CentOS 5 now requires python26

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
     "${MAD_BUILD_TOOLS}")
 
 include(Utils)
+include(LinuxUtils)
 include(OSXUtils)
 
 

cmake/LinuxUtils.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Get the RedHat/CentOS version
+macro(rh_version OUT_VERSION)
+    if(EXISTS "/etc/redhat-release")
+        file(READ "/etc/redhat-release" _REDHAT_RELEASE_CONTENT)
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "[^0-9.]*([0-9.]+)[^0-9.]*\$" "\\1" ${OUT_VERSION}
+            "${_REDHAT_RELEASE_CONTENT}"
+        )
+    else(EXISTS "/etc/redhat-release")
+        set(${OUT_VERSION} "${OUT_VERSION}-NOTFOUND")
+    endif(EXISTS "/etc/redhat-release")
+endmacro(rh_version)

deploy/RPM/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -6,12 +6,21 @@
 # definition extends to the parent scope
 
 
+# Get information about the environment
+rh_version(RH_VERSION)
+
 # -- Set RPM-specific variables ------------------------------------------------
 
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE x86_64 PARENT_SCOPE)
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "New BSD License" PARENT_SCOPE)
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_GROUP "Development/Libraries" PARENT_SCOPE)
-set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "python >= 2.6, lapack >= 3.0, m4 >= 1.4" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+set(_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "lapack >= 3.0, m4 >= 1.4")
+if(RH_VERSION AND RH_VERSION VERSION_LESS "6.0")
+    set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "python26, ${_PACKAGE_REQUIRES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+else()
+    set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "python >= 2.6, ${_PACKAGE_REQUIRES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endif()
 
 if(EXISTS "/etc/rpm/macros.python26")
     # On RH 5/CentOS 5, /usr/bin/python is Python 2.4. Unfortunately,