building with scikit build

python/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,34 +1,44 @@
+# Download or find pybind11 depending on configuration
 if(AARE_FETCH_PYBIND11)
     FetchContent_Declare(
         pybind11
         GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/pybind/pybind11
-        GIT_TAG        v2.11.0
+        GIT_TAG        v2.13.0
     )
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(pybind11)
 else()
-    find_package(pybind11 2.11 REQUIRED)
+    find_package(pybind11 2.13 REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
-
+# Add the compiled python extension
 pybind11_add_module(
-    _aare 
-    src/module.cpp
+    _aare           # name of the module
+    src/module.cpp  # source file
     )
+
 set_target_properties(_aare PROPERTIES
     LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
 )
 target_link_libraries(_aare PRIVATE aare_core aare_compiler_flags)
 
+# List of python files to be copied to the build directory
 set( PYTHON_FILES
     aare/__init__.py
 )
 
+# Copy the python files to the build directory
 foreach(FILE ${PYTHON_FILES})
-    configure_file( ${FILE}  
-    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${FILE}  )
+    configure_file(${FILE} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${FILE}  )
 endforeach(FILE ${PYTHON_FILES})
 
+set_target_properties(_aare PROPERTIES
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/aare
+)
 
-configure_file( examples/play.py  
-    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/play.py 
-)
+
+
+# Copy the examples/scripts to the build directory
+configure_file(examples/play.py ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/play.py)
+
+
+install(TARGETS _aare DESTINATION aare)

python/aare/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-
-
-from _aare import File
+# Make the compiled classes that live in _aare available from aare.
+from ._aare import File