Set up distributing the python bindings

Makefile.am

@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 if BUILD_DOXYGEN
-SUBDIRS = libcvautomation examples docs
-else
-SUBDIRS = libcvautomation examples
+  DOCS_ENABLE = docs
 endif
 
+if BUILD_PYTHON
+  PYTHON_ENABLE = python
+endif
+
+if BUILD_EXAMPLES
+  EXAMPLES_ENABLE = examples
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS = libcvautomation $(EXAMPLES_ENABLE) $(PYTHON_ENABLE) $(DOCS_ENABLE)
+
 #And the BASH macros
 dist_sysconf_DATA = libcvautomation_funcs
 

configure.ac

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if test "$with_docs" != "no"; then
 		enable_tex="no"
 	else
 		AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_DOXYGEN, [test "$with_docs" != "no"])
-		AC_CONFIG_FILES([docs/Doxyfile_library] [docs/Doxyfile_example])
+		AC_CONFIG_FILES([docs/Doxyfile_library] [docs/Doxyfile_example] [docs/Makefile])
 	fi
 else
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_DOXYGEN, [test "$with_docs" != "no"]) #false
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ else
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_TEX, [test "$enable_tex" == "yes"]) #false
 fi
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(python, [  --with-python           Install python support for libcvautomation])
+#Check if we should distribute Python
+if test "$with_python" != "no"; then
+	AC_CHECK_PROGS([Python], [python], [missing])
+	AC_CONFIG_FILES([python/Makefile] [python/setup.py])
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_PYTHON, [test "$with_python" != "no"]) #true unless --without-python
+
 # Checks for library functions.
 AC_FUNC_MALLOC
 
@@ -120,7 +128,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT(
 [Makefile]
 [libcvautomation/Makefile]
 [examples/Makefile]
-[docs/Makefile]
 [libcvautomation.pc]
 [include/libcvautomation/libcvautomation.h]
 [rpm/libcvautomation.spec]

python/Makefile.am

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = libcvautomation.py
+
+install-data-local: setup.py
+	$(Python) setup.py install
+	
+##Unfortunately, we can't really uninstall the python file.
+##The python dist-utils don't tell us where it got installed
+##to, so we can't uninstall it.
+##uninstall-local:
+
+CLEANFILES = setup.py
+
+all-local: libcvautomation.py
+clean-local:
+	rm -rf setup.py
+

python/libcvautomation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class libcvautomation:
+	pass

python/setup.py.in

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from distutils.core import setup
+setup(name='@PACKAGE_NAME@',
+		version='@PACKAGE_VERSION@',
+		py_modules=['@PACKAGE_NAME@'],
+		)