Allow to override the python install path (and document it)

[simgrid.git] / CMakeLists.txt

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6943264..90cb6b6 100644 (file)
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -839,6 +839,16 @@ if(enable_python)
     add_dependencies(tests python-bindings)
     set_property(TARGET python-bindings
                  APPEND PROPERTY INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${INTERNAL_INCLUDES}")
+
+    if("${SIMGRID_PYTHON_LIBDIR}" STREQUAL "") # value not manually set
+      if("${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" STREQUAL "/usr")
+        set(SIMGRID_PYTHON_LIBDIR ${Python3_SITEARCH})
+      else()
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "^/usr/" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/" SIMGRID_PYTHON_LIBDIR ${Python3_SITEARCH})
+      endif()
+    endif()
+    install(TARGETS python-bindings 
+           LIBRARY DESTINATION "${SIMGRID_PYTHON_LIBDIR}")
   else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Please install pybind11-dev to build the Python bindings (or disable that option).")
   endif()
@@ -943,6 +953,7 @@ endif()
 if(pybind11_FOUND)
   message("        Compile Python bindings .....: ${enable_python}")
   message("          module ....................: ${PYTHON_MODULE_PREFIX}simgrid${PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION}")
+  message("          install path ..............: ${SIMGRID_PYTHON_LIBDIR} (force another value with -DSIMGRID_PYTHON_LIBDIR)")
 else()
   message("        Compile Python bindings .....: OFF (disabled, or pybind11 not found)")
 endif()