it still doesn't work.
>>
>> I think FindPythonLibs needs to look at the version of python it  
>> finds in the path, then match the correct framework path to that,  
>> but it isn't doing that right now.
>>
>> Maybe file a bug? Do you want to or shall I?
>
> Well, if you don't mind I'd prefer you file it. Still I think that  
> probably it's the very same bug you pointed out in the other answer.

I'm going to monitor the bug that's already there rather than submit a  
duplicate. However, as is mentioned in the notes to the bug the  
FindPython*.cmake scripts need a maintainer which maybe why this  
hasn't been fixed. I'd happy to volunteer, but I have no knowledge of  
Python on Windows so I'm probably not the best person. If I have time  
over the next couple of weeks I'll look at this and maybe be in a  
better position to volunteer then!

> I have still to find out which of the proposed scripts is better.

I'd be interested in your feedback if you look at them. I don't have a  
situation at the moment where I need a certain version of python for  
my code which is why this issue totaly past me by so far!

Cheers,
Rob