--- configure.ac.orig	2016-10-12 11:42:01.000000000 -0700
+++ configure.ac	2016-10-12 11:47:28.000000000 -0700
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 AC_SUBST(LT_REVISION)
 AC_SUBST(LT_AGE)
 
-GNOME_COMMON_INIT
+dnl long deprecated GNOME_COMMON_INIT removed in gnome-common 3.18.0
+dnl https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-common/commit/?id=6684e2fa5d5a4c72c9bf116f74688c0b47f350cf
+dnl GNOME_COMMON_INIT
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AM_DISABLE_STATIC
@@ -115,6 +117,18 @@
 	dnl ****************************************************************************
 	have_python="yes"
 	AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.5)
+
+	dnl Override standard python locations with MacPorts version specific ones
+
+	AC_SUBST([PYTHON_PREFIX], [`$PYTHON -c 'import sys; print(sys.prefix);'`])
+	AC_SUBST([PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX], [`$PYTHON -c 'import sys; print(sys.exec_prefix)'`])
+
+	am_cv_python_pythondir=$PYTHON_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
+	am_cv_python_pyexecdir=$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
+
+	AC_SUBST([pythondir], [$am_cv_python_pythondir])
+	AC_SUBST([pyexecdir], [$am_cv_python_pyexecdir])
+
 	AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS(,[AC_MSG_ERROR(could not find Python headers)])
 
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PYGTK,