Re: [Libguestfs] [PATCH 7/9] python: fix detection of libpython features

Instead of querying distutils.sysconfig for the library name, just use the $PYTHON_LIBS returned by pkg-config. This makes sure the tests can link even with a libpython in a non-standard library directory. --- configure.ac | 10 ++-------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 87e066c..1bf291c 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -1216,20 +1216,14 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_python" != "xno"],[ AC_MSG_RESULT([$PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX]) dnl Look for some optional symbols in libpython. - old_LIBS="$LIBS" - - PYTHON_BLDLIBRARY=`$PYTHON -c "import distutils.sysconfig; \ - print (distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('BLDLIBRARY'))"` AC_CHECK_LIB([c],[PyCapsule_New], [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PYCAPSULE_NEW],1, [Found PyCapsule_New in libpython.])], - [],[$PYTHON_BLDLIBRARY]) + [],[$PYTHON_LIBS]) AC_CHECK_LIB([c],[PyString_AsString], [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PYSTRING_ASSTRING],1, [Found PyString_AsString in libpython.])], - [],[$PYTHON_BLDLIBRARY]) - - LIBS="$old_LIBS" + [],[$PYTHON_LIBS]) fi AC_SUBST(PYTHON_PREFIX) -- 1.9.3