+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# we use python to build the man page index, and for systemd-python
+have_python=no
+AC_ARG_WITH([python],
+ [AS_HELP_STRING([--without-python], [Disable building the man page index and systemd-python (default: test)])])
+
+AS_IF([test "x$with_python" != "xno"], [
+ AM_PATH_PYTHON(,, [:])
+ AS_IF([test "$PYTHON" != :], [have_python=yes])
+])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PYTHON], [test "x$have_python" = "xyes"])
+AS_IF([test "x$PYTHON_BINARY" = "x"],
+ [AS_IF([test "x$have_python" = "xyes"],
+ [PYTHON_BINARY="$(which "$PYTHON")"],
+ [PYTHON_BINARY=/usr/bin/python])])
+AC_ARG_VAR(PYTHON_BINARY, [Python binary used to launch installed scripts])
+
+AS_IF([test "x$have_python" != "xyes" -a "x$enable_python_devel" = "xyes"],
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([*** python-devel support requires --with-python])])
+
+have_python_devel=no
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(python_devel, AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-python-devel], [Do not build python modules]))
+AS_IF([test "x$have_python" = "xyes" -a "x$enable_python_devel" != "xno"], [
+ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PYTHON_DEVEL], [python-${PYTHON_VERSION}],
+ [have_python_devel=yes],
+ [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PYTHON_DEVEL], [python],
+ [have_python_devel=yes],
+ [have_python_devel=no])])
+ AS_IF([test "x$have_python_devel" = xno -a "x$enable_python_devel" = xyes],
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([*** python-devel support requested but libraries not found])])
+])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PYTHON_DEVEL], [test "$have_python_devel" = "yes"])
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+