upgrade python to 2.4.2

NOTE: there's no need to upgrade python-native.

5 files changed, 1374 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/packages/python/python-2.4.2/.mtn2git_empty b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/.mtn2git_empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/.mtn2git_empty
diff --git a/packages/python/python-2.4.2/autohell.patch b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/autohell.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0eebb9ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/autohell.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,1209 @@
+--- Python-2.3.3/acinclude.m4	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
++++ Python-2.3.3/acinclude.m4	2004-02-17 12:22:29.000000000 -0500
+@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
++dnl Autoconf 2.5x does not have AC_PROG_CXX_WORKS anymore
++dnl If this macro is not defined by Autoconf, define it here.
++
++m4_ifdef([AC_PROG_CXX_WORKS],
++         [],
++         [m4_define([AC_PROG_CXX_WORKS],
++		[AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)dnl
++		 _AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT
++		 AC_LANG_POP()]
++		 )])
+--- Python-2.3.3/configure.in	2003-11-18 14:59:39.000000000 -0500
++++ Python-2.3.3/configure.in	2004-02-17 12:22:27.000000000 -0500
+@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
+ m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 2.3)
+ 
+ AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.427.4.10 $)
+-AC_PREREQ(2.53)
+-AC_INIT(python, PYTHON_VERSION)
++AC_PREREQ(2.59)
++AC_INIT([python],[PYTHON_VERSION])
+ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Include/object.h])
+ AC_CONFIG_HEADER(pyconfig.h)
+ 
+@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
+ 
+ dnl quadrigraphs "@<:@" and "@:>@" produce "[" and "]" in the output
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(framework,
+-              AC_HELP_STRING(--enable-framework@<:@=INSTALLDIR@:>@, Build (MacOSX|Darwin) framework),
++              AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-framework@<:@=INSTALLDIR@:>@,Build (MacOSX|Darwin) framework),
+ [
+ 	case $enableval in
+ 	yes) 
+@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@
+ AC_SUBST(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)
+ 
+ ##AC_ARG_WITH(dyld,
+-##            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-dyld,
+-##                           Use (OpenStep|Rhapsody) dynamic linker))
++##            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-dyld,##                           Use (OpenStep|Rhapsody) dynamic linker))
+ ##
+ # Set name for machine-dependent library files
+ AC_SUBST(MACHDEP)
+@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@
+ # on that fiddles with OPT and BASECFLAGS?
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --without-gcc)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(gcc,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--without-gcc,never use gcc),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--without-gcc,never use gcc),
+ [
+ 	case $withval in
+ 	no)	CC=cc
+@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@
+ MAINOBJ=python.o
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-cxx=<compiler>)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(cxx,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-cxx=<compiler>, enable C++ support),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-cxx=<compiler>,enable C++ support),
+ [
+ 	check_cxx=no
+ 	case $withval in
+@@ -298,15 +297,6 @@
+ dnl --without-cxx was given.
+ dnl Finally, it does not test whether CXX is g++.
+ 
+-dnl Autoconf 2.5x does not have AC_PROG_CXX_WORKS anymore
+-ifdef([AC_PROG_CXX_WORKS],[],
+-      [AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_CXX_WORKS],
+-      [AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)dnl
+-       _AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT
+-       AC_LANG_POP()
+-      ]
+-)])
+-
+ if test "$check_cxx" = "yes" 
+ then
+ 	AC_CHECK_PROGS(CXX, $CCC c++ g++ gcc CC cxx cc++ cl, notfound)
+@@ -348,7 +338,7 @@
+ AC_EXEEXT
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-suffix)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(suffix,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-suffix=.exe, set executable suffix),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-suffix=.exe,set executable suffix),
+ [
+ 	case $withval in
+ 	no)	EXEEXT=;;
+@@ -474,7 +464,7 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --enable-shared)
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(shared,
+-              AC_HELP_STRING(--enable-shared, disable/enable building shared python library))
++              AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-shared,disable/enable building shared python library))
+ 
+ if test -z "$enable_shared"
+ then 
+@@ -583,7 +573,7 @@
+ # Check for --with-pydebug
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-pydebug)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(pydebug, 
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-pydebug, build with Py_DEBUG defined),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-pydebug,build with Py_DEBUG defined),
+ [
+ if test "$withval" != no
+ then 
+@@ -660,10 +650,7 @@
+     AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether $CC accepts -fno-strict-aliasing)
+      ac_save_cc="$CC"
+      CC="$CC -fno-strict-aliasing"
+-     AC_TRY_RUN([int main() { return 0; }],
+-     ac_cv_no_strict_aliasing_ok=yes,
+-     ac_cv_no_strict_aliasing_ok=no,
+-     ac_cv_no_strict_aliasing_ok=no)
++     AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int main() { return 0; }]])],[ac_cv_no_strict_aliasing_ok=yes],[ac_cv_no_strict_aliasing_ok=no],[ac_cv_no_strict_aliasing_ok=no])
+      CC="$ac_save_cc"
+     AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_no_strict_aliasing_ok)
+     if test $ac_cv_no_strict_aliasing_ok = yes
+@@ -711,10 +698,7 @@
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok,
+ [ac_save_cc="$CC"
+ CC="$CC -OPT:Olimit=0"
+-AC_TRY_RUN([int main() { return 0; }],
+-  ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok=yes,
+-  ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok=no,
+-  ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok=no)
++AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int main() { return 0; }]])],[ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok=yes],[ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok=no],[ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok=no])
+ CC="$ac_save_cc"])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok)
+ if test $ac_cv_opt_olimit_ok = yes; then
+@@ -733,10 +717,7 @@
+   AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_olimit_ok,
+   [ac_save_cc="$CC"
+   CC="$CC -Olimit 1500"
+-  AC_TRY_RUN([int main() { return 0; }],
+-    ac_cv_olimit_ok=yes,
+-    ac_cv_olimit_ok=no,
+-    ac_cv_olimit_ok=no)
++  AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int main() { return 0; }]])],[ac_cv_olimit_ok=yes],[ac_cv_olimit_ok=no],[ac_cv_olimit_ok=no])
+   CC="$ac_save_cc"])
+   AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_olimit_ok)
+   if test $ac_cv_olimit_ok = yes; then
+@@ -751,7 +732,7 @@
+ # options before we can check whether -Kpthread improves anything.
