2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/pidgin/use_py3.patch b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/pidgin/use_py3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7b4163cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/pidgin/use_py3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([python],
+ 
+ if test "x$enable_dbus" = "xyes" || test "x$enable_consoleui" = "xyes" ; then
+        if test -z "$PYTHON" -o "x$PYTHON" = "xyes"; then
+-               AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON], [python], [no])
++               AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON], [python3], [no])
+        fi
+ 
+        if test x"$PYTHON" = x"no" ; then
+@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ dnl Check for Python headers (currently
+ dnl (Thanks to XChat)
+ if test "x$enable_consoleui" = "xyes" -a ! -z "$PYTHON" -a x"$PYTHON" != x"no" ; then
+         AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Python compile flags)
+-        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PY, python, [
++        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PY, python3, [
+                 AC_SUBST(PY_CFLAGS)
+                 AC_SUBST(PY_LIBS)
+         ], [
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/pidgin_2.13.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/pidgin_2.13.0.bb
index b4944258fa..fdc79e81b2 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/pidgin_2.13.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/pidgin_2.13.0.bb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ SRC_URI = "\
     file://sanitize-configure.ac.patch \
     file://purple-OE-branding-25.patch \
     file://pidgin-cross-python-265.patch \
+    file://use_py3.patch \
 "
 
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "423403494fe1951e47cc75231f743bb0"