ax_python.m4

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# SYNOPSIS
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#   AX_PYTHON
#
# DESCRIPTION
#
#   This macro does a complete Python development environment check.
#
#   It recurses through several python versions (from 2.1 to 2.5 in this
#   version), looking for an executable. When it finds an executable, it
#   looks to find the header files and library.
#
#   It sets PYTHON_BIN to the name of the python executable,
#   PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR to the directory holding the header files, and
#   PYTHON_LIB to the name of the Python library.
#
#   This macro calls AC_SUBST on PYTHON_BIN (via AC_CHECK_PROG),
#   PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR and PYTHON_LIB.
#
# LAST MODIFICATION
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#   2008-04-12
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# COPYLEFT
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#   Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Tindal
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AC_DEFUN([AX_PYTHON],
[AC_MSG_CHECKING(for python build information)
AC_MSG_RESULT([])
for python in python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python; do
AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON_BIN, [$python])
ax_python_bin=$PYTHON_BIN
if test x$ax_python_bin != x; then
   AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_python_bin, main, ax_python_lib=$ax_python_bin, ax_python_lib=no)
   AC_CHECK_HEADER([$ax_python_bin/Python.h],
   [[ax_python_header=`locate $ax_python_bin/Python.h | sed -e s,/Python.h,,`]],
   ax_python_header=no)
   if test $ax_python_lib != no; then
     if test $ax_python_header != no; then
       break;
     fi
   fi
fi
done
if test x$ax_python_bin = x; then
   ax_python_bin=no
fi
if test x$ax_python_header = x; then
   ax_python_header=no
fi
if test x$ax_python_lib = x; then
   ax_python_lib=no
fi

AC_MSG_RESULT([  results of the Python check:])
AC_MSG_RESULT([    Binary:      $ax_python_bin])
AC_MSG_RESULT([    Library:     $ax_python_lib])
AC_MSG_RESULT([    Include Dir: $ax_python_header])

if test x$ax_python_header != xno; then
  PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=$ax_python_header
  AC_SUBST(PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR)
fi
if test x$ax_python_lib != xno; then
  PYTHON_LIB=$ax_python_lib
  AC_SUBST(PYTHON_LIB)
fi
])dnl