Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 5737] New: Minor adjustment that could be made to autogen.
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:19:56 -0800 (PST)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5737

           Summary: Minor adjustment that could be made to autogen.sh
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.4.3
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: dave_n_1990@xxxxxxxx


Build Information:
wireshark 1.4.3

Copyright 1998-2011 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled (64-bit) with GTK+ 2.22.0, with GLib 2.26.1, with libpcap 1.1.1, with
libz 1.2.3.4, with POSIX capabilities (Linux), without libpcre, with SMI 0.4.8,
with c-ares 1.7.3, with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS 2.8.6, with Gcrypt
1.4.5, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built Aug  3
2010 06:06:51), without AirPcap.

Running on Linux 2.6.35-27-generic, with libpcap version 1.1.1, with libz
1.2.3.4, GnuTLS 2.8.6, Gcrypt 1.4.5.

Built using gcc 4.4.5.

--
In regards to the following lines in autogen.sh


# Check for python. There's no "--version" option!
python -c "print 'Checking for python.'"
if [ $? != 0 ] ; then
...


"--version" is indeed an option for python and in my opinion should be used
instead to check for a python install

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