new python m4 macros

tools/autoconf/configure.ac

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([pvaPy], [1.0.1], [[email protected]])
+AC_INIT([pvaPy], [1.3.0], [[email protected]])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ AX_BOOST_PYTHON_NUM_PY
 AX_BOOST_NUM_PY
 AX_EPICS_BASE([3.14.12])
 AX_EPICS4([4.0.3])
-AX_PVA_PY([1.0.1])
+AX_PVA_PY([1.3.0])
 #AC_OUTPUT
 

tools/autoconf/m4/ax_python.m4

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ===========================================================================
-#         http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_python.html
+#        https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_python.html
 # ===========================================================================
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 #
 #   This macro does a complete Python development environment check.
 #
-#   It recurses through several python versions (from 2.1 to 2.6 in this
-#   version), looking for an executable. When it finds an executable, it
-#   looks to find the header files and library.
+#   It checks for all known versions. When it finds an executable, it looks
+#   to find the header files and library.
 #
 #   It sets PYTHON_BIN to the name of the python executable,
 #   PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR to the directory holding the header files, and
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
 #   Public License for more details.
 #
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-#   with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#   with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #   As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright owner
 #   gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
@@ -51,12 +50,12 @@
 #   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
 #   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
 
-#serial 14
+#serial 18
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_PYTHON],
 [AC_MSG_CHECKING(for python build information)
 AC_MSG_RESULT([])
-for python in python3.3 python3.2 python3.1 python3.0 python2.7 python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python; do
+for python in python3.7 python3.6 python3.5 python3.4 python3.3 python3.2 python3.1 python3.0 python2.7 python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python; do
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON_BIN, [$python])
 ax_python_bin=$PYTHON_BIN
 if test x$ax_python_bin != x; then
@@ -96,3 +95,4 @@ if test x$ax_python_lib != xno; then
   AC_SUBST(PYTHON_LIB)
 fi
 ])dnl
+