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether pthreads are available without options)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_pthread_is_default,
+-[AC_TRY_RUN([
++[AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+ #include <pthread.h>
+ 
+ void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
+@@ -763,14 +744,11 @@
+   (void)pthread_detach(p);
+   return 0;
+ }
+-],
+-[
++]])],[
+   ac_cv_pthread_is_default=yes
+   ac_cv_kthread=no
+   ac_cv_pthread=no
+-],
+-  ac_cv_pthread_is_default=no,
+-  ac_cv_pthread_is_default=no)
++],[ac_cv_pthread_is_default=no],[ac_cv_pthread_is_default=no])
+ ])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_pthread_is_default)
+ 
+@@ -788,7 +766,7 @@
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_kpthread,
+ [ac_save_cc="$CC"
+ CC="$CC -Kpthread"
+-AC_TRY_RUN([
++AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+ #include <pthread.h>
+ 
+ void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
+@@ -800,10 +778,7 @@
+   (void)pthread_detach(p);
+   return 0;
+ }
+-],
+-  ac_cv_kpthread=yes,
+-  ac_cv_kpthread=no,
+-  ac_cv_kpthread=no)
++]])],[ac_cv_kpthread=yes],[ac_cv_kpthread=no],[ac_cv_kpthread=no])
+ CC="$ac_save_cc"])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_kpthread)
+ fi
+@@ -819,7 +794,7 @@
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_kthread,
+ [ac_save_cc="$CC"
+ CC="$CC -Kthread"
+-AC_TRY_RUN([
++AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+ #include <pthread.h>
+ 
+ void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
+@@ -831,10 +806,7 @@
+   (void)pthread_detach(p);
+   return 0;
+ }
+-],
+-  ac_cv_kthread=yes,
+-  ac_cv_kthread=no,
+-  ac_cv_kthread=no)
++]])],[ac_cv_kthread=yes],[ac_cv_kthread=no],[ac_cv_kthread=no])
+ CC="$ac_save_cc"])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_kthread)
+ fi
+@@ -850,7 +822,7 @@
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_thread,
+ [ac_save_cc="$CC"
+ CC="$CC -pthread"
+-AC_TRY_RUN([
++AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+ #include <pthread.h>
+ 
+ void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
+@@ -862,10 +834,7 @@
+   (void)pthread_detach(p);
+   return 0;
+ }
+-],
+-  ac_cv_pthread=yes,
+-  ac_cv_pthread=no,
+-  ac_cv_pthread=no)
++]])],[ac_cv_pthread=yes],[ac_cv_pthread=no],[ac_cv_pthread=no])
+ CC="$ac_save_cc"])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_pthread)
+ fi
+@@ -911,11 +880,11 @@
+ 
+ dnl # check for ANSI or K&R ("traditional") preprocessor
+ dnl AC_MSG_CHECKING(for C preprocessor type)
+-dnl AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++dnl AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ dnl #define spam(name, doc) {#name, &name, #name "() -- " doc}
+ dnl int foo;
+ dnl struct {char *name; int *addr; char *doc;} desc = spam(foo, "something");
+-dnl ], [;], cpp_type=ansi, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OLD_CPP) cpp_type=traditional)
++dnl ]], [[;]])],[cpp_type=ansi],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OLD_CPP) cpp_type=traditional])
+ dnl AC_MSG_RESULT($cpp_type)
+ 
+ # checks for header files
+@@ -941,19 +910,13 @@
+ 
+ # Check whether using makedev requires defining _OSF_SOURCE
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for makedev)
+-AC_TRY_LINK([#include <sys/types.h> ],
+-	    [ makedev(0, 0) ],
+-	    ac_cv_has_makedev=yes,
+-	    ac_cv_has_makedev=no)
++AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <sys/types.h> ]], [[ makedev(0, 0) ]])],[ac_cv_has_makedev=yes],[ac_cv_has_makedev=no])
+ if test "$ac_cv_has_makedev" = "no"; then
+     # we didn't link, try if _OSF_SOURCE will allow us to link
+-    AC_TRY_LINK([
++    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #define _OSF_SOURCE 1
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+-    ],
+-    [ makedev(0, 0) ],
+-    ac_cv_has_makedev=yes,
+-    ac_cv_has_makedev=no)
++    ]], [[ makedev(0, 0) ]])],[ac_cv_has_makedev=yes],[ac_cv_has_makedev=no])
+     if test "$ac_cv_has_makedev" = "yes"; then
+         AC_DEFINE(_OSF_SOURCE, 1, [Define _OSF_SOURCE to get the makedev macro.])
+     fi
+@@ -972,11 +935,11 @@
+ 
+ use_lfs=yes
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(Solaris LFS bug)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #define _LARGEFILE_SOURCE 1
+ #define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
+ #include <sys/resource.h>
+-],struct rlimit foo;,sol_lfs_bug=no,sol_lfs_bug=yes)
++]], [[struct rlimit foo;]])],[sol_lfs_bug=no],[sol_lfs_bug=yes])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($sol_lfs_bug)
+ if test "$sol_lfs_bug" = "yes"; then
+   use_lfs=no
+@@ -1018,10 +981,10 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for long long support)
+ have_long_long=no
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [long long x; x = (long long)0;], [
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[long long x; x = (long long)0;]])],[
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LONG_LONG, 1, [Define this if you have the type long long.]) 
+   have_long_long=yes
+-])
++],[])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($have_long_long)
+ if test "$have_long_long" = yes ; then
+ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long long, 8)
+@@ -1029,10 +992,10 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for uintptr_t support)
+ have_uintptr_t=no
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [uintptr_t x; x = (uintptr_t)0;], [
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[uintptr_t x; x = (uintptr_t)0;]])],[
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_UINTPTR_T, 1, [Define this if you have the type uintptr_t.]) 
+   have_uintptr_t=yes
+-])
++],[])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($have_uintptr_t)
+ if test "$have_uintptr_t" = yes ; then
+ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(uintptr_t, 4)
+@@ -1041,7 +1004,7 @@
+ # Hmph. AC_CHECK_SIZEOF() doesn't include <sys/types.h>.
