[maemo-developers] trouble autobuilding python bindings, configure barfs on python2.5

[From: Owen Williams]

I am trying to upload my package to extras, and it keeps failing.  While
my application is mostly python, I have to build python-gtkmozembed
support for it.  I thought I set up the debian/rules file correctly but
it's failing now.

The build log is here:
https://garage.maemo.org/builder/diablo/penguintv_3.8-1/armel.build.log.FAILED.txt

debian/rules runs configure with this line (host and build are
autodetect):
PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.5 ../../gtkmozembed/configure    \
	--host=arm-linux-gnueabi	     \
	--build=arm-linux-gnueabi	   \
	--prefix=/usr \
	--with-gtkmozembed=gtkembedmoz


and then it bombs here:

checking whether /usr/bin/python2.5 version >= 2.3... configure: error: too old
make: *** [configure-stamp] Error 1


which makes no sense.  python2.5 is clearly newer than 2.3, but whatever
configure is using to test the version number is failing.  Am I doing
something wrong?

thanks,
Owen Williams