Reading python.m4, I notice that it claims to support only Python >= 2.0, yet still has specific support for Python 1.5. Would a patch along the following lines therefore be accepted? (If so I'll write the changelog entry &c.!)
>From 159eee8f676f41aa4619d074e2bb8a01d102e4a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001From: Reuben Thomas <r...@sc3d.org>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 23:40:48 +0100Subject: [PATCH] Remove Python 1.5 support. --- m4/python.m4 | 14 ++++---------- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/m4/python.m4 b/m4/python.m4index a7c1dd7..642b498 100644--- a/m4/python.m4+++ b/m4/python.m4@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_PYTHON], dnl site-packages directory, not the python standard library dnl directory like in previous automake betas. This behavior dnl is more consistent with lispdir.m4 for example.- dnl Query distutils for this directory. distutils does not exist in- dnl Python 1.5, so we fall back to the hardcoded directory if it- dnl doesn't work.+ dnl Query distutils for this directory. AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $am_display_PYTHON script directory], [am_cv_python_pythondir], [if test "x$prefix" = xNONE@@ -126,8 +124,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_PYTHON], else am_py_prefix=$prefix fi- am_cv_python_pythondir=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; from distutils import sysconfig; sys.stdout.write(sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,0,prefix='$am_py_prefix'))" 2>/dev/null ||- echo "$PYTHON_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages"`+ am_cv_python_pythondir=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; from distutils import sysconfig; sys.stdout.write(sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,0,prefix='$am_py_prefix'))" 2>/dev/null` case $am_cv_python_pythondir in $am_py_prefix*) am__strip_prefix=`echo "$am_py_prefix" | sed 's|.|.|g'`@@ -153,9 +150,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_PYTHON], dnl pyexecdir -- directory for installing python extension modules dnl (shared libraries)- dnl Query distutils for this directory. distutils does not exist in- dnl Python 1.5, so we fall back to the hardcoded directory if it- dnl doesn't work.+ dnl Query distutils for this directory. AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $am_display_PYTHON extension module directory], [am_cv_python_pyexecdir], [if test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE@@ -164,8 +159,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_PYTHON], else am_py_exec_prefix=$exec_prefix fi- am_cv_python_pyexecdir=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; from distutils import sysconfig; sys.stdout.write(sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,0,prefix='$am_py_exec_prefix'))" 2>/dev/null ||- echo "$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages"`+ am_cv_python_pyexecdir=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; from distutils import sysconfig; sys.stdout.write(sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,0,prefix='$am_py_exec_prefix'))" 2>/dev/null` case $am_cv_python_pyexecdir in $am_py_exec_prefix*) am__strip_prefix=`echo "$am_py_exec_prefix" | sed 's|.|.|g'`-- 1.7.5.4 -- http://rrt.sc3d.org
