python: use setuptools with python >= 3.12

[lttng-ust.git] / configure.ac

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fd50f681f993f26c45508ddfb72d9c808d1b5c01..c662381720f5dfb689020a908d6efc0f9893c9f8 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -422,6 +422,16 @@ AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-python-agent], [build the LTTng UST Python agent [defau
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_PYTHON_AGENT], [test "x$python_agent" = "xyes"])
 AS_IF([test "x$python_agent" = "xyes"], [
        AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.7])
+
+       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.])
+         ])
+       ])
 ])
 
 # sdt.h integration