Checking cmake is in the system path for windows

setup.py

@@ -71,6 +71,43 @@ def build_extensions(self):
  raise RuntimeError("Cython is required to generate C++ code")
 
 
+def check_cmake_in_path():
+ try:
+ result = subprocess.run(
+ ["cmake", "--version"],
+ stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+ stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+ text=True,
+ )
+ if result.returncode == 0:
+ # CMake is in the system path
+ return True, result.stdout.strip()
+ else:
+ # CMake is not in the system path
+ return False, None
+ except FileNotFoundError:
+ # CMake command not found
+ return False, None
+
+
+if os.name == "nt": # Check if the OS is Windows
+ # Check if CMake is in the system path
+ cmake_found, cmake_version = check_cmake_in_path()
+
+ if cmake_found:
+ print(
+ f"CMake is in the system path. Version: \
+ {cmake_version}"
+ )
+ else:
+ raise SystemError(
+ "CMake is not found in the \
+ system path. Make sure CMake \
+ is installed and in the system \
+ path."
+ )
+
+
 # Workaround for `distutils.spawn` problem on Windows python < 3.9
 # See details: [bpo-39763: distutils.spawn now uses subprocess (GH-18743)]
 # (https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1ec63b62035e73111e204a0e03b83503e1c58f2e)