PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON=ON (#5390)

Reuse our `find_package(Python ...)` call and use new CMake logic in pybind11. https://pybind11.readthedocs.io/en/stable/compiling.html#modules-with-cmake https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/find_package.html#config-mode-version-selection X-ref: openPMD/openPMD-api#1677 (comment) Fix #5159 Signed-off-by: Axel Huebl <[email protected]>
ECP-WarpX · Oct 11, 2024 · f556879 · f556879
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Python
 if(WarpX_PYTHON)
-    find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module REQUIRED)
+    find_package(Python 3.8 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module REQUIRED)
 
     # default installation directories: Python
     warpx_set_default_install_dirs_python()

diff --git a/cmake/dependencies/pybind11.cmake b/cmake/dependencies/pybind11.cmake
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ function(find_pybind11)
         message(STATUS "pybind11 repository: ${WarpX_pybind11_repo} (${WarpX_pybind11_branch})")
         include(FetchContent)
     endif()
+
+    # rely on our find_package(Python ...) call
+    # https://pybind11.readthedocs.io/en/stable/compiling.html#modules-with-cmake
+    set(PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON ON)
+
     if(WarpX_pybind11_internal OR WarpX_pybind11_src)
         set(CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0077 NEW)
 

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -84,7 +84,15 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
         r_dim = re.search(r"warpx_(1|2|rz|3)(?:d*)", ext.name)
         dims = r_dim.group(1).upper()
 
+        pyv = sys.version_info
         cmake_args = [
+            # Python: use the calling interpreter in CMake
+            # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindPython.html#hints
+            # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/find_package.html#config-mode-version-selection
+            f"-DPython_ROOT_DIR={sys.prefix}",
+            f"-DPython_FIND_VERSION={pyv.major}.{pyv.minor}.{pyv.micro}",
+            "-DPython_FIND_VERSION_EXACT=TRUE",
+            "-DPython_FIND_STRATEGY=LOCATION",
             "-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=" + os.path.join(extdir, "pywarpx"),
             "-DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=" + extdir,
             "-DWarpX_DIMS=" + dims,