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(size of off_t)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_sizeof_off_t,
+-[AC_TRY_RUN([#include <stdio.h>
++[AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <stdio.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ main()
+ {
+@@ -1049,10 +1012,7 @@
+   if (!f) exit(1);
+   fprintf(f, "%d\n", sizeof(off_t));
+   exit(0);
+-}],
+-ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=`cat conftestval`,
+-ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=0,
+-ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=4)
++}]])],[ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=`cat conftestval`],[ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=0],[ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=4])
+ ])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_sizeof_off_t)
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SIZEOF_OFF_T, $ac_cv_sizeof_off_t,
+@@ -1075,7 +1035,7 @@
+ # AC_CHECK_SIZEOF() doesn't include <time.h>.
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(size of time_t)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_sizeof_time_t,
+-[AC_TRY_RUN([#include <stdio.h>
++[AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <stdio.h>
+ #include <time.h>
+ main()
+ {
+@@ -1083,10 +1043,7 @@
+   if (!f) exit(1);
+   fprintf(f, "%d\n", sizeof(time_t));
+   exit(0);
+-}],
+-ac_cv_sizeof_time_t=`cat conftestval`,
+-ac_cv_sizeof_time_t=0,
+-ac_cv_sizeof_time_t=4)
++}]])],[ac_cv_sizeof_time_t=`cat conftestval`],[ac_cv_sizeof_time_t=0],[ac_cv_sizeof_time_t=4])
+ ])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_sizeof_time_t)
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SIZEOF_TIME_T, $ac_cv_sizeof_time_t, 
+@@ -1104,13 +1061,13 @@
+ fi
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for pthread_t)
+ have_pthread_t=no
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <pthread.h>], [pthread_t x; x = *(pthread_t*)0;], have_pthread_t=yes)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <pthread.h>]], [[pthread_t x; x = *(pthread_t*)0;]])],[have_pthread_t=yes],[])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($have_pthread_t)
+ if test "$have_pthread_t" = yes ; then
+   # AC_CHECK_SIZEOF() doesn't include <pthread.h>.
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING(size of pthread_t)
+   AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t,
+-  [AC_TRY_RUN([#include <stdio.h>
++  [AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <stdio.h>
+ #include <pthread.h>
+   main()
+   {
+@@ -1118,10 +1075,7 @@
+     if (!f) exit(1);
+     fprintf(f, "%d\n", sizeof(pthread_t));
+     exit(0);
+-  }],
+-  ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t=`cat conftestval`,
+-  ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t=0,
+-  ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t=4)
++  }]])],[ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t=`cat conftestval`],[ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t=0],[ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t=4])
+   ])
+   AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t)
+   AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SIZEOF_PTHREAD_T, $ac_cv_sizeof_pthread_t,
+@@ -1131,7 +1085,7 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --enable-toolbox-glue)
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(toolbox-glue,
+-              AC_HELP_STRING(--enable-toolbox-glue, disable/enable MacOSX glue code for extensions))
++              AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-toolbox-glue,disable/enable MacOSX glue code for extensions))
+ 
+ if test -z "$enable_toolbox_glue"
+ then 
+@@ -1436,13 +1390,10 @@
+ # checks for system dependent C++ extensions support
+ case "$ac_sys_system" in
+ 	AIX*)	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for genuine AIX C++ extensions support)
+-		AC_TRY_LINK([#include "/usr/lpp/xlC/include/load.h"],
+-			    [loadAndInit("", 0, "")],
+-			    [AC_DEFINE(AIX_GENUINE_CPLUSPLUS, 1,
++		AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include "/usr/lpp/xlC/include/load.h"]], [[loadAndInit("", 0, "")]])],[AC_DEFINE(AIX_GENUINE_CPLUSPLUS, 1,
+                       [Define for AIX if your compiler is a genuine IBM xlC/xlC_r
+                        and you want support for AIX C++ shared extension modules.])
+-			     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
+-			    [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]);;
++			     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]);;
+ 	*) ;;
+ esac
+ 
+@@ -1464,7 +1415,7 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-libs)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(libs,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-libs='lib1 ...', link against additional libs),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-libs='lib1 ...',link against additional libs),
+ [
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
+ LIBS="$withval $LIBS"
+@@ -1476,7 +1427,7 @@
+ AC_SUBST(SIGNAL_OBJS)
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-signal-module)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(signal-module,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-signal-module, disable/enable signal module))
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-signal-module,disable/enable signal module))
+ 
+ if test -z "$with_signal_module"
+ then with_signal_module="yes"
+@@ -1498,7 +1449,7 @@
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-dec-threads)
+ AC_SUBST(LDLAST)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(dec-threads,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-dec-threads, use DEC Alpha/OSF1 thread-safe libraries),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-dec-threads,use DEC Alpha/OSF1 thread-safe libraries),
+ [
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
+ LDLAST=-threads
+@@ -1518,12 +1469,12 @@
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-threads)
+ dnl quadrigraphs "@<:@" and "@:>@" produce "[" and "]" in the output
+ AC_ARG_WITH(threads,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-threads@<:@=DIRECTORY@:>@, disable/enable thread support))
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-threads@<:@=DIRECTORY@:>@,disable/enable thread support))
+ 
+ # --with-thread is deprecated, but check for it anyway
+ dnl quadrigraphs "@<:@" and "@:>@" produce "[" and "]" in the output
+ AC_ARG_WITH(thread,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-thread@<:@=DIRECTORY@:>@, deprecated; use --with(out)-threads),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-thread@<:@=DIRECTORY@:>@,deprecated; use --with(out)-threads),
+             [with_threads=$with_thread])
+ 
+ if test -z "$with_threads"
+@@ -1603,7 +1554,7 @@
+     THREADOBJ="Python/thread.o"],[
+     AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-pth)
+     AC_ARG_WITH([pth],
+-                AC_HELP_STRING(--with-pth, use GNU pth threading libraries),
++                AS_HELP_STRING(--with-pth,use GNU pth threading libraries),
+                 [AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
+                   AC_DEFINE([WITH_THREAD])
+                   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTH], 1,
+@@ -1618,10 +1569,10 @@
+     _libs=$LIBS
+     LIBS="$LIBS -lpthread"
+     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for pthread_create in -lpthread])
+-    AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pthread.h>
++    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <pthread.h>
+ 
+-void * start_routine (void *arg) { exit (0); }], [
+-pthread_create (NULL, NULL, start_routine, NULL)], [
++void * start_routine (void *arg) { exit (0); }]], [[
++pthread_create (NULL, NULL, start_routine, NULL)]])],[
+     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+     AC_DEFINE(WITH_THREAD)
+     posix_threads=yes
+@@ -1705,7 +1656,7 @@
+ 
+       AC_MSG_CHECKING(if PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM is supported)
+       AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_pthread_system_supported,
+-      [AC_TRY_RUN([#include <pthread.h>
++      [AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <pthread.h>
+       void *foo(void *parm) {
+         return NULL;
+       }
+@@ -1716,10 +1667,7 @@
+         if (pthread_attr_setscope(&attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM)) exit(-1);
+         if (pthread_create(&id, &attr, foo, NULL)) exit(-1);
+         exit(0);
+-      }],
+-      ac_cv_pthread_system_supported=yes,
+-      ac_cv_pthread_system_supported=no,
+-      ac_cv_pthread_system_supported=no)
++      }]])],[ac_cv_pthread_system_supported=yes],[ac_cv_pthread_system_supported=no],[ac_cv_pthread_system_supported=no])
+       ])
+       AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_pthread_system_supported)
+       if test "$ac_cv_pthread_system_supported" = "yes"; then
+@@ -1754,7 +1702,7 @@
+ 
+ [
+ dnl the check does not work on cross compilation case...
