define WITH_PYTHON_VERSION

configure.in

@@ -832,32 +832,7 @@ if test -n "$withval" -a "$withval" != auto; then
    WITH_PYTHON_VERSION=$withval
 fi
 if test $withval = auto ; then
-
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for python 2.2)
-  AC_TRY_RUN([
-#include <python2.2/Python.h>
-main() {
-  exit(strncmp("2.2", PY_VERSION, 3));
-} ],
-  withval=yes, withval=no, withval=yes)
-  AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
-  if test $withval = yes ; then
-    WITH_PYTHON_VERSION="2.2"
-  else
-
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for python 1.5.2)
-    AC_TRY_RUN([
-#include <python1.5/Python.h>
-main() {
-  exit(strcmp("1.5.2", PY_VERSION));
-} ],
-    withval=yes, withval=no, withval=yes)
-    AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
-    if test $withval = yes ; then
-      WITH_PYTHON_VERSION="1.5"
-    fi
-  fi
-
+  WITH_PYTHON_VERSION=$(python -c 'import sys; print sys.version' |head -1 |cut -d' ' -f1 |cut -d. -f1,2)
 fi
 
 if test -n "$WITH_PYTHON_VERSION" ; then