From e3b2d33a1128040a5accf3d2e6398aa94d8ca3c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zach <zach@brohn.se>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 18:32:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: fallback to python wheel if Nuitka is not available

---
 CMakeLists.txt                           | 97 ++++++++++++++++--------
 Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli-python.cmake.in | 19 +++++
 2 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli-python.cmake.in

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d3932b..4e17b61 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,43 +72,80 @@ if("shell" IN_LIST ENABLE_MODULES)
 	set(ZSHELL_CLI_DIST "${ZSHELL_CLI_BUILD_DIR}/zshell.dist")
 	set(ZSHELL_CLI_SRC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cli/src/zshell")
 
-	find_program(NUITKA_EXECUTABLE nuitka REQUIRED)
+	find_program(NUITKA_EXECUTABLE nuitka)
 
-	file(GLOB_RECURSE ZSHELL_CLI_SOURCES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
-		"${ZSHELL_CLI_SRC}/*.py"
-	)
-	file(GLOB_RECURSE ZSHELL_CLI_ASSETS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
-		"${ZSHELL_CLI_SRC}/assets/*"
-	)
+	if(NUITKA_EXECUTABLE)
+		file(GLOB_RECURSE ZSHELL_CLI_SOURCES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+			"${ZSHELL_CLI_SRC}/*.py"
+		)
+		file(GLOB_RECURSE ZSHELL_CLI_ASSETS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+			"${ZSHELL_CLI_SRC}/assets/*"
+		)
 
-	add_custom_command(
-		OUTPUT "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}/zshell-cli"
-		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${ZSHELL_CLI_BUILD_DIR}"
-		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -rf "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}"
+		add_custom_command(
+			OUTPUT "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}/zshell-cli"
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${ZSHELL_CLI_BUILD_DIR}"
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -rf "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}"
 
-		COMMAND
-			${NUITKA_EXECUTABLE}
-			--standalone
-			--include-data-dir=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cli/src/zshell/assets=zshell/assets
-			--output-dir=${ZSHELL_CLI_BUILD_DIR}
-			--output-filename=zshell-cli
-			${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cli/src/zshell/
+			COMMAND
+				${NUITKA_EXECUTABLE}
+				--standalone
+				--include-data-dir=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cli/src/zshell/assets=zshell/assets
+				--output-dir=${ZSHELL_CLI_BUILD_DIR}
+				--output-filename=zshell-cli
+				${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cli/src/zshell/
 
-		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cli
-		DEPENDS ${ZSHELL_CLI_SOURCES} ${ZSHELL_CLI_ASSETS}
-	)
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cli
+			DEPENDS ${ZSHELL_CLI_SOURCES} ${ZSHELL_CLI_ASSETS}
+		)
 
-	add_custom_target(zshell-cli ALL DEPENDS "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}/zshell-cli")
+		add_custom_target(zshell-cli ALL DEPENDS "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}/zshell-cli")
 
-	install(PROGRAMS "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}/zshell-cli" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_LIBDIR}/zshell-cli")
-	install(DIRECTORY "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}/" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_LIBDIR}/zshell-cli" PATTERN "zshell-cli" EXCLUDE)
+		install(PROGRAMS "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}/zshell-cli" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_LIBDIR}/zshell-cli")
+		install(DIRECTORY "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST}/" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_LIBDIR}/zshell-cli" PATTERN "zshell-cli" EXCLUDE)
 
-	configure_file(
-		"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli.cmake.in"
-		"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli.cmake"
-		@ONLY
-	)
-	install(SCRIPT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli.cmake")
+		configure_file(
+			"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli.cmake.in"
+			"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli.cmake"
+			@ONLY
+		)
+		install(SCRIPT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli.cmake")
+	else()
+		message(STATUS "Nuitka not found, building zshell-cli as a Python wheel instead")
+
+		find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter REQUIRED)
+
+		set(ZSHELL_CLI_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
+		set(ZSHELL_CLI_DIST_DIR "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIR}/dist")
+		set(ZSHELL_CLI_WHEEL_STAMP "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/zshell-cli/wheel.stamp")
+
+		file(GLOB_RECURSE ZSHELL_CLI_SOURCES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+			"${ZSHELL_CLI_DIR}/src/zshell/*.py"
+		)
+		file(GLOB_RECURSE ZSHELL_CLI_ASSETS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+			"${ZSHELL_CLI_DIR}/src/zshell/assets/*"
+		)
+
+		add_custom_command(
+			OUTPUT "${ZSHELL_CLI_WHEEL_STAMP}"
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/zshell-cli"
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -rf "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIST_DIR}"
+			COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m build --wheel --no-isolation
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch "${ZSHELL_CLI_WHEEL_STAMP}"
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY "${ZSHELL_CLI_DIR}"
+			DEPENDS ${ZSHELL_CLI_SOURCES} ${ZSHELL_CLI_ASSETS}
+			COMMENT "Building zshell-cli python wheel"
+		)
+
+		add_custom_target(zshell-cli ALL DEPENDS "${ZSHELL_CLI_WHEEL_STAMP}")
+
+		configure_file(
+			"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli-python.cmake.in"
+			"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli-python.cmake"
+			@ONLY
+		)
+		install(SCRIPT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli-python.cmake")
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 if("plugin" IN_LIST ENABLE_MODULES)
diff --git a/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli-python.cmake.in b/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli-python.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a69100f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/cmake/zshell-cli-python.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+file(GLOB ZSHELL_CLI_WHEEL "@ZSHELL_CLI_DIST_DIR@/*.whl")
+if(NOT ZSHELL_CLI_WHEEL)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "No zshell-cli wheel found in @ZSHELL_CLI_DIST_DIR@")
+endif()
+
+set(_zshell_installer_args "--prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@")
+if(DEFINED ENV{DESTDIR} AND NOT "$ENV{DESTDIR}" STREQUAL "")
+	list(APPEND _zshell_installer_args "--destdir=$ENV{DESTDIR}")
+endif()
+
+execute_process(
+	COMMAND "@Python3_EXECUTABLE@" -m installer
+		${_zshell_installer_args}
+		${ZSHELL_CLI_WHEEL}
+	RESULT_VARIABLE ZSHELL_CLI_INSTALL_RESULT
+)
+if(NOT ZSHELL_CLI_INSTALL_RESULT EQUAL 0)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "zshell-cli wheel install failed")
+endif()