Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-6.2-mac.sh
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-6.2-mac.sh	(revision 27149)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-6.2-mac.sh	(revision 27150)
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@
 cp configs/${VER}/mac/cmake/InstallDarwinDylibs.cmake ${DAK_SRC}/cmake
 
+#check for python 2, required by dakota
+PYTHONEXECUTIONPATH=$(which python2) || echo WARNING dakota will not compile without python2
+
 # Configure
 cd ${DAK_BUILD}
@@ -67,4 +70,5 @@
 	-DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=${MPI_HOME}/bin/mpif77 \
 	-DCMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS="-fallow-argument-mismatch" \
+	-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHONEXECUTIONPATH \
 	-DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=TRUE \
 	-DHAVE_ACRO=OFF \