Setuptools python install for linux

README.md

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ PID of the browser, its name or substring thereof, or both:
 
 ##### Python module
 
-To use the Python module, `import` `acacia_atspi`from within your Python script or the Python Interpreter. For example:
+To use the Python module, `import` `acacia_atspi` from within your Python script or the Python Interpreter. For example:
 
 ```
 % cd build/example/atspi/
@@ -416,6 +416,12 @@ Use the CMAKE variable `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` to define the root directory where
 $ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
 ```
 
+To install the python library, run
+
+```
+make install_python
+```
+
 ### On Linux
 
 On Linux, the default prefix is `/usr/local`.

examples/atspi/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -15,23 +15,6 @@ add_custom_target(
     dump_tree_atspi
 )
 
-if (ACACIA_PYTHON)
-  add_custom_target(
-    dump_tree_atspi.py
-    ALL
-    DEPENDS
-      acacia_atspi
-      acacia_atspi_python
-    COMMAND
-      ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dump_tree_atspi.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/
-    COMMAND
-      ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/atspi/_acacia_atspi_python.so ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_acacia_atspi_python.so
-    COMMAND
-      ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/atspi/acacia_atspi.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/acacia_atspi.py
-    VERBATIM
-  )
-endif (ACACIA_PYTHON)
-
 if (ACACIA_NODEJS)
   add_custom_target(
     dump_tree_atspi.js

lib/atspi/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -76,44 +76,53 @@ endif()
 # Generate Python bindings using swig + python3
 
 if (ACACIA_PYTHON)
-  FIND_PACKAGE(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module)
-  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Python3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-
-  SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(acacia_atspi.i PROPERTIES CPLUSPLUS ON)
-
-  SWIG_ADD_LIBRARY(
-    # The name of the c++ library used by python module
-    acacia_atspi_python
-    TYPE SHARED
-    LANGUAGE python
-    SOURCES acacia_atspi.i
-  )
+  configure_file(python/setup.py.in python/setup.py)
+  configure_file(python/pyproject.toml python/pyproject.toml)
+  configure_file(acacia_atspi.i python/acacia_atspi/acacia_atspi.i)
 
-  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(
-    acacia_atspi_python
-    acacia_atspi
-    ${python3_LIBRARIES}
+  find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
+
+  add_custom_target(
+    python_acacia_atspi ALL
+    DEPENDS
+      acacia_atspi
+      python/setup.py
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY
+      python
+    COMMAND
+      ${Python_EXECUTABLE} -m build .
   )
 
   set_property(
-    TARGET acacia_atspi_python
-    PROPERTY
-      SWIG_USE_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES TRUE
+    TARGET python_acacia_atspi
+    APPEND
+    PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/__pycache__
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/acacia_atspi.egg-info
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/dist
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/acacia_atspi.py
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/acacia_atspi_wrap.cpp
   )
 
-  execute_process (
-    COMMAND python3 -c "import sys; ver_info = sys.version_info; print(f'python{ver_info[0]}.{ver_info[1]}', end='')"
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE PY_MODULE_DIR
+  add_custom_target(
+    rename_init_py
+    DEPENDS
+      python_acacia_atspi
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY
+      python/acacia_atspi
+    COMMAND
+      ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rename acacia_atspi.py __init__.py
   )
 
-  install(TARGETS
-    acacia_atspi_python
-      LIBRARY
-      DESTINATION "lib/${PY_MODULE_DIR}/dist-packages"
-  )
-  install(FILES
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/acacia_atspi.py DESTINATION "lib/${PY_MODULE_DIR}/dist-packages"
+  add_custom_target(
+    install_python
+    DEPENDS
+      python_acacia_atspi
+      rename_init_py
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY
+      python
+    COMMAND
+      ${Python_EXECUTABLE} -m pip install .
   )
 endif()
 

lib/atspi/python/pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

lib/atspi/python/setup.py.in

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from setuptools import Extension, setup
+import pprint
+
+include_dirs = "${ATSPI2_INCLUDE_DIRS}".split(";")
+include_dirs.append("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+pprint.pp(include_dirs)
+
+setup(
+  name='acacia_atspi',
+  version='0.0.1',
+  description='Python bindings for acacia_atspi',
+  ext_modules=[
+    Extension(
+      name='acacia_atspi._acacia_atspi',
+      swig_opts=[
+        '-c++',
+        '-I${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include',
+        '-I${ATSPI_INCLUDE_DIRS}',
+      ],
+      include_dirs=include_dirs,
+      sources=[
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/python/acacia_atspi/acacia_atspi.i",
+      ],
+      library_dirs=[
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}",
+      ],
+      libraries=[
+        "acacia_atspi",
+        "atspi",
+      ],
+      extra_compile_args=[
+        '-std=c++11',
+      ],
+    )
+  ]
+)