1 ## ------------------------ -*- Autoconf -*-
2 ## Python file handling
4 ## Updated by James Henstridge
5 ## ------------------------
6 # Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
7 # Free Software Foundation, Inc.
9 # This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
10 # gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
11 # with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
13 # AM_PATH_PYTHON([MINIMUM-VERSION], [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
14 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
15 # Adds support for distributing Python modules and packages. To
16 # install modules, copy them to $(pythondir), using the python_PYTHON
17 # automake variable. To install a package with the same name as the
18 # automake package, install to $(pkgpythondir), or use the
19 # pkgpython_PYTHON automake variable.
21 # The variables $(pyexecdir) and $(pkgpyexecdir) are provided as
22 # locations to install python extension modules (shared libraries).
23 # Another macro is required to find the appropriate flags to compile
26 # If your package is configured with a different prefix to python,
27 # users will have to add the install directory to the PYTHONPATH
28 # environment variable, or create a .pth file (see the python
29 # documentation for details).
31 # If the MINIMUM-VERSION argument is passed, AM_PATH_PYTHON will
32 # cause an error if the version of python installed on the system
33 # doesn't meet the requirement. MINIMUM-VERSION should consist of
34 # numbers and dots only.
35 AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_PYTHON],
37 dnl Find a Python interpreter. Python versions prior to 2.0 are not
38 dnl supported. (2.0 was released on October 16, 2000).
39 m4_define_default([_AM_PYTHON_INTERPRETER_LIST],
40 [python python2 python3 python3.0 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 dnl
44 dnl No version check is needed.
45 # Find any Python interpreter.
46 if test -z "$PYTHON"; then
47 AC_PATH_PROGS([PYTHON], _AM_PYTHON_INTERPRETER_LIST, :)
49 am_display_PYTHON=python
51 dnl A version check is needed.
52 if test -n "$PYTHON"; then
53 # If the user set $PYTHON, use it and don't search something else.
54 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $PYTHON version >= $1])
55 AM_PYTHON_CHECK_VERSION([$PYTHON], [$1],
57 [AC_MSG_ERROR(too old)])
58 am_display_PYTHON=$PYTHON
60 # Otherwise, try each interpreter until we find one that satisfies
62 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for a Python interpreter with version >= $1],
63 [am_cv_pathless_PYTHON],[
64 for am_cv_pathless_PYTHON in _AM_PYTHON_INTERPRETER_LIST none; do
65 test "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" = none && break
66 AM_PYTHON_CHECK_VERSION([$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON], [$1], [break])
68 # Set $PYTHON to the absolute path of $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON.
69 if test "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" = none; then
72 AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON], [$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON])
74 am_display_PYTHON=$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON
78 if test "$PYTHON" = :; then
79 dnl Run any user-specified action, or abort.
80 m4_default([$3], [AC_MSG_ERROR([no suitable Python interpreter found])])
83 dnl Query Python for its version number. Getting [:3] seems to be
84 dnl the best way to do this; it's what "site.py" does in the standard
87 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $am_display_PYTHON version], [am_cv_python_version],
88 [am_cv_python_version=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; sys.stdout.write(sys.version[[:3]])"`])
89 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_VERSION], [$am_cv_python_version])
91 dnl Use the values of $prefix and $exec_prefix for the corresponding
92 dnl values of PYTHON_PREFIX and PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX. These are made
93 dnl distinct variables so they can be overridden if need be. However,
94 dnl general consensus is that you shouldn't need this ability.
96 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_PREFIX], ['${prefix}'])
97 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX], ['${exec_prefix}'])
99 dnl At times (like when building shared libraries) you may want
100 dnl to know which OS platform Python thinks this is.
102 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $am_display_PYTHON platform], [am_cv_python_platform],
103 [am_cv_python_platform=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; sys.stdout.write(sys.platform)"`])
104 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_PLATFORM], [$am_cv_python_platform])
107 dnl Set up 4 directories:
109 dnl pythondir -- where to install python scripts. This is the
110 dnl site-packages directory, not the python standard library
111 dnl directory like in previous automake betas. This behavior
112 dnl is more consistent with lispdir.m4 for example.
113 dnl Query distutils for this directory. distutils does not exist in
114 dnl Python 1.5, so we fall back to the hardcoded directory if it
116 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $am_display_PYTHON script directory],
117 [am_cv_python_pythondir],
118 [am_cv_python_pythondir=`$PYTHON -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,0,prefix='$PYTHON_PREFIX')" 2>/dev/null ||
119 echo "$PYTHON_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages"`])
120 AC_SUBST([pythondir], [$am_cv_python_pythondir])
122 dnl pkgpythondir -- $PACKAGE directory under pythondir. Was
123 dnl PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE in previous betas, but this naming is
124 dnl more consistent with the rest of automake.
126 AC_SUBST([pkgpythondir], [\${pythondir}/$PACKAGE])
128 dnl pyexecdir -- directory for installing python extension modules
129 dnl (shared libraries)
130 dnl Query distutils for this directory. distutils does not exist in
131 dnl Python 1.5, so we fall back to the hardcoded directory if it
133 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $am_display_PYTHON extension module directory],
134 [am_cv_python_pyexecdir],
135 [am_cv_python_pyexecdir=`$PYTHON -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,0,prefix='$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX')" 2>/dev/null ||
136 echo "${PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX}/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages"`])
137 AC_SUBST([pyexecdir], [$am_cv_python_pyexecdir])
139 dnl pkgpyexecdir -- $(pyexecdir)/$(PACKAGE)
141 AC_SUBST([pkgpyexecdir], [\${pyexecdir}/$PACKAGE])
143 dnl Run any user-specified action.
150 # AM_PYTHON_CHECK_VERSION(PROG, VERSION, [ACTION-IF-TRUE], [ACTION-IF-FALSE])
151 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
152 # Run ACTION-IF-TRUE if the Python interpreter PROG has version >= VERSION.
153 # Run ACTION-IF-FALSE otherwise.
154 # This test uses sys.hexversion instead of the string equivalent (first
155 # word of sys.version), in order to cope with versions such as 2.2c1.
156 # This supports Python 2.0 or higher. (2.0 was released on October 16, 2000).
157 AC_DEFUN([AM_PYTHON_CHECK_VERSION],
159 # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros
160 # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion.
161 # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x
162 minver = list(map(int, '$2'.split('.'))) + [[0, 0, 0]]
164 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator
165 for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[[i]]
166 sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)"
167 AS_IF([AM_RUN_LOG([$1 -c "$prog"])], [$3], [$4])])