WIP fix python install

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ gcc_9_python:
     - export CCACHE_DIR=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/cache
 
   script:
-    - python3 setup.py bdist_wheel build_ext --build-temp=build -- -DBUILD_VF_CPU=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
+   - python3 setup.py develop -- -DBUILD_VF_CPU=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
 
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@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ gcc_9_python_bindings_test:
 
   before_script:
     - export PYTHONPATH="Python"
-    - export VF_WHEEL=$(find dist/*.whl)
-    - pip3 install $VF_WHEEL
+    - pip3 install -e .
     - pip3 install -r Python/requirements.txt
 
   script:

setup.py

 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import setuptools
 import skbuild
 
 """
 Install python wrapper of virtual fluids
 install via python:
-    python setup.py install build_ext
+    python setup.py develop
     set CMAKE Flags via -DBUILD_VF_GPU:BOOL=1
     CMAKE flags have to be separated by -- 
-    example: python setup.py install build_ext -- VBUILD_VF_CPU:BOOL=ON
+    example: python setup.py develop -- VBUILD_VF_CPU:BOOL=ON
+    then run pip install -e . to add to environment
 or install via pip:
     pip install -e .
-    set CMAKE Flags via --config-settings -DBUILD_VF_GPU=1
+    set CMAKE Flags via --config-settings "-DBUILD_VF_GPU=1"
+    example: pip install -e . --config-settings="-DBUILD_VF_GPU=ON"
 """
 
 init_py = "from .bindings import *"
@@ -28,11 +31,26 @@ init_file.write_text(init_py)
 # create build_dir
 name_of_build_dir = "build"
 
-build_dir = (top_dir/name_of_build_dir).mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-extra_args = []
+build_dir = top_dir/name_of_build_dir
+build_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+
+target = "python_bindings"
+
+config_args = []
 if("cmake_args" in locals()):
-    extra_args.extend([f"{k}={v}" for k,v in locals()["cmake_args"].items()])
+    config_args.extend([f"{k}={v}" for k,v in locals()["cmake_args"].items()])
 
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = sys.argv.copy()
+    args.append("--")
+    ind = args.index("--")
+
+    sys_args = args[ind+1:-1]
+    for arg in sys_args:
+        sys.argv.remove(arg)
+
+    
 cmake_args = [
         f"-DPython3_ROOT_DIR={Path(sys.prefix)}",
         "-DBUILD_VF_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON",
@@ -40,13 +58,21 @@ cmake_args = [
         "-DBUILD_VF_DOUBLE_ACCURACY=OFF",
         "-DBUILD_VF_UNIT_TESTS:BOOL=OFF",
         "-DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF",
-    ] + extra_args
+    ] + config_args + sys_args
+
+maker = skbuild.cmaker.CMaker()
+maker.configure(clargs=cmake_args, cmake_install_dir=build_dir)
+maker.make(install_target=target)
 
-skbuild.setup(
-    name="pyfluids",
+# skbuild.setup(
+#     name="pyfluids",
+#     packages=["pyfluids"],
+#     package_dir={"": "pythonbindings"},
+#     cmake_args = cmake_args,
+#     cmake_install_target=target
+# )
+setuptools.setup(
+     name="pyfluids",
     packages=["pyfluids"],
     package_dir={"": "pythonbindings"},
-    cmake_args = cmake_args,
-    cmake_install_dir=str(build_dir),
-    cmake_install_target="python_bindings"
 )