+
+
+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 "$py_prefix" != "$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"
+])
+
+dnl a macro to add some color to the build process.
+dnl CONFIGURE_PART(MESSAGE)
+
+AC_DEFUN([CONFIGURE_PART],[
+case $TERM in
+ # for the most important terminal types we directly know the sequences
+ xterm|xterm*|vt220|vt220*)
+ T_MD=`awk 'BEGIN { printf("%c%c%c%c", 27, 91, 49, 109); }' </dev/null 2>/dev/null`
+ T_ME=`awk 'BEGIN { printf("%c%c%c", 27, 91, 109); }' </dev/null 2>/dev/null`
+ ;;
+ vt100|vt100*|cygwin)
+ T_MD=`awk 'BEGIN { printf("%c%c%c%c%c%c", 27, 91, 49, 109, 0, 0); }' </dev/null 2>/dev/null`
+ T_ME=`awk 'BEGIN { printf("%c%c%c%c%c", 27, 91, 109, 0, 0); }' </dev/null 2>/dev/null`
+ ;;
+ *)
+ T_MD=''
+ T_ME=''
+ ;;
+esac
+ AC_MSG_RESULT()
+ AC_MSG_RESULT([${T_MD}$1${T_ME}])
+])
+
+