Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 12071)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 12072)
@@ -302,4 +302,24 @@
 	AC_MSG_RESULT($HAVE_BOOST)
 	dnl }}}
+	dnl python-version{{{
+	AC_ARG_WITH([python-version],
+	  AS_HELP_STRING([--with-python-version = PYTHONVERSION],[python version.]),
+	  [PYTHONVERSION=$withval],[PYTHONVERSION=""])
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for python version)
+
+	HAVE_PYTHON3="no"
+
+	dnl recover major: 
+	PYTHON_MAJOR=${PYTHONVERSION%.*}
+
+	if test x$PYTHON_MAJOR = x3; then
+		dnl are we running python 3?
+		HAVE_PYTHON3="yes"
+	fi
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([_PYTHON_MAJOR_],$PYTHON_MAJOR,[python version major])
+
+	AM_CONDITIONAL([PYTHON3], [test x$HAVE_PYTHON3 = xyes])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT($PYTHON_MAJOR)
+	dnl }}}
 	dnl python{{{
 	AC_ARG_WITH([python-dir],
@@ -312,5 +332,5 @@
 		HAVE_PYTHON=yes
 		PYTHONINCL=-I$PYTHON_ROOT/include
-		PYTHONLIB="-L$PYTHON_ROOT/lib -lpython3.2"
+		PYTHONLIB="-L$PYTHON_ROOT/lib -lpython$PYTHONVERSION"
 		PYTHONEXT=.so
 		PYTHONLINK="-dynamiclib"
@@ -327,23 +347,4 @@
 	AM_CONDITIONAL([PYTHON], [test x$HAVE_PYTHON = xyes])
 	AC_MSG_RESULT($HAVE_PYTHON)
-	dnl }}}
-	dnl python-version{{{
-	AC_ARG_WITH([python-version],
-	  AS_HELP_STRING([--with-python-version = PYTHONVERSION],[python version.]),
-	  [PYTHONVERSION=$withval],[PYTHONVERSION=""])
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for python version)
-
-	HAVE_PYTHON3="no"
-
-	dnl recover major: 
-	PYTHON_MAJOR=${PYTHONVERSION%.*}
-
-	if test x$PYTHON_MAJOR = x3; then
-		dnl are we running python 3?
-		HAVE_PYTHON3="yes"
-	fi
-
-	AM_CONDITIONAL([PYTHON3], [test x$HAVE_PYTHON3 = xyes])
-	AC_MSG_RESULT($PYTHON_MAJOR)
 	dnl }}}
 	dnl python-numpy{{{
@@ -1222,9 +1223,8 @@
 	fi
 
-	dnl check that we python version if python compile is specified
-	dnl if test "$HAVE_PYTHON" = "yes"  && test "$HAVE_PYTHONVERSION" = "no" ; then
-	dnl	AC_MSG_ERROR([need python-version if python compile is required!]);
-	dnl fi
-
+	check that we python version if python compile is specified
+	if test "$HAVE_PYTHON" = "yes"  && test "$PYTHONVERSION" = "" ; then
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([need python-version if python compile is required!]);
+	fi
 
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(done)