Re: [lcd4linux] AC_PYTHON_DEVEL

[Paul K. <pau...@xs...>]

Michael Reinelt wrote:

>Hi Paul,
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>>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
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>>
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>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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Michael in which file did you make that change? I assumed you did it in 
python.m4, but it is not in CVS. And when I try it myself, it doesn't 
work. :-(

cheers,

Paul