+-  AC_TRY_RUN([ /* AF_INET6 available check */
++  AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[ /* AF_INET6 available check */
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ main()
+@@ -1764,25 +1712,19 @@
+  else
+    exit(0);
+ }
+-],
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-  ipv6=yes,
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-  ipv6=no,
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++]])],[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
++  ipv6=yes],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++  ipv6=no],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+   ipv6=no
+-)
++])
+ 
+ if test "$ipv6" = "yes"; then
+ 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(if RFC2553 API is available)
+-	AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/types.h>
+-#include <netinet/in.h>],
+-	[struct sockaddr_in6 x;
+-x.sin6_scope_id;],
+-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-		ipv6=yes,
+-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no, IPv6 disabled)
+-		ipv6=no)
++	AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <sys/types.h>
++#include <netinet/in.h>]], [[struct sockaddr_in6 x;
++x.sin6_scope_id;]])],[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
++		ipv6=yes],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no, IPv6 disabled)
++		ipv6=no])
+ fi
+ 
+ if test "$ipv6" = "yes"; then
+@@ -1905,7 +1847,7 @@
+ # Check for universal newline support
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-universal-newlines)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(universal-newlines,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-universal-newlines, disable/enable foreign newlines))
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-universal-newlines,disable/enable foreign newlines))
+ 
+ if test -z "$with_universal_newlines"
+ then with_universal_newlines="yes"
+@@ -1923,7 +1865,7 @@
+ # Check for --with-doc-strings
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-doc-strings)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(doc-strings,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-doc-strings, disable/enable documentation strings))
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-doc-strings,disable/enable documentation strings))
+ 
+ if test -z "$with_doc_strings"
+ then with_doc_strings="yes"
+@@ -1938,7 +1880,7 @@
+ # Check for Python-specific malloc support
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-pymalloc)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(pymalloc,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-pymalloc, disable/enable specialized mallocs))
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with(out)-pymalloc,disable/enable specialized mallocs))
+ 
+ if test -z "$with_pymalloc"
+ then with_pymalloc="yes"
+@@ -1953,7 +1895,7 @@
+ # Check for --with-wctype-functions
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-wctype-functions)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(wctype-functions, 
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-wctype-functions, use wctype.h functions),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-wctype-functions,use wctype.h functions),
+ [
+ if test "$withval" != no
+ then 
+@@ -1971,7 +1913,7 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-sgi-dl)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(sgi-dl,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-sgi-dl=DIRECTORY, IRIX 4 dynamic linking),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-sgi-dl=DIRECTORY,IRIX 4 dynamic linking),
+ [
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
+ echo --with-sgi-dl is unsupported, see README
+@@ -1993,7 +1935,7 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-dl-dld)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(dl-dld,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-dl-dld=DL_DIR, GNU dynamic linking),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-dl-dld=DL_DIR,GNU dynamic linking),
+ [
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
+ echo --with-dl-dld is unsupported, see README
+@@ -2085,41 +2027,29 @@
+ # For some functions, having a definition is not sufficient, since
+ # we want to take their address.
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for chroot)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>], void *x=chroot,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHROOT, 1, Define if you have the 'chroot' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[void *x=chroot]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHROOT, 1, Define if you have the 'chroot' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for link)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>], void *x=link,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LINK, 1, Define if you have the 'link' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[void *x=link]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LINK, 1, Define if you have the 'link' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for symlink)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>], void *x=symlink,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SYMLINK, 1, Define if you have the 'symlink' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[void *x=symlink]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SYMLINK, 1, Define if you have the 'symlink' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for fchdir)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>], void *x=fchdir,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FCHDIR, 1, Define if you have the 'fchdir' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[void *x=fchdir]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FCHDIR, 1, Define if you have the 'fchdir' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for fsync)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>], void *x=fsync,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FSYNC, 1, Define if you have the 'fsync' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[void *x=fsync]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FSYNC, 1, Define if you have the 'fsync' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for fdatasync)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>], void *x=fdatasync,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FDATASYNC, 1, Define if you have the 'fdatasync' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[void *x=fdatasync]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FDATASYNC, 1, Define if you have the 'fdatasync' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ 
+ # On some systems (eg. FreeBSD 5), we would find a definition of the
+ # functions ctermid_r, setgroups in the library, but no prototype
+@@ -2128,34 +2058,28 @@
+ # because of the missing prototypes.
