FindPythonInterp.cmake

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# @file  FindPythonInterp.cmake
# @brief Find Python interpreter.
#
# @par Input variables:
# <table border="0">
#   <tr>
#     @tp @b Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS @endtp
#     <td>List of version numbers that should be taken into account when
#         searching for Python.</td>
#   </tr>
# </table>
#
# @par Output variables:
# <table border="0">
#   <tr>
#     @tp @b PYTHONINTERP_FOUND @endtp
#     <td>Was the Python executable found.</td>
#   </tr>
#   <tr>
#     @tp @b PYTHON_EXECUTABLE @endtp
#     <td>Path to the Python interpreter.</td>
#   </tr>
#   <tr>
#     @tp @b PYTHON_VERSION_STRING @endtp
#     <td>Python version found e.g. 2.5.2.</td>
#   </tr>
#   <tr>
#     @tp @b PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR @endtp
#     <td>Python major version found e.g. 2.</td>
#   </tr>
#   <tr>
#     @tp @b PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR @endtp
#     <td>Python minor version found e.g. 5.</td>
#   </tr>
#   <tr>
#     @tp @b PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH @endtp
#     <td>Python patch version found e.g. 2.</td>
#   </tr>
# </table>
#
# @note This module has been copied from the Git repository of CMake on
#       4/12/2012, i.e., before the release of CMake 2.8.8. Once CMake 2.8.8
#       or any version is available for all major platforms, consider to
#       remove this module from the BASIS package.
#
# @ingroup CMakeFindModules
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# Copyright 2012 Rolf Eike Beer <eike@sf-mail.de>
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unset(_Python_NAMES)

set(_PYTHON1_VERSIONS 1.6 1.5)
set(_PYTHON2_VERSIONS 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0)
set(_PYTHON3_VERSIONS 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0)

if(PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION)
    if(PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION MATCHES "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+.*)?$")
        string(REGEX REPLACE "^([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+).*" "\\1" _PYTHON_FIND_MAJ_MIN "${PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION}")
        string(REGEX REPLACE "^([0-9]+).*" "\\1" _PYTHON_FIND_MAJ "${_PYTHON_FIND_MAJ_MIN}")
        list(APPEND _Python_NAMES python${_PYTHON_FIND_MAJ_MIN} python${_PYTHON_FIND_MAJ})
        unset(_PYTHON_FIND_OTHER_VERSIONS)
        if(NOT PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION_EXACT)
            foreach(_PYTHON_V ${_PYTHON${_PYTHON_FIND_MAJ}_VERSIONS})
                if(NOT _PYTHON_V VERSION_LESS _PYTHON_FIND_MAJ_MIN)
                    list(APPEND _PYTHON_FIND_OTHER_VERSIONS ${_PYTHON_V})
                endif()
             endforeach()
        endif(NOT PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION_EXACT)
        unset(_PYTHON_FIND_MAJ_MIN)
        unset(_PYTHON_FIND_MAJ)
    else(PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION MATCHES "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+.*)?$")
        list(APPEND _Python_NAMES python${PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION})
        set(_PYTHON_FIND_OTHER_VERSIONS ${_PYTHON${PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION}_VERSIONS})
    endif(PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION MATCHES "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+.*)?$")
else(PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION)
    set(_PYTHON_FIND_OTHER_VERSIONS ${_PYTHON3_VERSIONS} ${_PYTHON2_VERSIONS} ${_PYTHON1_VERSIONS})
endif(PythonInterp_FIND_VERSION)

list(APPEND _Python_NAMES python)

# Search for the current active python version first
find_program(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE NAMES ${_Python_NAMES})

# Set up the versions we know about, in the order we will search. Always add
# the user supplied additional versions to the front.
set(_Python_VERSIONS
  ${Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS}
  ${_PYTHON_FIND_OTHER_VERSIONS}
  )

unset(_PYTHON_FIND_OTHER_VERSIONS)
unset(_PYTHON1_VERSIONS)
unset(_PYTHON2_VERSIONS)
unset(_PYTHON3_VERSIONS)

# Search for newest python version if python executable isn't found
if(NOT PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
    foreach(_CURRENT_VERSION ${_Python_VERSIONS})
      set(_Python_NAMES python${_CURRENT_VERSION})
      if(WIN32)
        list(APPEND _Python_NAMES python)
      endif()
      find_program(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE
        NAMES ${_Python_NAMES}
        PATHS [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\${_CURRENT_VERSION}\\InstallPath]
        )
    endforeach()
endif()

# determine python version string
if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
    execute_process(COMMAND "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" -E -c
                            "import sys; sys.stdout.write(';'.join([str(x) for x in sys.version_info[:3]]))"
                    OUTPUT_VARIABLE _VERSION
                    RESULT_VARIABLE _PYTHON_VERSION_RESULT
                    ERROR_QUIET)
    if(NOT _PYTHON_VERSION_RESULT)
        string(REPLACE ";" "." PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "${_VERSION}")
        list(GET _VERSION 0 PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
        list(GET _VERSION 1 PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)
        list(GET _VERSION 2 PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH)
        if(PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH EQUAL 0)
            # it's called "Python 2.7", not "2.7.0"
            string(REGEX REPLACE "\\.0$" "" PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}")
        endif()
    else()
        # sys.version predates sys.version_info, so use that
        execute_process(COMMAND "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" -E -c "import sys; sys.stdout.write(sys.version)"
                        OUTPUT_VARIABLE _VERSION
                        RESULT_VARIABLE _PYTHON_VERSION_RESULT
                        ERROR_QUIET)
        if(NOT _PYTHON_VERSION_RESULT)
            string(REGEX REPLACE " .*" "" PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "${_VERSION}")
            string(REGEX REPLACE "^([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+.*" "\\1" PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR "${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}")
            string(REGEX REPLACE "^[0-9]+\\.([0-9])+.*" "\\1" PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR "${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}")
            if(PYTHON_VERSION_STRING MATCHES "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+.*")
                string(REGEX REPLACE "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.([0-9]+).*" "\\1" PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH "${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}")
            else()
                set(PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH "0")
            endif()
        else()
            # sys.version was first documented for Python 1.5, so assume
            # this is older.
            set(PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "1.4")
            set(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
            set(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR "4")
            set(PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH "0")
        endif()
    endif()
    unset(_PYTHON_VERSION_RESULT)
    unset(_VERSION)
endif(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)

# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set PYTHONINTERP_FOUND to TRUE if
# all listed variables are TRUE
include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(PythonInterp REQUIRED_VARS PYTHON_EXECUTABLE VERSION_VAR PYTHON_VERSION_STRING)

mark_as_advanced(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)