FYI: AM_PATH_PYTHON fix

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

I'm checking this in on HEAD and branch-1-8.

2004-03-26  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <address@hidden>

        * m4/python.m4 (AM_PATH_PYTHON): Make sure am_display_PYTHON is
        set when $PYTHON has been set by the user.
        From Esben Haabendal Soerensen.

Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.256.2.35
diff -u -r1.256.2.35 NEWS
--- NEWS        19 Mar 2004 20:34:42 -0000      1.256.2.35
+++ NEWS        26 Mar 2004 20:58:34 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 Bugs fixed in 1.8.3a:
 
+* Long standing bugs:
+
+  - Fix AM_PATH_PYTHON to correctly display $PYTHON when it has been
+    overridden by the user.
+
 * Bugs introduced by 1.8:
 
   - Do not warn when JAVAROOT is overridden, this is legitimate.
Index: THANKS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/THANKS,v
retrieving revision 1.230.2.15
diff -u -r1.230.2.15 THANKS
--- THANKS      29 Feb 2004 21:27:01 -0000      1.230.2.15
+++ THANKS      26 Mar 2004 20:58:34 -0000
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 Eric Sunshine          address@hidden
 Erick Branderhorst     address@hidden
 Erik Lindahl           address@hidden
+Esben Haabendal Soerensen address@hidden
 Ezra Peisach           address@hidden
 Flavien Astraud                address@hidden
 François Pinard                address@hidden
Index: m4/python.m4
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/m4/python.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.15.2.1
diff -u -r1.15.2.1 python.m4
--- m4/python.m4        11 Jan 2004 11:53:31 -0000      1.15.2.1
+++ m4/python.m4        26 Mar 2004 20:58:34 -0000
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
       AM_PYTHON_CHECK_VERSION([$PYTHON], [$1],
                              [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
                              [AC_MSG_ERROR(too old)])
+      am_display_PYTHON=$PYTHON
     else
       # Otherwise, try each interpreter until we find one that satisfies
       # VERSION.

-- 
Alexandre Duret-Lutz