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for ctermid_r)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include "confdefs.h" 
+ #include <stdio.h>
+-], void* p = ctermid_r,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CTERMID_R, 1, Define if you have the 'ctermid_r' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++]], [[void* p = ctermid_r]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CTERMID_R, 1, Define if you have the 'ctermid_r' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for flock)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include "confdefs.h" 
+ #include <sys/file.h>
+-], void* p = flock,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FLOCK, 1, Define if you have the 'flock' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++]], [[void* p = flock]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FLOCK, 1, Define if you have the 'flock' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for getpagesize)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include "confdefs.h" 
+ #include <unistd.h>
+-], void* p = getpagesize,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETPAGESIZE, 1, Define if you have the 'getpagesize' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++]], [[void* p = getpagesize]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETPAGESIZE, 1, Define if you have the 'getpagesize' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ 
+ dnl check for true
+ AC_CHECK_PROGS(TRUE, true, /bin/true)
+@@ -2167,54 +2091,45 @@
+ )
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for hstrerror)
+-AC_TRY_LINK([
++AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include "confdefs.h" 
+ #include <netdb.h>
+-], void* p = hstrerror; hstrerror(0),
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_HSTRERROR, 1, Define if you have the 'hstrerror' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++]], [[void* p = hstrerror; hstrerror(0)]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_HSTRERROR, 1, Define if you have the 'hstrerror' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for inet_aton)
+-AC_TRY_LINK([
++AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include "confdefs.h" 
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ #include <netinet/in.h>
+ #include <arpa/inet.h>
+-], void* p = inet_aton;inet_aton(0,0),
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INET_ATON, 1, Define if you have the 'inet_aton' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++]], [[void* p = inet_aton;inet_aton(0,0)]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INET_ATON, 1, Define if you have the 'inet_aton' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for inet_pton)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include "confdefs.h" 
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ #include <netinet/in.h>
+ #include <arpa/inet.h>
+-], void* p = inet_pton,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INET_PTON, 1, Define if you have the 'inet_pton' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++]], [[void* p = inet_pton]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INET_PTON, 1, Define if you have the 'inet_pton' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ 
+ # On some systems, setgroups is in unistd.h, on others, in grp.h
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for setgroups)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include "confdefs.h" 
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #ifdef HAVE_GRP_H
+ #include <grp.h>
+ #endif
+-], 
+-void* p = setgroups,
+-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SETGROUPS, 1, Define if you have the 'setgroups' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++]], [[void* p = setgroups]])],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SETGROUPS, 1, Define if you have the 'setgroups' function.)
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++])
+ 
+ # check for openpty and forkpty
+ 
+@@ -2226,30 +2141,24 @@
+ 
+ AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(dup2 getcwd strdup strerror memmove)
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getpgrp, 
+-  AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>], 
+-   [getpgrp(0);], 
+-   AC_DEFINE(GETPGRP_HAVE_ARG, 1,
+-   [Define if getpgrp() must be called as getpgrp(0).])
+- )
++  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[getpgrp(0);]])],[AC_DEFINE(GETPGRP_HAVE_ARG, 1,
++   Define if getpgrp() must be called as getpgrp(0).)
++ ],[])
+ )
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(setpgrp,
+-  AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>],
+-    [setpgrp(0,0);],
+-    AC_DEFINE(SETPGRP_HAVE_ARG, 1,
+-    [Define if setpgrp() must be called as setpgrp(0, 0).])
+-  )
++  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[setpgrp(0,0);]])],[AC_DEFINE(SETPGRP_HAVE_ARG, 1,
++    Define if setpgrp() must be called as setpgrp(0, 0).)
++  ],[])
+ )
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(gettimeofday, 
+-  AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/time.h>], 
+-    [gettimeofday((struct timeval*)0,(struct timezone*)0);], ,
+-    AC_DEFINE(GETTIMEOFDAY_NO_TZ, 1,
+-    [Define if gettimeofday() does not have second (timezone) argument
+-     This is the case on Motorola V4 (R40V4.2)])
+-  )
++  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <sys/time.h>]], [[gettimeofday((struct timeval*)0,(struct timezone*)0);]])],[],[AC_DEFINE(GETTIMEOFDAY_NO_TZ, 1,
++    Define if gettimeofday() does not have second (timezone) argument
++     This is the case on Motorola V4 (R40V4.2))
++  ])
+ )
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for major, minor, and makedev)
+-AC_TRY_LINK([
++AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #if defined(MAJOR_IN_MKDEV)
+ #include <sys/mkdev.h>
+ #elif defined(MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS)
+@@ -2257,9 +2166,9 @@
+ #else
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #endif
+-],[
++]], [[
+   makedev(major(0),minor(0));
+-],[
++]])],[
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DEVICE_MACROS, 1,
+ 	    [Define to 1 if you have the device macros.])
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+@@ -2270,14 +2179,14 @@
+ # On OSF/1 V5.1, getaddrinfo is available, but a define
+ # for [no]getaddrinfo in netdb.h. 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for getaddrinfo)
+-AC_TRY_LINK([
++AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ #include <netdb.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+-],[
++]], [[
+ getaddrinfo(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+-], [
++]])],[
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(getaddrinfo bug)
+ AC_TRY_RUN([
+@@ -2371,7 +2280,7 @@
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(buggy)
+ buggygetaddrinfo=yes,
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(buggy)
+-buggygetaddrinfo=yes)], [
++buggygetaddrinfo=yes)],[
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+ buggygetaddrinfo=yes
+ ])
+@@ -2397,9 +2306,7 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for time.h that defines altzone)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_header_time_altzone,
+-[AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <time.h>], [return altzone;],
+-  ac_cv_header_time_altzone=yes,
+-  ac_cv_header_time_altzone=no)])
++[AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <time.h>]], [[return altzone;]])],[ac_cv_header_time_altzone=yes],[ac_cv_header_time_altzone=no])])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_header_time_altzone)
+ if test $ac_cv_header_time_altzone = yes; then
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ALTZONE, 1, [Define this if your time.h defines altzone.])
+@@ -2407,25 +2314,22 @@
+ 
+ was_it_defined=no
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether sys/select.h and sys/time.h may both be included)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/select.h>
+ #include <sys/time.h>
+-], [;], [
++]], [[;]])],[
+   AC_DEFINE(SYS_SELECT_WITH_SYS_TIME, 1,
+   [Define if  you can safely include both <sys/select.h> and <sys/time.h>
+    (which you can't on SCO ODT 3.0).]) 
