--- alacarte-0.13.2.ebuild
+++ alacarte-0.13.2.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI="2"
 GCONF_DEBUG="no"
+PYTHON_DEPEND="2"
 
 inherit gnome2 python
 
@@ -15,8 +16,7 @@
 IUSE=""
 SLOT=0
 
-common_depends=">=dev-lang/python-2.4
-	>=dev-python/pygobject-2.15.1
+common_depends=">=dev-python/pygobject-2.15.1
 	>=dev-python/pygtk-2.13
 	>=gnome-base/gnome-menus-2.27.92[python]"
 
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 
 DOCS="AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS README"
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	python_set_active_version 2
+	python_pkg_setup
+}
+
 src_prepare() {
 	gnome2_src_prepare
 
@@ -38,6 +43,10 @@
 	ln -s $(type -P true) py-compile
 }
 
+src_configure() {
+	PYTHON="$(PYTHON)" gnome2_src_configure
+}
+
 pkg_postinst() {
 	gnome2_pkg_postinst
 	python_need_rebuild