--- trunk/include/python.sminc	2014/04/03 23:08:50	22416
+++ trunk/include/python.sminc	2017/10/11 09:27:47	29773
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 # $Id$
 
-SDEPEND="${SDEPEND}
-	>= dev-lang/python-2.7"
+# simulate the old behavior
+if [[ -z ${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} ]]
+then
+	MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC="python"
+
+	SDEPEND="${SDEPEND}
+		>= dev-lang/python-2.7"
+fi
+if [[ -z ${MAGE_PYTHON_BUILD_VERSIONS} ]]
+then
+	MAGE_PYTHON_BUILD_VERSIONS="single"
+fi
 
 # get the major.minor current installed python version
 # -> ex 2.4
 mget-python-version()
 {
 	local pyver
-#	pyver="$(python -V 2>&1 | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d. -f1-2)"
-	pyver=$(python -c "import sys ; print sys.version[:3]")
+#	pyver="$(${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} -V 2>&1 | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d. -f1-2)"
+	pyver=$(${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} -c "import sys ; (print sys.version[:3])")
 	[[ -z ${pyver} ]] && return 1
 	echo "${pyver}"
 	return 0
@@ -18,7 +28,7 @@
 mget-python-libdir()
 {
 	local pylib
-	pylib=$(python -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib()')
+	pylib=$(${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_lib())')
 	[[ -z ${pylib} ]] && return 1
 	echo "${pylib}"
 	return 0
@@ -27,7 +37,7 @@
 mget-python-includedir()
 {
 	local pyinc
-	pyinc=$(python -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_inc()')
+	pyinc=$(${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')
 	[[ -z ${pyinc} ]] && return 1
 	echo "${pyinc}"
 	return 0
@@ -59,11 +69,11 @@
 {
 	if [[ -e setup.py ]]
 	then
-		python setup.py build $@ || die
+		${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} setup.py build $@ || die
 	elif [[ -e waf ]]
 	then
-		python waf configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/$(mlibdir) $@ || die
-		python waf build $@ || die
+		${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} waf configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/$(mlibdir) $@ || die
+		${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} waf build $@ || die
 	elif [[ -e configure ]]
 	then
 		mconfigure $@ || die
@@ -80,13 +90,13 @@
 {
 	if [[ -e setup.py ]]
 	then
-		python setup.py install --no-compile --root ${BINDIR} $@ || die
+		${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} setup.py install --no-compile --root ${BINDIR} $@ || die
 	elif [[ -e waf ]]
 	then
-		python waf install --destdir=${BINDIR} $@ || die
+		${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} waf install --destdir=${BINDIR} $@ || die
 	elif [[ -e install.py ]]
 	then
-		python install.py --prefix=/usr --files-only --destdir=${BINDIR} $@ || die
+		${MAGE_PYTHON_EXEC} install.py --prefix=/usr --files-only --destdir=${BINDIR} $@ || die
 	else
 		mmake DESTDIR=${BINDIR} install || die
 	fi