Speaking of the existing FindPython* scripts they do not support v3.0 yet. Is there a need to maintain support for picking 2.x if two versions of python are installed?
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Marcel Loose <lo...@astron.nl> wrote: > Ah thanks, > > I didn't know that byte code is incompatible between Python releases. > That's definitely a pitfall ;-). I agree that, in that case, it's better > to let the installer handle byte compilation. So, in short, I can do > with the existing FindPython* scripts, I guess? > > Thanks for your prompt reply. > > Best regards, > Marcel Loose. > > On Wed, 2009-08-19 at 10:02 +0200, Hendrik Sattler wrote: > > Zitat von Marcel Loose <lo...@astron.nl>: > > > Would it be worthwhile to add Python as a valid language to the > > > project() method? Or is it better to use the currently available > > > FindPython-like scripts. > > > > > > My reason for asking is that oftentimes you'd like to byte-compile > > > Python source and install these byte-compiled files along with the > > > Python sources. If Python were a fully supported programming language, > > > then you could write the CMakeLists.txt files more or less the same way > > > as for other languages (e.g., like Java). > > > > > > It's just a thought, and maybe I'm overlooking all kinds of potential > > > pitfalls. > > > > Citing from http://effbot.org/zone/python-compile.htm: > > Python?s byte code is portable between platforms, but not necessarily > > between Python releases. > > > > Unless your python module is for only one specific version or you know > > the python interpreter version on all installation targets, you better > > leave it up to the installer to compile the module (the page shows > > trivial code in python to do this). > > > > Something different would be to get complete application binaries. > > However, that somehow defeats one purpose of using Python. > > > > HS > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > -- Philip Lowman
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