Currently we hardcode "python" in several places. This makes things
hard for people who have only commands called python3 and/or
python2. We also add the name to sh.config to eventually replace the
current workaround in the test suite.
---
configure | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d14e7d1..5a02de4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -374,6 +374,23 @@ else
errors=$((errors + 1))
fi
+printf "Checking for python... "
+have_python=0
+
+for name in python python2 python3; do
+ if command -v $name > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ have_python=1
+ python=$name
+ printf "Yes: $name.\n"
+ break
+ fi
+done
+
+if [ $have_python -eq 0 ]; then
+ printf "No.\n"
+ errors=$((errors + 1))
+fi
+
printf "Checking for valgrind development files... "
if pkg-config --exists valgrind; then
printf "Yes.\n"
@@ -522,6 +539,9 @@ need to install the following packages before being able to compile
notmuch:
EOF
+ if [ $have_python -eq 0 ]; then
+ echo " python interpreter"
+ fi
if [ $have_xapian -eq 0 ]; then
echo " Xapian library (including development files such as headers)"
echo " http://xapian.org/"
@@ -787,6 +807,9 @@ WARN_CXXFLAGS=${WARN_CXXFLAGS}
# Flags to enable warnings when using the C compiler
WARN_CFLAGS=${WARN_CFLAGS}
+# Name of python interpreter
+PYTHON = ${python}
+
# The prefix to which notmuch should be installed
# Note: If you change this value here, be sure to ensure that the
# LIBDIR_IN_LDCONFIG value below is still set correctly.
@@ -958,6 +981,9 @@ NOTMUCH_HAVE_XAPIAN_COMPACT=${have_xapian_compact}
# Whether there's either sphinx or rst2man available for building
# documentation
NOTMUCH_HAVE_MAN=$((have_sphinx || have_rst2man))
+
+# Name of python interpreter
+NOTMUCH_PYTHON=${python}
EOF
# Finally, after everything configured, inform the user how to continue.
--
2.1.3