--- configure.in.orig 2012-09-17 12:14:53.000000000 -0500
+++ configure.in 2012-09-17 12:16:00.000000000 -0500
if test "x$pythonprog" != "x"; then
if test "x$pythonusepthreads" = "x"; then
- pythonusepthreads=`echo -e "try:\n import thread\n print 'yes'\nexcept:\n print 'no'\n" | python`
+ pythonusepthreads=`echo "
echo "checking for python threads... $pythonusepthreads"
if test "x$tkinter" = "x"; then
if test "x$pythonprog" != "x"; then
- tkinter=`echo -e "try:\n import Tix\n print 'yes'\nexcept:\n print 'no'\n" | python`
echo "checking for tkinter... $tkinter"