Some more changes.

Author: dilawar

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(MOOSE)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ endif()
 install(TARGETS moose.bin DESTINATION bin CONFIGURATIONS Debug)
 install(TARGETS libmoose DESTINATION lib CONFIGURATIONS Debug)
 
-install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} setup.py --skip-build
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} VERBATIM)"
+install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} setup.py install --skip-build
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})"
   CONFIGURATION Debug Release)
 
 # Print message to start build process

setup.py

@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 sdir_ = Path().absolute()
 builddir_ = sdir_ / '_build'
 builddir_.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-cmakeCacheFile_ = builddir_ / 'CMakeCache.txt'
-if cmakeCacheFile_.exists():
-    cmakeCacheFile_.unlink()
-
 
 numCores_ = os.cpu_count() - 1
 
@@ -51,8 +47,8 @@ def __init__(self, name):
         # don't invoke the original build_ext for this special extension
         super().__init__(name, sources=[])
 
-class build_ext(_build_ext):
 
+class build_ext(_build_ext):
     user_options = [ 
             ('with-boost', None, 'Use Boost Libraries (OFF)'),
             ('with-gsl', None, 'Use Gnu Scienfific Library (ON)'),