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Add CMake option to build only Python bindings without rebuilding libz3

Introduce Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE option (default ON) to control whether libz3 is built.
When set to OFF with Z3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON, only Python bindings are built
using a pre-installed libz3 library. This is useful for package managers like
conda-forge to avoid rebuilding libz3 for each Python version.

Changes:
- Add Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE option in src/CMakeLists.txt
- When OFF, find and use pre-installed libz3 as imported target
- Update Python bindings CMakeLists.txt to handle both built and imported libz3
- Add documentation in README-CMake.md with usage examples

Co-authored-by: NikolajBjorner <3085284+NikolajBjorner@users.noreply.github.com>
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copilot-swe-agent[bot] 2025-11-16 18:16:03 +00:00
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commit 1b8e687cb7
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@ -410,9 +410,10 @@ The following useful options can be passed to CMake whilst configuring.
* ``Python3_EXECUTABLE`` - STRING. The python executable to use during the build.
* ``Z3_ENABLE_TRACING_FOR_NON_DEBUG`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` enable tracing in non-debug builds, if set to ``FALSE`` disable tracing in non-debug builds. Note in debug builds tracing is always enabled.
* ``Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_SHARED`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` build libz3 as a shared library otherwise build as a static library.
* ``Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` (default) build the core libz3 library. If set to ``FALSE``, skip building libz3 and look for a pre-installed library instead. This is useful when building only Python bindings on top of an already-installed libz3.
* ``Z3_ENABLE_EXAMPLE_TARGETS`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` add the build targets for building the API examples.
* ``Z3_USE_LIB_GMP`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` use the GNU multiple precision library. If set to ``FALSE`` use an internal implementation.
* ``Z3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` then Z3's python bindings will be built.
* ``Z3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` then Z3's python bindings will be built. When ``Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE`` is ``FALSE``, this will build only the Python bindings using a pre-installed libz3.
* ``Z3_INSTALL_PYTHON_BINDINGS`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` and ``Z3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS`` is ``TRUE`` then running the ``install`` target will install Z3's Python bindings.
* ``Z3_BUILD_DOTNET_BINDINGS`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` then Z3's .NET bindings will be built.
* ``Z3_INSTALL_DOTNET_BINDINGS`` - BOOL. If set to ``TRUE`` and ``Z3_BUILD_DOTNET_BINDINGS`` is ``TRUE`` then running the ``install`` target will install Z3's .NET bindings.
@ -464,6 +465,49 @@ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DZ3_ENABLE_TRACING_FOR_NON_DEBUG=FALSE ../
Z3 exposes various language bindings for its API. Below are some notes on building
and/or installing these bindings when building Z3 with CMake.
### Python bindings
#### Building Python bindings with libz3
The default behavior when ``Z3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON`` is to build both the libz3 library
and the Python bindings together:
```
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DZ3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON -DZ3_BUILD_LIBZ3_SHARED=ON ../
make
```
#### Building only Python bindings (using pre-installed libz3)
For package managers like conda-forge that want to avoid rebuilding libz3 for each Python version,
you can build only the Python bindings by setting ``Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE=OFF``. This assumes
libz3 is already installed on your system:
```
# First, build and install libz3 (once)
mkdir build-libz3
cd build-libz3
cmake -DZ3_BUILD_LIBZ3_SHARED=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/path/to/prefix ../
make
make install
# Then, build Python bindings for each Python version (quickly, without rebuilding libz3)
cd ..
mkdir build-py310
cd build-py310
cmake -DZ3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE=OFF \
-DZ3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON \
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/path/to/prefix \
-DPython3_EXECUTABLE=/path/to/python3.10 ../
make
make install
```
This approach significantly reduces build time when packaging for multiple Python versions,
as the expensive libz3 compilation happens only once.
### Java bindings
The CMake build uses the ``FindJava`` and ``FindJNI`` cmake modules to detect the

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@ -106,16 +106,19 @@ add_subdirectory(api/dll)
################################################################################
# libz3
################################################################################
get_property(Z3_LIBZ3_COMPONENTS_LIST GLOBAL PROPERTY Z3_LIBZ3_COMPONENTS)
set (object_files "")
foreach (component ${Z3_LIBZ3_COMPONENTS_LIST})
option(Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE "Build the core libz3 library" ON)
if (Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE)
get_property(Z3_LIBZ3_COMPONENTS_LIST GLOBAL PROPERTY Z3_LIBZ3_COMPONENTS)
set (object_files "")
foreach (component ${Z3_LIBZ3_COMPONENTS_LIST})
list(APPEND object_files $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${component}>)
endforeach()
if (Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_SHARED)
endforeach()
if (Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_SHARED)
set(lib_type "SHARED")
else()
else()
set(lib_type "STATIC")
endif()
endif()
# Enable static msvc runtime.
if (MSVC AND Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_MSVC_STATIC)
set(CompilerFlags
@ -300,6 +303,29 @@ if (MSVC)
z3_append_linker_flag_list_to_target(libz3 "/DEF:${dll_module_exports_file}")
endif()
else()
# When not building libz3, we need to find it
message(STATUS "Not building libz3, will look for pre-installed library")
find_library(Z3_LIBRARY NAMES z3 libz3
HINTS ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
PATH_SUFFIXES lib lib64
)
if (NOT Z3_LIBRARY)
message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find pre-installed libz3. Please ensure libz3 is installed or set Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE=ON")
endif()
message(STATUS "Found libz3: ${Z3_LIBRARY}")
# Create an imported target for the pre-installed libz3
add_library(libz3 SHARED IMPORTED)
set_target_properties(libz3 PROPERTIES
IMPORTED_LOCATION "${Z3_LIBRARY}"
)
# Set include directories for the imported target
target_include_directories(libz3 INTERFACE
${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
)
endif()
################################################################################
# Z3 executable
################################################################################
@ -330,10 +356,17 @@ endif()
################################################################################
option(Z3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS "Build Python bindings for Z3" OFF)
if (Z3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
# Validate configuration for Python bindings
if (Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_CORE)
# Building libz3 together with Python bindings
if (NOT Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_SHARED)
message(FATAL_ERROR "The python bindings will not work with a static libz3. "
"You either need to disable Z3_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS or enable Z3_BUILD_LIBZ3_SHARED")
endif()
else()
# Using pre-installed libz3 for Python bindings
message(STATUS "Building Python bindings with pre-installed libz3")
endif()
add_subdirectory(api/python)
endif()

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@ -70,13 +70,32 @@ else()
endif()
# Link libz3 into the python directory so bindings work out of the box
add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${z3py_bindings_build_dest}/libz3${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX}"
# Handle both built libz3 and pre-installed libz3
if (TARGET libz3)
# Get the libz3 location - handle both regular and imported targets
get_target_property(LIBZ3_IS_IMPORTED libz3 IMPORTED)
if (LIBZ3_IS_IMPORTED)
# For imported targets, get the IMPORTED_LOCATION
get_target_property(LIBZ3_SOURCE_PATH libz3 IMPORTED_LOCATION)
# No dependency on libz3 target since it's pre-built
set(LIBZ3_DEPENDS "")
else()
# For regular targets, use the build output location
set(LIBZ3_SOURCE_PATH "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libz3${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX}")
set(LIBZ3_DEPENDS libz3)
endif()
add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${z3py_bindings_build_dest}/libz3${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX}"
COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" "-E" "${LINK_COMMAND}"
"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libz3${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX}"
"${LIBZ3_SOURCE_PATH}"
"${z3py_bindings_build_dest}/libz3${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX}"
DEPENDS libz3
DEPENDS ${LIBZ3_DEPENDS}
COMMENT "Linking libz3 into python directory"
)
)
else()
message(FATAL_ERROR "libz3 target not found. Cannot build Python bindings.")
endif()
# Convenient top-level target
add_custom_target(build_z3_python_bindings