How to install Python package with CMake?

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Install a CMake macro script from within a python package install script (using setup.py)

So I have a Python package – it’s all set up on PyPI, and on GitHub, no problem. This is something I’m relatively familiar with. What is unknown to me is: the notion of installing a CMake script as part of the python package install process. The python package in question is a development tool – you use it to preprocess some of your C/C++/Obj-C/Obj-C++ source files and generate some predefined macros in a header – and it works well when it’s wrapped in a CMake macro (for example like so) and executed...

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It took me a while to understand your question. If I understand correctly, what you are trying to do...

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