COMP: improve support for non-system python locations (issue #17)

etc/tools/ParaViewFunctions

@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@
 # Description
 #     ParaView make/install helper functions
 #
+# Note
+#     Obtainining paths via 'python-config' is possible, but may not always
+#     resolve properly:
+#
+#         python-config --includes
+#         >>
+#             -I/usr/include/python2.7 -I/usr/include/python2.7
+#
+#         python-config --libs
+#         >>
+#             -lpython2.7 -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm
+#
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Variables referenced by the functions. Initialization at the end of the file.
@@ -159,29 +171,39 @@ addMpiSupport()
 #
 addPythonSupport()
 {
-    if [ "${withPYTHON:=false}" != true ]
+    if [ "${withPYTHON:-false}" != true ]
     then
         return
     fi
 
-    if pythonBin=$(which python 2>/dev/null)
+    local pythonBin pythonConfig pythonMajor
-    then
+
+    pythonBin=$(which python 2>/dev/null) || {
+        echo "*** Error: python not found"
+        echo "***        Deactivate python support by not using the -python "
+        echo "***        option"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
     if [ -n "$PYTHON_LIBRARY" ]
     then
-            # Check $PYTHON_LIBRARY if it has been set
+
-            if [ ! -e "$PYTHON_LIBRARY" ]
+        # PYTHON_LIBRARY set:
-            then
+        [ -e "$PYTHON_LIBRARY" ] || \
             echo "*** Error: libpython not found at location specified " \
-                     "by -pythnon-lib input: PYTHON_LIBRARY=$PYTHON_LIBRARY"
+                 "by -python-lib : PYTHON_LIBRARY=$PYTHON_LIBRARY"
-            fi
+
     else
-            # Try to get $PYTHON_LIBRARY from dynamically linked binary
+
+        # Fallback: get PYTHON_LIBRARY from dynamically linked binary
+
         PYTHON_LIBRARY=$(ldd $pythonBin | \
-                sed -ne '/libpython/s/.* => \(.*\) (.*/\1/p')
+            sed -ne '/libpython/s/^.* => \(.*\) (.*/\1/p')
 
         [ -e "$PYTHON_LIBRARY" ] || {
             echo "*** Error: Unable to determine path to python library."
         }
+
     fi
 
     [ -e "$PYTHON_LIBRARY" ] || {
@@ -192,35 +214,48 @@ addPythonSupport()
         exit 1
     }
 
+    # Guess major from library
     pythonMajor=$(echo $PYTHON_LIBRARY | sed 's/.*libpython\(.*\)\.so.*/\1/')
-        pythonInclude=/usr/include/python$pythonMajor
 
-        # Note - we could also allow for a PYTHON_INCLUDE variable ...
+    if [ -n "$PYTHON_INCLUDE" ]
-        [ -d "$pythonInclude" -a -f "$pythonInclude/Python.h" ] || {
+    then
-            echo "    No python headers found in $pythonInclude/"
+
+        # PYTHON_INCLUDE set:
+        [ -d "$PYTHON_INCLUDE" -a -f "$PYTHON_INCLUDE/Python.h" ] || \
+            echo "*** Error: Python.h not found at location specified " \
+                 "by -python-include : PYTHON_INCLUDE=$PYTHON_INCLUDE"
+
+    elif pythonConfig=$(which python-config 2>/dev/null)
+    then
+        # Guess from python-config
+        # parse '-I/usr/include/python2.7 -I/usr/include/python2.7'
+        # -> '/usr/include/python2.7'
+        PYTHON_INCLUDE=$(python-config --includes | sed -ne 's/^-I\([^ ][^ ]*\).*$/\1/p')
+
+    else
+
+        # Fallback to system headers
+        PYTHON_INCLUDE=/usr/include/python$pythonMajor
+
+    fi
+
+    [ -d "$PYTHON_INCLUDE" -a -f "$PYTHON_INCLUDE/Python.h" ] || {
+        echo "    No python headers found in $PYTHON_INCLUDE/"
         echo "    Please install python headers or deactivate "
         echo "    python support by not using the -python option"
         exit 1
     }
 
     addCMakeVariable "PARAVIEW_ENABLE_PYTHON=ON"
-        addCMakeVariable "PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=$pythonInclude"
+    addCMakeVariable "PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=$PYTHON_INCLUDE"
     addCMakeVariable "PYTHON_LIBRARY=$PYTHON_LIBRARY"
 
     echo "----"
     echo "Python information:"
     echo "    executable     : $pythonBin"
     echo "    version        : $pythonMajor"
-        echo "    include path   : $pythonInclude"
+    echo "    include path   : $PYTHON_INCLUDE"
     echo "    library        : $PYTHON_LIBRARY"
-
-        unset pythonBin pythonInclude pythonMajor
-    else
-        echo "*** Error: python not found"
-        echo "***        Deactivate python support by not using the -python "
-        echo "***        option"
-        exit 1
-    fi
 }
 
 

makeParaView

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ options:
   -mpi              with mpi
   -mpi=N            with max 'N' mpi processes. N=0 for no upper-limit.
   -python           with python
+  -python-include DIR
+                    location of python headers (current: ${PYTHON_INCLUDE:-none})
   -python-lib PATH  path to python library (current: ${PYTHON_LIBRARY:-none})
   -cmake PATH       with cmake from the path given
   -qmake PATH       with the Qt version corresponding to the qmake path given
@@ -233,6 +235,12 @@ do
     -no-python)
         withPYTHON=false
         ;;
+    -python-include)
+        [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || die "'$1' option requires an argument"
+        withPYTHON=true
+        PYTHON_INCLUDE="${2%%/}"
+        shift
+        ;;
     -python-lib)
         [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || die "'$1' option requires an argument"
         withPYTHON=true