Detect Python packages directory on configure

[babeltrace.git] / configure.ac

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bccbcde24269aa0f58e39d342462bb377d797b52..eb14fbd5c337ff343bb7de8fc9905b1f162a9713 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ if test "x${enable_python:-yes}" = xyes; then
   AX_PKG_SWIG($swig_version, [], [ AC_MSG_ERROR([SWIG $swig_version or newer is needed]) ])
   AM_PATH_PYTHON([3.0], , [AC_MSG_ERROR(Python3 is not available or is not the default Python interpreter on your system. See the README file to learn how to override your distribution's default Python interpreter.)])
 
+  AM_PATH_PYTHON_MODULES([PYTHON])
+  # pythondir is the path where extra modules are to be installed
+  pythondir=$PYTHON_PREFIX/$PYTHON_MODULES_PATH
+  # pyexecdir is the path that contains shared objects used by the extra modules
+  pyexecdir=$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX/$PYTHON_MODULES_PATH
   AC_ARG_VAR([PYTHON_INCLUDE], [Include flags for python, bypassing python-config])
   AC_ARG_VAR([PYTHON_CONFIG], [Path to python-config])
   AS_IF([test -z "$PYTHON_INCLUDE"], [