python: use setuptools with python >= 3.12

[lttng-ust.git] / configure.ac

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4cc65e1d70fb4f0a7f75adbd2030fa4f2e68e428..d3785e139eaa3e19a3989d2f73171cfc56a01e10 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 # Project version information
 m4_define([ust_version_major], [2])
 m4_define([ust_version_minor], [13])
-m4_define([ust_version_patch], [3])
+m4_define([ust_version_patch], [6])
 m4_define([ust_version_dev_stage], [])
 m4_define([ust_version], ust_version_major[.]ust_version_minor[.]ust_version_patch[]ust_version_dev_stage)
 m4_define([ust_version_name], [[Nordicité]])
@@ -482,6 +482,16 @@ Cannot find a suitable python interpreter. You can override it with the PYTHON
 environment variable.
     ])
   ])
+
+  AX_COMPARE_VERSION(["$PYTHON_VERSION"], [ge], ["3.12"], [
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for python setuptools])
+    AS_IF(["$PYTHON" -c "import setuptools" 2>/dev/null], [
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+    ], [
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([Python >= 3.12 removed 'distutils', the 'setuptools' module needs to be installed for the selected interpreter.])
+    ])
+  ])
 ])
 
 # Check for asciidoc and xmlto if we enabled building the man pages.