+   was_it_defined=yes
+-])
++],[])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($was_it_defined)
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for addrinfo)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_struct_addrinfo,
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+-#		include <netdb.h>],
+-	[struct addrinfo a],
+-	ac_cv_struct_addrinfo=yes,
+-	ac_cv_struct_addrinfo=no))
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
++#		include <netdb.h>]], [[struct addrinfo a]])],[ac_cv_struct_addrinfo=yes],[ac_cv_struct_addrinfo=no]))
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_struct_addrinfo)
+ if test $ac_cv_struct_addrinfo = yes; then
+ 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ADDRINFO, 1, [struct addrinfo (netdb.h)])
+@@ -2433,12 +2337,9 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for sockaddr_storage)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_struct_sockaddr_storage,
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #		include <sys/types.h>
+-#		include <sys/socket.h>],
+-	[struct sockaddr_storage s],
+-	ac_cv_struct_sockaddr_storage=yes,
+-	ac_cv_struct_sockaddr_storage=no))
++#		include <sys/socket.h>]], [[struct sockaddr_storage s]])],[ac_cv_struct_sockaddr_storage=yes],[ac_cv_struct_sockaddr_storage=no]))
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_struct_sockaddr_storage)
+ if test $ac_cv_struct_sockaddr_storage = yes; then
+ 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SOCKADDR_STORAGE, 1, [struct sockaddr_storage (sys/socket.h)])
+@@ -2451,30 +2352,28 @@
+ 
+ works=no
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for working volatile)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([],[volatile int x; x = 0;], works=yes, 
+-  AC_DEFINE(volatile, [], [Define to empty if the keyword does not work.])
+-)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[volatile int x; x = 0;]])],[works=yes],[AC_DEFINE(volatile, , Define to empty if the keyword does not work.)
++])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($works)
+ 
+ works=no
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for working signed char)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [signed char c;], works=yes, 
+-  AC_DEFINE(signed, [], [Define to empty if the keyword does not work.])
+-)
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[signed char c;]])],[works=yes],[AC_DEFINE(signed, , Define to empty if the keyword does not work.)
++])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($works)
+ 
+ have_prototypes=no
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for prototypes)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([int foo(int x) { return 0; }], [return foo(10);],[
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[int foo(int x) { return 0; }]], [[return foo(10);]])],[
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PROTOTYPES, 1, 
+    [Define if your compiler supports function prototype]) 
+   have_prototypes=yes
+-])
++],[])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($have_prototypes)
+ 
+ works=no
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for variable length prototypes and stdarg.h)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include <stdarg.h>
+ int foo(int x, ...) {
+ 	va_list va;
+@@ -2484,45 +2383,41 @@
+ 	va_arg(va, double);
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+-], [return foo(10, "", 3.14);], [
++]], [[return foo(10, "", 3.14);]])],[
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES, 1,
+    [Define if your compiler supports variable length function prototypes
+    (e.g. void fprintf(FILE *, char *, ...);) *and* <stdarg.h>]) 
+   works=yes
+-])
++],[])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($works)
+ 
+ if test "$have_prototypes" = yes; then
+ bad_prototypes=no
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for bad exec* prototypes)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <unistd.h>], [char **t;execve("@",t,t);], ,
+-    AC_DEFINE(BAD_EXEC_PROTOTYPES, 1,
+-    [Define if your <unistd.h> contains bad prototypes for exec*()
+-    (as it does on SGI IRIX 4.x)]) 
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <unistd.h>]], [[char **t;execve("@",t,t);]])],[],[AC_DEFINE(BAD_EXEC_PROTOTYPES, 1,
++    Define if your <unistd.h> contains bad prototypes for exec*()
++    (as it does on SGI IRIX 4.x)) 
+     bad_prototypes=yes
+-)
++])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($bad_prototypes)
+ fi
+ 
+ # check if sockaddr has sa_len member
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(if sockaddr has sa_len member)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/types.h>
+-#include <sys/socket.h>],
+-[struct sockaddr x;
+-x.sa_len = 0;],
+-	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SOCKADDR_SA_LEN, 1, [Define if sockaddr has sa_len member]),
+-	AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <sys/types.h>
++#include <sys/socket.h>]], [[struct sockaddr x;
++x.sa_len = 0;]])],[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
++	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SOCKADDR_SA_LEN, 1, Define if sockaddr has sa_len member)],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+ 
+ va_list_is_array=no
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether va_list is an array)
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
+ #include <stdarg.h>
+ #else
+ #include <varargs.h>
+ #endif
+-], [va_list list1, list2; list1 = list2;], , [
++]], [[va_list list1, list2; list1 = list2;]])],[],[
+  AC_DEFINE(VA_LIST_IS_ARRAY, 1, [Define if a va_list is an array of some kind]) 
+  va_list_is_array=yes
+ ])
+@@ -2537,9 +2432,9 @@
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING([gethostbyname_r with 6 args])
+   OLD_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $MY_CPPFLAGS $MY_THREAD_CPPFLAGS $MY_CFLAGS"
+-  AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #   include <netdb.h>
+-  ], [
++  ]], [[
+     char *name;
+     struct hostent *he, *res;
+     char buffer[2048];
+@@ -2547,12 +2442,12 @@
+     int h_errnop;
+ 
+     (void) gethostbyname_r(name, he, buffer, buflen, &res, &h_errnop)
+-  ], [
++  ]])],[
+     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R)
+     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R_6_ARG, 1,
+     [Define this if you have the 6-arg version of gethostbyname_r().])
