Re: [lcd4linux] AC_PYTHON_DEVEL

[Michael R. <re...@eu...>]

Hi Paul,

> Ok, did some further checking and searching. Turns out that I swig
> (www.swig.org) installed on my system as part of a dependency to another
> package. I assume that swig installed a file swig.m4 in the
> /usr/share/aclocal/
> This file contains a macro PYTHON_DEVEL which in turn requires
> AM_PATH_PYTHON

Good investigations, paul!

I can confirm the problem here. As soon as I install the swig.m4 file to
/usr/share/aclocal, I get the same error.

"I've seen all the things in Heaven and Earth"
"I've seen many things in Hell"

The problem is that swig uses a macro called PYTHON_DEVEL, while
lcd4linux uses one called AC_PYTHON_DEVEL (or MY_PYTHON_DEVEL). Somehow
aclocal ignores the AM_ or MY_ prefix, and executes the swig.m4, where I
found a reference to AM_PATH_PYTHON.

I renamed the AC_PYTH_PYTHON to AC_PATH__PYTHON (note the double
underscore), now it works here.

please test!


bye, Michael

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