[mod_python] cannot configure mod_python 3.2.8

See:

  http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-122

Make changes to "configure" script as described therein.

Graham

mvanier wrote ..
> I'm trying to compile mod_python 3.2.8 and was surprised to find it failing
> at 
> the configure stage:
> 
> % configure --with-apxs=/usr/local/packages/apache/bin/apxs
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of executables...
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
> checking for ar... ar
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... 
> /usr/local/packages/coreutils/bin/install -c
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking for main in -lm... yes
> checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
> checking your blood pressure... a bit high, but we can proceed
> configure: checking whether apxs is available...
> checking for --with-apxs... /usr/local/packages/apache/bin/apxs executable,
> good
> checking Apache version... 2.2.2
> checking for Apache libexec directory... /usr/local/packages/apache/modules
> checking for Apache include directory... -I/usr/local/packages/apache/include
> checking for --with-python... no
> checking for python... /usr/local/packages/python/bin/python
> checking Python version... 2.4
> checking Python install prefix... /usr/local/packages/python
> checking checking where python libraries are installed... 
> /usr/local/packages/python/lib/python2.4
> checking for Py_NewInterpreter in -lpython2.4... yes
> checking what libraries Python was linked with... -lpython2.4   -lpthread
> -ldl 
> -lutil   -lm
> checking linker flags used to link Python...
> checking where Python include files are... 
> -I/usr/local/packages/python/include/python2.4
> configure: line 3427: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> configure: line 3427: `  as_lineno_3=`(expr $as_lineno_1 + 1) 2>/dev/null`'
> 
> My computer is running Debian Linux unstable, and python and apache have
> been 
> compiled from source.  Does anyone know why this might be happening?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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