patch 8.0.1719: cannot specify which Python executable configure should use
Problem: Cannot specify which Python executable configure should use.
Solution: Add --with-python-command and --with-python3-command.
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index ff0c726..e37a267 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -1117,7 +1117,15 @@
fi
dnl -- find the python executable
- AC_PATH_PROGS(vi_cv_path_python, python2 python)
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(--with-python-command argument)
+ AC_SUBST(vi_cv_path_python)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(python-command, [ --with-python-command=NAME name of the Python 2 command (default: python2 or python)],
+ vi_cv_path_python="$withval"; AC_MSG_RESULT($vi_cv_path_python),
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
+
+ if test "X$vi_cv_path_python" = "X"; then
+ AC_PATH_PROGS(vi_cv_path_python, python2 python)
+ fi
if test "X$vi_cv_path_python" != "X"; then
dnl -- get its version number
@@ -1156,7 +1164,7 @@
dnl -- where the Python implementation library archives are
AC_ARG_WITH(python-config-dir,
- [ --with-python-config-dir=PATH Python's config directory],
+ [ --with-python-config-dir=PATH Python's config directory (deprecated)],
[ vi_cv_path_python_conf="${withval}"; have_python_config_dir=1 ] )
AC_CACHE_CHECK(Python's configuration directory,vi_cv_path_python_conf,
@@ -1343,7 +1351,15 @@
fi
dnl -- find the python3 executable
- AC_PATH_PROGS(vi_cv_path_python3, python3 python)
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(--with-python3-command argument)
+ AC_SUBST(vi_cv_path_python3)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(python3-command, [ --with-python3-command=NAME name of the Python 3 command (default: python3 or python)],
+ vi_cv_path_python3="$withval"; AC_MSG_RESULT($vi_cv_path_python3),
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
+
+ if test "X$vi_cv_path_python3" = "X"; then
+ AC_PATH_PROGS(vi_cv_path_python3, python3 python)
+ fi
if test "X$vi_cv_path_python3" != "X"; then
dnl -- get its version number
@@ -1393,7 +1409,7 @@
dnl -- where the Python implementation library archives are
AC_ARG_WITH(python3-config-dir,
- [ --with-python3-config-dir=PATH Python's config directory],
+ [ --with-python3-config-dir=PATH Python's config directory (deprecated)],
[ vi_cv_path_python3_conf="${withval}"; have_python3_config_dir=1 ] )
AC_CACHE_CHECK(Python's configuration directory,vi_cv_path_python3_conf,