Are `cmake`, `ctest` and `cpack` functions part of API?

[blowekamp]

These functions are not documented in the read the docs. Are the intended for public usage?

[jcfr]

They are currently used as entrypoint in setup.py. That way, a wrapper executable named after each function is automatically created after installing the wheel.

See

cmake-python-distributions/setup.py

Lines 45 to 49 in 758e4d2

	entry_points={
	'console_scripts': [
	'cmake=cmake:cmake', 'cpack=cmake:cpack', 'ctest=cmake:ctest'
	]
	},

To make them useful for public consumption, I think we would need something like this: https://github.com/scikit-build/cmake-python-distributions/compare/28-add-cmake-ctest-cpack-to-public-api

Let me know what you think.

Thanks
Jc

[blowekamp]

I have a couple needs to invoke a CMake scripts from Python.

1. Use CMake's ExternalData module in a Sphinx build on ReadTheDocs for downloading images. With CMake and Ninja being in PyPi, this should easily be done.
2. Use a CMake script from setup.py to determine SimpleITK's source code version via the CMake scripts.

I will pursue this tasks as some point with my own wrapper to see what the requirements will be.

Thanks!

[jcfr]

Makes sense.

When I have some cycle, I will look into finalizing https://github.com/scikit-build/cmake-python-distributions/compare/28-add-cmake-ctest-cpack-to-public-api that is general enough I think.

I will pursue this tasks as some point with my own wrapper to see what the requirements will be.

Great. Then, based on your findings we can definitively integrate them here.

Have a good weekend,
Jc