[CMake] How to find Python 2.7 libraries if 3.x is installed too

[Christopher Mullins]

Consider doing what ITK does:

https://github.com/InsightSoftwareConsortium/ITK/blob/master/Wrapping/Generators/Python/CMakeLists.txt#L1-18

Also make sure you're using the latest CMake release.

On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 6:13 PM, René J.V. <rjvbertin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to get a not-so-old project to build (gizmod.sourceforge.net)
> which requires Python2.7 and libboost-python.
> I cannot seem to figure out how to do a find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
> that will not consider that Python 3.4 is a suitable newer version of
> Python 2.7 . Is that even possible? The documentation in
> FindPythonLibs.cmake suggests that one can limit the search to specific
> versions, but that doesn't work.
> And using find_package(PythonLibs 2.7.5 EXACT REQUIRED) raises an error
> because it too finds v3.4 ...
>
> Thanks,
> R.B.
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