If the target version is not found, use the first "most acceptable" version...

If the target version is not found, use the first "most acceptable" version found instead of the last.

configure

 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Zope configure script
-# $Id: configure,v 1.6 2003/06/10 17:40:39 fdrake Exp $
-# $Revision: 1.6 $
+# $Id: configure,v 1.7 2003/06/13 15:42:25 chrism Exp $
+# $Revision: 1.7 $
 
 #####################################################################
 #                    BEGIN EDITABLE PARAMETERS                      #
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ ZOPE_VERS=2.7
 TARGET="2.2.3"
 
 # Order a list of "acceptable" python version numbers (as returned by
-# sys.version) below in "best" to "worst" order.  Up to six
-# acceptable python versions are allowed.  Do not include the target
-# version number in this list.
-ACCEPTABLE="2.3 2.3b1 2.3a1 2.3a0 2.2.2"
+# sys.version) below in "best" to "worst" order, not including the
+# target version.  Up to six acceptable python versions are allowed.
+# Do not include the target version number in this list!
+ACCEPTABLE="2.2.2 2.3 2.3b1 2.3a1 2.3a0"
 
 # provide the executable names for all the acceptable versions
 # (and the target version) below
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ get_python() {
     IFS=":"
     FOUND=""
     VERSION=""
+    FOUNDLIST=""
     echo "Testing for an acceptable Python interpreter..."
     echo
     for DIR in $PATH; do
@@ -80,7 +81,19 @@ get_python() {
                     i=1;
                     for ACC in $ACCEPTABLE; do
                         let "i = i + 1"
+			for SLOT in $FOUNDLIST; do
+                            if [ $SLOT == $i ]; then
+                                # slot "i" already populated.  This means we've
+                                # already found this particular version of
+                                # python.  Continue the for ACC in 
+                                # $ACCEPTABLE loop and don't overwrite the
+                                # one we already found (interpreters first
+                                # on the path win).
+                                continue 2
+                            fi
+                        done
                         if [ "$VERSION" = "$ACC" ]; then
+                            FOUNDLIST="$FOUNDLIST $i"
                             eval "FOUND$i=$FULL"
                             eval "FOUNDVERSION$i=$VERSION"
                         fi