Index: configure.ac
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RCS file: /sources/lash/lash/configure.ac,v
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.18 configure.ac
--- configure.ac	9 Apr 2007 01:11:37 -0000	1.18
+++ configure.ac	9 Apr 2007 02:36:25 -0000
@@ -155,13 +155,11 @@
 ###  pylash  ###
 ################
 
-AM_PATH_PYTHON()
+AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.3,python_found=yes,python_found=no)
 
 build_pylash=no
 
-AC_MSG_RESULT([$PYTHON])
-
-if test "$PYTHON"; then
+if test x$python_found == xyes; then
   AC_PROG_SWIG(1.3.31)
   if test "$SWIG_LIB" ; then
     build_pylash=yes