--- configure.old	2009-03-26 13:28:25 +0400
+++ configure	2009-03-27 09:42:16 +0400
@@ -61053,6 +61053,9 @@
     if test -n "$PYTHON_CONFIG"; then
       PYTHON_LIBS=`python-config --libs`
       PYTHON_INCLUDES=`python-config --includes`
+    elif test -n "/usr/bin/pkg-config"; then
+      PYTHON_LIBS=`pkg-config --libs python`
+      PYTHON_INCLUDES=`pkg-config --cflags python`
     else
       status_python=no
     fi