FindPython: Add IronPython support on all platforms

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Modules/FindPython.cmake b/Modules/FindPython.cmake
index a97f3c5d9f..01b82c4b21 100644
--- a/Modules/FindPython.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindPython.cmake
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ This module will set the following variables in your project
 ``Python_COMPILER_ID``
   A short string unique to the compiler. Possible values include:
     * IronPython
+``Python_DOTNET_LAUNCHER``
+  The ``.Net`` interpreter. Only used by ``IronPython`` implementation.
 ``Python_Development_FOUND``
   System has the Python development artifacts.
 ``Python_Development.Module_FOUND``
@@ -288,7 +290,10 @@ Hints
     ``RPython translation toolchain`` to produce the python interpreter.
     See `PyPy <https://www.pypy.org>`_.
 
-  The default value is the list: ``CPython``, ``IronPython``.
+  The default value is:
+
+  * Windows platform: ``CPython``, ``IronPython``
+  * Other platforms: ``CPython``
 
   .. note::
 
@@ -298,6 +303,12 @@ Hints
     ``Python_FIND_STRATEGY=LOCATION``, each location will be search first for
     ``IronPython`` and second for ``CPython``.
 
+  .. note::
+
+    When ``IronPython`` is specified, on platforms other than ``Windows``, the
+    ``.Net`` interpreter (i.e. ``mono`` command) is expected to be available
+    through the ``PATH`` variable.
+
 Artifacts Specification
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -310,6 +321,9 @@ setting the following variables:
 ``Python_COMPILER``
   The path to the compiler.
 
+``Python_DOTNET_LAUNCHER``
+  The ``.Net`` interpreter. Only used by ``IronPython`` implementation.
+
 ``Python_LIBRARY``
   The path to the library. It will be used to compute the
   variables ``Python_LIBRARIES``, ``Python_LIBRAY_DIRS`` and