Python fails to install with empty ABI flags

[Arfrever]

BPO	10687
Nosy	@warsaw
Files	10687.diff

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closed_at = <Date 2010-12-13.18:06:28.405>
created_at = <Date 2010-12-12.18:34:04.126>
labels = ['build']
title = 'Python fails to install with empty ABI flags'
updated_at = <Date 2010-12-13.18:06:28.404>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/Arfrever'

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versions = ['Python 3.2']

[Arfrever]

$ make DESTDIR=/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-3.2_pre20101212/image/ altinstall 
Creating directory /usr/bin
Creating directory /usr/lib64
/usr/bin/install -c python /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-3.2_pre20101212/image//usr/bin/python3.2
if test -f /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-3.2_pre20101212/image//usr/bin/python3.2 -o -h /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-3.2_pre20101212/image//usr/bin/python3.2; \
then rm -f /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-3.2_pre20101212/image//usr/bin/python3.2; \
else true; \
fi
(cd /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-3.2_pre20101212/image//usr/bin; ln python3.2 python3.2)
ln: accessing `python3.2': No such file or directory
make: *** [altbininstall] Error 1

[warsaw]

Please include your ./configure command too

[warsaw]

I've tested the following patch with both ./configure --prefix=/tmp/python and ./configure --without-pymalloc --prefix=/tmp/python. Both seem to work as expected.

Note that this patch fixes a small drive-by bug I found, and it makes editing Makefile.pre.in nicer for Emacsers (without I hope affecting other editor users).

[Arfrever]

The patch works correctly for me.

[warsaw]

Thanks for testing it! r87213