--- pyconfigure-0.2/src/m4/python.m4	2013-04-16 16:48:31.000000000 -0500
+++ be/m4/python.m4	2013-08-17 01:21:44.232316390 -0500
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
     # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion.
     # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x
     reqver = list(map(int, '$2'.split('.'))) + [[0, 0, 0]]
+    reqver[[3]] = 0xF0   # denotes a final release
     reqverhex = 0
     # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator
     for i in list(range(4)):
@@ -228,13 +229,11 @@
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $1 version], 
     [pc_cv_python_version],
     [AC_LANG_PUSH(Python)[]dnl
-     AC_LANG_CONFTEST([
-         AC_LANG_PROGRAM([dnl
+     AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([dnl
 import sys
 ], [dnl
     sys.stdout.write(sys.version[[:3]])
-])])
-     pc_cv_python_version=`$PYTHON conftest.py`
+])],[pc_cv_python_version=`./conftest`],[AC_MSG_FAILURE([failed to link python program])])
      AC_LANG_POP(Python)[]dnl
     ])
 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_VERSION], [$pc_cv_python_version])
@@ -255,11 +254,15 @@
     pc_cv_python_prefix=`$PYTHON_CONFIG --prefix 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD`
 else
     AC_LANG_PUSH(Python)[]dnl
-    pc_cv_python_prefix=AC_LANG_CONFTEST([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([dnl
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([dnl
 import sys
-], [dnl
-    sys.exit(sys.prefix)
-])])
+],[dnl
+    sys.stdout.write(sys.prefix)
+])], [pc_cv_python_prefix=`./conftest`;
+      if test $? != 0; then
+        AC_MSG_FAILURE([could not determine python prefix])
+      fi],
+      [AC_MSG_FAILURE([failed to link python program])])
     AC_LANG_POP(Python)[]dnl
 fi])
 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_PREFIX], [$pc_cv_python_prefix])])
@@ -276,11 +279,16 @@
     pc_cv_python_exec_prefix=`$PYTHON_CONFIG --exec-prefix 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD`
 else
     AC_LANG_PUSH(Python)[]dnl
-    pc_cv_python_exec_prefix=AC_LANG_CONFTEST([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([dnl
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([dnl
 import sys
-], [dnl
-    sys.exit(sys.exec_prefix)
-])])
+],[dnl
+    sys.stdout.write(sys.exec_prefix)
+])],
+      [pc_cv_python_exec_prefix=`./conftest`;
+       if test $? != 0; then
+         AC_MSG_FAILURE([could not determine python exec_prefix])
+       fi],
+      [AC_MSG_FAILURE([failed to link python program])])
     AC_LANG_POP(Python)[]dnl
 fi
 ])