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| -rw-r--r-- | mesonbuild/modules/python.py | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/python.py b/mesonbuild/modules/python.py index 9a90fe9..1195d8a 100644 --- a/mesonbuild/modules/python.py +++ b/mesonbuild/modules/python.py @@ -470,11 +470,14 @@ class PythonModule(ExtensionModule): mlog.log("Using meson's python {}".format(mesonlib.python_command)) python = ExternalProgram('python3', mesonlib.python_command, silent=True) else: - if mesonlib.is_windows(): + python = ExternalProgram(name_or_path, silent = True) + + if not python.found() and mesonlib.is_windows(): pythonpath = self._get_win_pythonpath(name_or_path) if pythonpath is not None: name_or_path = pythonpath - python = ExternalProgram(name_or_path, silent = True) + python = ExternalProgram(name_or_path, silent = True) + # Last ditch effort, python2 or python3 can be named python # on various platforms, let's not give up just yet, if an executable # named python is available and has a compatible version, let's use |