+     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-  ], [
++  ],[
+     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+     AC_MSG_CHECKING([gethostbyname_r with 5 args])
+     AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+@@ -2613,7 +2508,7 @@
+ # Check for --with-fpectl
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-fpectl)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(fpectl,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-fpectl, enable SIGFPE catching),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-fpectl,enable SIGFPE catching),
+ [
+ if test "$withval" != no
+ then 
+@@ -2633,7 +2528,7 @@
+ esac
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-libm=STRING)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(libm,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-libm=STRING, math library),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-libm=STRING,math library),
+ [
+ if test "$withval" = no
+ then LIBM=
+@@ -2649,7 +2544,7 @@
+ AC_SUBST(LIBC)
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-libc=STRING)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(libc,
+-            AC_HELP_STRING(--with-libc=STRING, C library),
++            AS_HELP_STRING(--with-libc=STRING,C library),
+ [
+ if test "$withval" = no
+ then LIBC=
+@@ -2684,20 +2579,20 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for UCS-4 tcl)
+ have_ucs4_tcl=no
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+ #include <tcl.h>
+ #if TCL_UTF_MAX != 6
+ # error "NOT UCS4_TCL"
+-#endif], [], [
++#endif]], [[]])],[
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_UCS4_TCL, 1, [Define this if you have tcl and TCL_UTF_MAX==6])
+   have_ucs4_tcl=yes
+-])
++],[])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($have_ucs4_tcl)
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(what type to use for unicode)
+ dnl quadrigraphs "@<:@" and "@:>@" produce "[" and "]" in the output
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(unicode, 
+-              AC_HELP_STRING(--enable-unicode@<:@=ucs@<:@24@:>@@:>@, Enable Unicode strings (default is yes)),
++              AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-unicode@<:@=ucs@<:@24@:>@@:>@,Enable Unicode strings (default is yes)),
+               [],
+               [enable_unicode=yes])
+ 
+@@ -2764,15 +2659,12 @@
+ # or fills with zeros (like the Cray J90, according to Tim Peters).
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether right shift extends the sign bit)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign, [
+-AC_TRY_RUN([
++AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+ int main()
+ {
+ 	exit(((-1)>>3 == -1) ? 0 : 1);
+ }
+-],
+-ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign=yes,
+-ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign=no,
+-ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign=yes)])
++]])],[ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign=yes],[ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign=no],[ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign=yes])])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign)
+ if test "$ac_cv_rshift_extends_sign" = no
+ then
+@@ -2784,12 +2676,12 @@
+ # check for getc_unlocked and related locking functions
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for getc_unlocked() and friends)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_have_getc_unlocked, [
+-AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdio.h>],[
++AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <stdio.h>]], [[
+ 	FILE *f = fopen("/dev/null", "r");
+ 	flockfile(f);
+ 	getc_unlocked(f);
+ 	funlockfile(f);
+-], ac_cv_have_getc_unlocked=yes, ac_cv_have_getc_unlocked=no)])
++]])],[ac_cv_have_getc_unlocked=yes],[ac_cv_have_getc_unlocked=no])])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_have_getc_unlocked)
+ if test "$ac_cv_have_getc_unlocked" = yes
+ then
+@@ -2798,8 +2690,7 @@
+ fi
+ 
+ # check for readline 2.2
+-AC_TRY_CPP([#include <readline/readline.h>],
+-have_readline=yes, have_readline=no)
++AC_PREPROC_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <readline/readline.h>]])],[have_readline=yes],[have_readline=no])
+ if test $have_readline = yes
+ then
+   AC_EGREP_HEADER([extern int rl_completion_append_character;],
+@@ -2820,7 +2711,7 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for broken nice())
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_broken_nice, [
+-AC_TRY_RUN([
++AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+ int main()
+ {
+ 	int val1 = nice(1);
+@@ -2828,10 +2719,7 @@
+ 		exit(0);
+ 	exit(1);
+ }
+-],
+-ac_cv_broken_nice=yes,
+-ac_cv_broken_nice=no,
+-ac_cv_broken_nice=no)])
++]])],[ac_cv_broken_nice=yes],[ac_cv_broken_nice=no],[ac_cv_broken_nice=no])])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_broken_nice)
+ if test "$ac_cv_broken_nice" = yes
+ then
+@@ -2842,7 +2730,7 @@
+ # tzset(3) exists and works like we expect it to
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for working tzset())
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_working_tzset, [
+-AC_TRY_RUN([
++AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <time.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+@@ -2880,10 +2768,7 @@
+ 
+ 	exit(0);
+ }
+-],
+-ac_cv_working_tzset=yes,
+-ac_cv_working_tzset=no,
+-ac_cv_working_tzset=no)])
++]])],[ac_cv_working_tzset=yes],[ac_cv_working_tzset=no],[ac_cv_working_tzset=no])])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_working_tzset)
+ if test "$ac_cv_working_tzset" = yes
+ then
+@@ -2894,13 +2779,10 @@
+ # Look for subsecond timestamps in struct stat
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for tv_nsec in struct stat)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_stat_tv_nsec,
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/stat.h>], [
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <sys/stat.h>]], [[
+ struct stat st;
+ st.st_mtim.tv_nsec = 1;
+-],
+-ac_cv_stat_tv_nsec=yes,
+-ac_cv_stat_tv_nsec=no,
+-ac_cv_stat_tv_nsec=no))
++]])],[ac_cv_stat_tv_nsec=yes],[ac_cv_stat_tv_nsec=no]))
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_stat_tv_nsec)
+ if test "$ac_cv_stat_tv_nsec" = yes
+ then
+@@ -2911,12 +2793,10 @@
+ # On HP/UX 11.0, mvwdelch is a block with a return statement
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether mvwdelch is an expression)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_mvwdelch_is_expression,
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <curses.h>], [
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <curses.h>]], [[
+   int rtn;
+   rtn = mvwdelch(0,0,0);
+-], ac_cv_mvwdelch_is_expression=yes,
+-   ac_cv_mvwdelch_is_expression=no,
+-   ac_cv_mvwdelch_is_expression=yes))
++]])],[ac_cv_mvwdelch_is_expression=yes],[ac_cv_mvwdelch_is_expression=no]))
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_mvwdelch_is_expression)
+ 
+ if test "$ac_cv_mvwdelch_is_expression" = yes
+@@ -2927,12 +2807,10 @@
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether WINDOW has _flags)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_window_has_flags,
+-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <curses.h>], [
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <curses.h>]], [[
+   WINDOW *w;
+   w->_flags = 0;
+-], ac_cv_window_has_flags=yes,
+-   ac_cv_window_has_flags=no,
+-   ac_cv_window_has_flags=no))
++]])],[ac_cv_window_has_flags=yes],[ac_cv_window_has_flags=no]))
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_window_has_flags)
+ 
+ 
diff --git a/packages/python/python-2.4.2/bindir-libdir.patch b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/bindir-libdir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27ae5dce5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/bindir-libdir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+#
