dnl Check for python-config and substitute needed CFLAGS and LDFLAGS

dnl Usage:

dnl AM_PYTHON_CONFIG

AC_DEFUN([AM_PYTHON_CONFIG],

[ AC_SUBST(PYTHON_CFLAGS)

AC_SUBST(PYTHON_LIBS)

dnl We need to check for python build flags using distutils.sysconfig

dnl We cannot use python-config, as it was not available on older

dnl versions of python

AC_PATH_PROG(PYTHON, python)

AC_MSG_CHECKING([for working python])

if test -x "$PYTHON"; then

PYTHON_CFLAGS="`$PYTHON -c \"from distutils import sysconfig; \

print('-I' + sysconfig.get_python_inc() + \

' -I' + sysconfig.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True) + ' ' + \

sysconfig.get_config_var('BASECFLAGS'))\"`"

PYTHON_LIBS="`$PYTHON -c \"from distutils import sysconfig; \

print(' '.join(sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBS').split() + \

sysconfig.get_config_var('SYSLIBS').split()) + \

' ' + sysconfig.get_config_var('BLDLIBRARY') + ' ' + \

' -L' + sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBDIR'))\"`"

AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])

else

AC_MSG_RESULT([no])

AC_MSG_ERROR([Please install python devel package])

fi

])

dnl Taken from GNOME sources

dnl a macro to check for ability to create python extensions

dnl AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS([ACTION-IF-POSSIBLE], [ACTION-IF-NOT-POSSIBLE])

dnl function also defines PYTHON_INCLUDES

AC_DEFUN([AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS],

[AC_REQUIRE([AM_PATH_PYTHON])

AC_MSG_CHECKING(for headers required to compile python extensions)

dnl deduce PYTHON_INCLUDES

PYTHON_INCLUDES=-I`$PYTHON -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'))"`

AC_SUBST(PYTHON_INCLUDES)

dnl check if the headers exist:

save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"

CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $PYTHON_INCLUDES"

AC_TRY_CPP([#include <Python.h>],dnl

[AC_MSG_RESULT([found])

$1],dnl

[AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])

$2])

CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"

])

dnl Checks for a couple of functions we use that may not be defined

dnl in some older python (< 2.6) versions used e.g. on RHEL6

AC_DEFUN([AM_CHECK_PYTHON_COMPAT],

[AC_REQUIRE([AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS])

save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"

save_LIBS="$LIBS"

CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $PYTHON_INCLUDES"

LIBS="$LIBS $PYTHON_LIBS"

AC_CHECK_FUNCS([PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc])

CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"

LIBS="$save_LIBS"

])