[Pythonmac-SIG] Building Python extensions in C++ with autoconf

[Bill Janssen]

> I don't know autoconf, but you *really really should use distutils*.   
> You wouldn't be asking this question if distutils was part of your  
> build process.

OK, I'll switch, if you'll tell me how to:

1)  Detect current configuration settings, the way autoconf does, and

2)  Build Java jar files with distutils, to make the non-Python half of
    my distribution

Bill