+# Patch managed by http://www.holgerschurig.de/patcher.html
+#
+
+--- Python-2.4c1/Makefile.pre.in~bindir-libdir.patch
++++ Python-2.4c1/Makefile.pre.in
+@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@
+ exec_prefix=	@exec_prefix@
+ 
+ # Expanded directories
+-BINDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/bin
+-LIBDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/lib
++BINDIR=		@bindir@
++LIBDIR=		@libdir@
+ MANDIR=		@mandir@
+ INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@
+ CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include
diff --git a/packages/python/python-2.4.2/crosscompile.patch b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/crosscompile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f917bb2567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/crosscompile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+
+#
+# Patch managed by http://www.holgerschurig.de/patcher.html
+#
+
+--- Python-2.4c1/Makefile.pre.in~crosscompile
++++ Python-2.4c1/Makefile.pre.in
+@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
+ 
+ PYTHON=		python$(EXE)
+ BUILDPYTHON=	python$(BUILDEXE)
++HOSTPYTHON=	$(BUILDPYTHON)
+ 
+ # === Definitions added by makesetup ===
+ 
+@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@
+ ##########################################################################
+ # Parser
+ PGEN=		Parser/pgen$(EXE)
+-
++HOSTPGEN=	$(PGEN)$(EXE)
+ POBJS=		\
+ 		Parser/acceler.o \
+ 		Parser/grammar1.o \
+@@ -320,8 +321,8 @@
+ # Build the shared modules
+ sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON)
+ 	case $$MAKEFLAGS in \
+-	*-s*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py -q build;; \
+-	*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py build;; \
++	*-s*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' $(HOSTPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py -q build;; \
++	*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' $(HOSTPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py build;; \
+ 	esac
+ 
+ # buildno should really depend on something like LIBRARY_SRC
+@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+ $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C): $(PGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT)
+-		-$(PGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C)
++		-$(HOSTPGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C)
+ 
+ $(PGEN):	$(PGENOBJS)
+ 		$(CC) $(OPT) $(LDFLAGS) $(PGENOBJS) $(LIBS) -o $(PGEN)
+@@ -718,19 +719,19 @@
+ 	done
+ 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/LICENSE $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/LICENSE.txt
+ 	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi -tt $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
++		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -tt $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+ 		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
+ 		-x 'badsyntax|site-packages' $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
+ 	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi -tt -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
++		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -tt -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+ 		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
+ 		-x 'badsyntax|site-packages' $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
+ 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi -t $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
++		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -t $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+ 		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
+ 		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
+ 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
+-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi -t -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
++		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -t -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+ 		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
+ 		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
+ 
+@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@
+ # Install the dynamically loadable modules
+ # This goes into $(exec_prefix)
+ sharedinstall:
+-	$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py install \
++	$(RUNSHARED) $(HOSTPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py install \
+ 	   	--prefix=$(prefix) \
+ 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
+ 		--install-platlib=$(DESTSHARED) \
+--- Python-2.4c1/setup.py~crosscompile
++++ Python-2.4c1/setup.py
+@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
+         except ImportError, why:
+             self.announce('*** WARNING: renaming "%s" since importing it'
+                           ' failed: %s' % (ext.name, why), level=3)
++            return
+             assert not self.inplace
+             basename, tail = os.path.splitext(ext_filename)
+             newname = basename + "_failed" + tail
+@@ -239,8 +240,8 @@
+ 
+     def detect_modules(self):
+         # Ensure that /usr/local is always used
+-        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
+-        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
++        # add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
++        # add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
+ 
+         # Add paths to popular package managers on OS X/darwin
+         if sys.platform == "darwin":
+@@ -293,6 +294,9 @@
+ 
+         # XXX Omitted modules: gl, pure, dl, SGI-specific modules
+ 
++        lib_dirs = [ os.getenv( "STAGING_LIBDIR" ) ]
++        inc_dirs = [ os.getenv( "STAGING_INCDIR" ) ]
++
+         #
+         # The following modules are all pretty straightforward, and compile
+         # on pretty much any POSIXish platform.
diff --git a/packages/python/python-2.4.2/fix-tkinter-detection.patch b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/fix-tkinter-detection.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..602aa8e021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/python-2.4.2/fix-tkinter-detection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+
+#
+# Patch managed by http://www.holgerschurig.de/patcher.html
+#
+
+--- Python-2.4.1/setup.py~fix-tkinter-detection
++++ Python-2.4.1/setup.py
+@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@
+                 dotversion = dotversion[:-1] + '.' + dotversion[-1]
+             tcl_include_sub = []
+             tk_include_sub = []
+-            for dir in inc_dirs:
++            for dir in [os.getenv("STAGING_INCDIR")]:
+                 tcl_include_sub += [dir + os.sep + "tcl" + dotversion]
+                 tk_include_sub += [dir + os.sep + "tk" + dotversion]
+             tk_include_sub += tcl_include_sub
+@@ -1018,22 +1018,6 @@
+             if dir not in include_dirs:
+                 include_dirs.append(dir)
+ 
+-        # Check for various platform-specific directories
+-        if platform == 'sunos5':
+-            include_dirs.append('/usr/openwin/include')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/openwin/lib')
+-        elif os.path.exists('/usr/X11R6/include'):
+-            include_dirs.append('/usr/X11R6/include')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R6/lib64')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R6/lib')
+-        elif os.path.exists('/usr/X11R5/include'):
+-            include_dirs.append('/usr/X11R5/include')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R5/lib')
+-        else:
+-            # Assume default location for X11
+-            include_dirs.append('/usr/X11/include')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11/lib')
+-
+         # If Cygwin, then verify that X is installed before proceeding
+         if platform == 'cygwin':
+             x11_inc = find_file('X11/Xlib.h', [], include_dirs)