Bug 2208961

Summary:	cmake does not search for python 3.11
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Reporter:	GV <rhel>
Component:	cmake	Assignee:	Tom Stellard <tstellar>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:	qe-baseos-tools-bugs
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Version:	8.8	CC:	sipoyare
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Description GV 2023-05-22 08:06:28 UTC

Hi!

Since RHEL 8 distribute python 3.11, please consider adding 3.11 (and maybe 3.12) to Modules/FindPython/Support.cmake.
Thank you!

Please make this issue public.

Sincerely,
Gabriel

Comment 1 Tom Stellard 2023-05-23 20:05:47 UTC

Do you have a test case or example that needs this feature?

Comment 2 GV 2023-05-24 06:29:03 UTC

(In reply to Tom Stellard from comment #1)
> Do you have a test case or example that needs this feature?

$ rm -rf CMakeFiles CMakeCache.txt Makefile cmake_install.cmake ; cmake .
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 8.5.0
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 8.5.0
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: /usr/bin/cc
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Could NOT find Python (missing: Python_EXECUTABLE Python_INCLUDE_DIRS Python_LIBRARIES Interpreter Development Development.Module Development.Embed) 
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/user/dummy

>> After adding 3.11 to /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindPython/Support.cmake <<

$ rm -rf CMakeFiles CMakeCache.txt Makefile cmake_install.cmake ; cmake .
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 8.5.0
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 8.5.0
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: /usr/bin/cc
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Found Python: /usr/bin/python3.11 (found version "3.11.2") found components: Interpreter Development Development.Module Development.Embed 
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/user/dummy

>> CMakeLists.txt <<
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
project(dummy LANGUAGES CXX C ASM)
find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)

I need python 3.11 for building kodi.