Patch #1161914: Add python-config.

Makefile.pre.in

@@ -826,6 +826,11 @@ libainstall:	all
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) Modules/Setup.config $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/Setup.config
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(srcdir)/Modules/makesetup $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/makesetup
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(srcdir)/install-sh $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/install-sh
+	# Substitution happens here, as the completely-expanded BINDIR
+	# is not available in configure
+	sed -e "s,@BINDIR@,$(BINDIR)," < $(srcdir)/Misc/python-config.in >python-config
+	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) python-config $(BINDIR)/python-config
+	rm python-config
 	@if [ -s Modules/python.exp -a \
 		"`echo $(MACHDEP) | sed 's/^\(...\).*/\1/'`" = "aix" ]; then \
 		echo; echo "Installing support files for building shared extension modules on AIX:"; \

Misc/NEWS

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Library
 Build
 -----
 
+- Patch #1161914: Add a python-config script.
 - Patch #1324762:Remove ccpython.cc; replace --with-cxx with
   --with-cxx-main. Link with C++ compiler only if --with-cxx-main was
   specified. (Can be overridden by explicitly setting LINKCC.) Decouple

Misc/python-config.in

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!@BINDIR@/python
+
+import sys
+import os
+import getopt
+from distutils import sysconfig
+
+valid_opts = ['prefix', 'exec-prefix', 'includes', 'libs', 'cflags', 
+              'ldflags', 'help']
+
+def exit_with_usage(code=1):
+    print >>sys.stderr, "Usage: %s [%s]" % (sys.argv[0], 
+                                            '|'.join('--'+opt for opt in valid_opts))
+    sys.exit(code)
+
+try:
+    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], '', valid_opts)
+except getopt.error:
+    exit_with_usage()
+
+if not opts:
+    exit_with_usage()
+
+opt = opts[0][0]
+
+pyver = sysconfig.get_config_var('VERSION')
+getvar = sysconfig.get_config_var
+
+if opt == '--help':
+    exit_with_usage(0)
+
+elif opt == '--prefix':
+    print sysconfig.PREFIX
+
+elif opt == '--exec-prefix':
+    print sysconfig.EXEC_PREFIX
+
+elif opt in ('--includes', '--cflags'):
+    flags = ['-I'+dir for dir in getvar('INCLDIRSTOMAKE').split()]
+    if opt == '--cflags':
+        flags.extend(getvar('CFLAGS').split())
+    print ' '.join(flags)
+
+elif opt in ('--libs', '--ldflags'):
+    libs = sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBS').split()
+    libs.append('-lpython'+pyver)
+    if opt == '--ldflags':
+        libs.insert(0, '-L' + getvar('LIBPL'))
+    print ' '.join(libs)
+