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authorMarc Chevrier <marc.chevrier@gmail.com>2020-04-11 12:57:23 +0200
committerMarc Chevrier <marc.chevrier@gmail.com>2020-04-11 12:57:23 +0200
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Help: FindPython: fix typos and add some clarifications
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diff --git a/Modules/FindPython3.cmake b/Modules/FindPython3.cmake
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+++ b/Modules/FindPython3.cmake
@@ -78,29 +78,35 @@ This module will set the following variables in your project
Standard platform independent installation directory.
Information returned by
- ``distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(plat_specific=False,standard_lib=True)``.
+ ``distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(plat_specific=False,standard_lib=True)``
+ or else ``sysconfig.get_path('stdlib')``.
``Python3_STDARCH``
Standard platform dependent installation directory.
Information returned by
- ``distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True,standard_lib=True)``.
+ ``distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True,standard_lib=True)``
+ or else ``sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib')``.
``Python3_SITELIB``
Third-party platform independent installation directory.
Information returned by
- ``distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(plat_specific=False,standard_lib=False)``.
+ ``distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(plat_specific=False,standard_lib=False)``
+ or else ``sysconfig.get_path('purelib')``.
``Python3_SITEARCH``
Third-party platform dependent installation directory.
Information returned by
- ``distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True,standard_lib=False)``.
+ ``distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True,standard_lib=False)``
+ or else ``sysconfig.get_path('platlib')``.
``Python3_SOABI``
Extension suffix for modules.
Information returned by
- ``distutils.sysconfig.get_config_flag('SOABI')`` or computed from
- ``distutils.sysconfig.get_config_flag('EXT_SUFFIX')`` or
- ``python3-config --extension-suffix``.
+ ``distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('SOABI')`` or computed from
+ ``distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX')`` or
+ ``python3-config --extension-suffix``. If package ``distutils.sysconfig`` is
+ not available, ``sysconfig.get_config_var('SOABI')`` or
+ ``sysconfig.get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX')`` are used.
``Python3_Compiler_FOUND``
System has the Python 3 compiler.
``Python3_COMPILER``
@@ -234,8 +240,9 @@ Hints
* ``ONLY``: Only the virtual environment is used to look-up for the
interpreter.
* ``STANDARD``: The virtual environment is not used to look-up for the
- interpreter. In this case, variable ``Python3_FIND_REGISTRY`` (Windows)
- or ``CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK`` (macOS) can be set with value ``LAST`` or
+ interpreter but environment variable ``PATH`` is always considered.
+ In this case, variable ``Python3_FIND_REGISTRY`` (Windows) or
+ ``CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK`` (macOS) can be set with value ``LAST`` or
``NEVER`` to select preferably the interpreter from the virtual
environment.