#In the spirit of building a light aport for Alpine this port does not depend on Py3
#Including the patch suggested for embedded use here: https://sourceforge.net/p/lirc/mailman/lirc-list/thread/88ec0311-2049-b262-f67a-d047dc30813b%40gmail.com/#msg36015796

--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ dist_py_pkg_doc_DATA    = python-pkg/doc/Doxyfile \
 
 libpython               = $(libdir)/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 pydir                   = $(libpython)/site-packages/lirc
+if HAVE_PYTHON35
 py_LTLIBRARIES          = python-pkg/lib/_client.la
 python_pkg_lib__client_la_SOURCES = \
                           python-pkg/lirc/_client.c
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ python_pkg_lib__client_la_LDFLAGS  = \
                           $(PYTHON_LIBS)
 python_pkg_lib__client_la_LIBADD = \
                           lib/liblirc_client.la
+endif
 
 pylint: .phony
 	$(MAKE) -C tools pylint
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4882931689ff..dcf9703c3530 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ test -z "$PYTHON_LIBS" && \
 test -n "$PYTHON_LIBS" || \
     AC_MSG_WARN([No python package found (missing devel package?)])
 python_version_nodots=$(echo $PYTHON_VERSION | tr -d '.')
-AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PYTHON35, [test $python_version_nodots -ge 35])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PYTHON35, [test -n "$PYTHON_LIBS" && \
+			       test $python_version_nodots -ge 35])
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS"