Add Python include path in search for Python.h (#3329)

Jürgen Knödlseder
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ChangeLog
NEWS
README.md
configure.ac
doc/source/admin/release_history/1.7.1.rst
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
         ========================
-2020-08-21
+2020-09-04
         * Bug fix version 1.7.1 released
         ================================
+        Add Python include path in search for Python.h (#3329)
         Test for Big Sur in configuration step (#3326)
         Copy Python modules into pyext/gammalib folder (#3322)
         Write units of response cubes into FITS files (#3321)
 New Features and Important Changes in GammaLib 1.7.1
-20 August 2020
+4 September 2020
 1. Introduction
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ The return value of the following methods has been changed:
 3. Configuration
 -----------------
+The Python include path was added in the Python.h header check in configure.ac
+since due to a bug introduced in Python 3.8 the cpython/initconfig.h header was
+not found (#3329).
+
 The configuration now checks for Big Sur and later so that the path names in
 the Python modules are adapted as needed (#3326).
 GammaLib information
 ====================
-* Version: 1.7.1 (20 August 2020)
+* Version: 1.7.1 (4 September 2020)
 [![Build Status](https://cta-jenkins.irap.omp.eu/buildStatus/icon?job=gammalib-integrate-os)](https://cta-jenkins.irap.omp.eu/job/gammalib-integrate-os/)
@@ -921,7 +921,10 @@ else
       python_path=`$PYTHON -c "import distutils.sysconfig; \
                                print(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc());"`
       if test -n "${python_path}"; then
-        AC_CHECK_HEADERS($python_path/Python.h, [has_python_h="yes"], [has_python_h="no"]) 
+        SAVED_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$python_path"
+        AC_CHECK_HEADERS($python_path/Python.h, [has_python_h="yes"], [has_python_h="no"])
+        CPPFLAGS=$SAVED_CPPFLAGS
         python_path="-I$python_path"
       fi
       PYTHON_CPPFLAGS=$python_path
@@ -963,7 +966,10 @@ else
       PY_INCLUDE="$PY_INCLUDE$PYTHON_VERSION"
       # Check if we have Python.h
+      SAVED_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+      CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$PY_INCLUDE"
       AC_CHECK_HEADERS($PY_INCLUDE/Python.h, [has_python_h="yes"], [has_python_h="no"])
+      CPPFLAGS=$SAVED_CPPFLAGS
     fi
 .. _1.7.1:
-GammaLib 1.7.1 release (21 August 2020)
-=======================================
+GammaLib 1.7.1 release (4 September 2020)
+=========================================
 Overview
 --------
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ GammaLib 1.7.1 is a bug fix release for GammaLib release 1.7.
 The following bugs were fixed:
+* [`3329 <https://cta-redmine.irap.omp.eu/issues/3329>`_] -
+  Add Python include path in search for ``Python.h``
 * [`3326 <https://cta-redmine.irap.omp.eu/issues/3326>`_] -
   Test for Big Sur in configuration step
 * [`3322 <https://cta-redmine.irap.omp.eu/issues/3322>`_] -