cmake finds wrong python libs

Question

I\'m new to CMake and have trouble understanding some usage concepts.

I\'m calling a python script from a c++ program:

#include 
...
Py_I         


        

Answer 1

You can tell cmake where to find this PythonLibs by specifying the path to your python libraries like this:

cmake -DPYTHON_LIBRARIES=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/libpython2.7.dylib .

This will then set the ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} inside cmake to the right path.

To find out which other possible options (besides PYTHON_LIBRARIES) you can give to cmake (with the -DARG option) try running

ccmake .

Then press c to configure, and t for advanced options.

For example, you might also want to set

-DPYTHON_LIBRARY='/softwarepath/Python/Python2.7/lib/libpython2.7.so'
-DPYTHON_INCLUDE='/softwarepath/Python/Python2.7/include'