From 912e64757550990b00bc50fe9ac9b074db2564f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Axel Huebl <axel.huebl@plasma.ninja>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:55:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] CMake: Install Python Wrappers w/o Test

The Python wrapper files and classes should be always installed,
not only when tests are performed. Also, ideally before the
examples are copied in
---
 CMakeLists.txt | 15 +++++++--------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 10e731e15..aa6aa33ef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -493,6 +493,13 @@ if(ImpactX_PYTHON)
             ${ImpactX_CUSTOM_TARGET_PREFIX}pip_wheel
     )
 
+    # copy Python wrapper library to build directory
+    add_custom_command(TARGET pyImpactX POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
+            ${ImpactX_SOURCE_DIR}/src/python/impactx
+            $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:pyImpactX>
+    )
+
     # copy examples into pip package, e.g., for dashboard GUI
     add_custom_command(TARGET pyImpactX POST_BUILD
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
@@ -513,14 +520,6 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     endif()
 
     # unit tests
-    if(ImpactX_PYTHON)
-        # copy Python wrapper library to build directory
-        add_custom_command(TARGET pyImpactX POST_BUILD
-            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
-                ${ImpactX_SOURCE_DIR}/src/python/impactx
-                $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:pyImpactX>
-        )
-    endif()
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()