dnl a macro to check for ability to create python extensions
dnl  AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS([ACTION-IF-POSSIBLE], [ACTION-IF-NOT-POSSIBLE])
dnl function also defines PYTHON_INCLUDES
AC_DEFUN([AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS],
[AC_REQUIRE([AM_PATH_PYTHON])
AC_MSG_CHECKING(for headers required to compile python extensions)
dnl deduce PYTHON_INCLUDES
py_prefix=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.prefix"`
py_exec_prefix=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.exec_prefix"`
PYTHON_INCLUDES="-I${py_prefix}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}"
if test "x$MSYSTEM" = "xMINGW32"; then
  PYTHON_INCLUDES="-I${py_prefix}/include"
fi
if test "$py_prefix" != "$py_exec_prefix"; then
  PYTHON_INCLUDES="$PYTHON_INCLUDES -I${py_exec_prefix}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}"
fi
AC_SUBST(PYTHON_INCLUDES)
dnl check if the headers exist:
save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $PYTHON_INCLUDES"
AC_TRY_CPP([#include <Python.h>],dnl
[AC_MSG_RESULT(found)
$1],dnl
[AC_MSG_RESULT(not found)
$2])
CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"
])

AC_DEFUN([BUGGY_DISTRO_CHECK_PYGNOME2],
 [
   dnl We have to write this extra test because redhat 8.0 don't
   dnl include gnome-python-2.0.pc in the gnome-python2 package.
   dnl
   dnl Since there are not gnome.pygnome_version variable, we import
   dnl gtk and gnome, and test only gtk.pygtk_version.
   dnl Yes, I know this is stupid!
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(extra test for pygnome >= 1.99.11)
   changequote(<<, >>)dnl
   prog="
import sys
try:
    import pygtk
    pygtk.require('2.0')
except:
    pass
try:
    import gtk, gnome
except:
    sys.exit(1)
if gtk.pygtk_version < (1, 99, 11):
    sys.exit(1)
sys.exit(0)"
    changequote([, ])dnl
    if $PYTHON -c "$prog" 0>&AC_FD_CC 2>&AC_FD_CC
then
AC_MSG_RESULT([[okay. (At least pygtk look ok.)]])
$1
    else
AC_MSG_ERROR(cannot find usable gnome-python)
$2
    fi
  ])

AC_DEFUN([MY_SWIG_TEST],
  [
  $SWIG -version > tmpswig 2&>tmpswig
  if grep "SWIG Version 1.3" tmpswig
  then
    [$1="1.3"]
  elif grep "SWIG Version 1.1" tmpswig
  then
    [$1="1.1"]
  else
    [$1="unknown"]
  fi
  rm tmpswig
]
)


AC_DEFUN([MY_PATH_PROG],
 [
  AC_PATH_PROG($1,$2)
if test -z $$1
then
  AC_MSG_ERROR([$2 not found. $3])
fi
 ]
)