--- empathy-0.12.orig/configure.ac	2007-08-24 17:49:42.000000000 -0400
+++ empathy-0.12.orig/configure.ac	2007-08-27 17:14:19.000000000 -0400
@@ -177,7 +177,12 @@ if test "x$have_python" = "xno"; then
 	enable_python="no (missing dependencies)"
 else
 	if test "x$enable_python" != "xno"; then
-		enable_python="yes"
+		AM_PATH_PYTHON
+		if test -z "$PYTHON" ; then
+			enable_python="no"
+		else
+			enable_python="yes"
+		fi
 	else
 		enable_python="no (disabled)"
 	fi
--- empathy-0.12.orig/python/pyempathy/Makefile.am	2007-08-24 17:29:46.000000000 -0400
+++ empathy-0.12.orig/python/pyempathy/Makefile.am	2007-08-27 17:15:07.000000000 -0400
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =                           
 BUILT_SOURCES = 					\
 	pyempathy.c					
 
-pyempathydir = $(prefix)/lib/`pyversions -d`/site-packages
+pyempathydir = $(pyexecdir)
 pyempathy_LTLIBRARIES = empathy.la
 
 empathy_la_SOURCES =					\
--- empathy-0.12.orig/python/pyempathygtk/Makefile.am	2007-08-24 17:29:46.000000000 -0400
+++ empathy-0.12.orig/python/pyempathygtk/Makefile.am	2007-08-27 17:15:43.000000000 -0400
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =                           
 BUILT_SOURCES = 					\
 	pyempathygtk.c					
 
-pyempathygtkdir = $(prefix)/lib/`pyversions -d`/site-packages
+pyempathygtkdir = $(pyexecdir)
 pyempathygtk_LTLIBRARIES = empathygtk.la
 
 empathygtk_la_SOURCES =					\