# HG changeset patch
# User Sebastien Jodogne <s.jodogne@gmail.com>
# Date 1599297625 -7200
# Node ID 98592b9e7ad5ee7bebe803730516353e4048d6dc
# Parent  4481882d9c8321024275a7fd274bf611edec54ba
force version of python on os x

diff -r 4481882d9c83 -r 98592b9e7ad5 Sphinx/source/plugins/python.rst
--- a/Sphinx/source/plugins/python.rst	Tue Sep 01 18:22:01 2020 +0200
+++ b/Sphinx/source/plugins/python.rst	Sat Sep 05 11:20:25 2020 +0200
@@ -137,7 +137,16 @@
 **Warning:** The shared library is only compatible with the Python
 interpreter whose version corresponds to the value of the
 ``PYTHON_VERSION`` argument that was given to CMake.
-     
+
+**Note for OS X:** As indicated by `Stephen Douglas Scotti
+<https://groups.google.com/g/orthanc-users/c/RnmZKFv8FaY/m/HhvOD2A2CAAJ>`__,
+here is a sample invocation of CMake to force the version of Python to
+be used on OS X::
+
+  $ cmake .. -DPYTHON_VERSION=3.8 -DSTATIC_BUILD=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+          -DPYTHON_LIBRARY=/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.8/3.8.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/libpython3.8.dylib \
+          -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.8/3.8.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/include/python3.8/
+  
   
 Microsoft Windows
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