--- a/contrib/splicex/configure	Fri Oct 28 22:04:07 2011 -0400
+++ b/contrib/splicex/configure	Sat Oct 29 10:17:30 2011 -0400
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then
- echo 'usage: ./configure <python[version]>'
+ echo 'usage: ./configure <python[version]> {optional: <--no-compile>}'
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$2" ] && [[ "$2" != *--no-compile* ]]; then
+ echo 'usage: ./configure <python[version]> {optional: <--no-compile>}'
  exit 1
 fi
 
 echo -e 'checking dependencies: '
-echo -ne "      checking for python as <$1>..."
+echo -ne "	checking for python as <$1>..."
 if which `which "$1"` >/dev/null; then
  PYPATH=`which "$1"`
  echo -ne ' OK'
@@ -24,32 +29,52 @@
  exit 1
 fi
 
-echo -ne '	checking for cython...'
-if which cython >/dev/null; then
- echo -ne ' OK'
- echo
-else
- echo -ne ' FAILED'
- exit 1
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+ echo -ne '	checking for cython...'
+ if which cython >/dev/null; then
+  echo -ne ' OK'
+  echo
+ else
+  echo -ne ' FAILED'
+  exit 1
+ fi
 fi
 
-echo -ne '	checking for gcc...'
-if which gcc >/dev/null; then
- echo -ne ' OK'
- echo
-else
- echo -ne ' FAILED'
- exit 1
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+ echo -ne '	checking for gcc...'
+ if which gcc >/dev/null; then
+  echo -ne ' OK'
+  echo
+ else
+  echo -ne ' FAILED'
+  exit 1
+ fi
 fi
 
 echo
 echo  -ne "configuring splicex: "
 echo
-echo -e "       python version == $1"
-echo -e "       interpreter path == $PYPATH"
-echo -e "       compiler flags == gcc -I/usr/include/$1"
-sed -e s^PYTHON^"$1"^g src/make.in >Makefile
-sed -e s^PYTHON^"$PYPATH"^g src/splicex.py >build/splicex
-sed -e s^PYTHON^"$PYPATH"^g src/splicex-deshadow.py >build/splicex-deshadow
+echo -e "	python version == $1"
+echo -e "	interpreter path == $PYPATH"
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+ echo -e "	compiler flags == gcc -I/usr/include/$1"
+fi
+echo
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+ sed -e s^PYTHON^"$PYPATH"^g src/splicex.py >build/splicex || exit 1
+ sed -e s^PYTHON^"$PYPATH"^g src/splicex-deshadow.py >build/splicex-deshadow || exit 1
+fi
+sed -e s^PYTHON^"$PYPATH"^g src/splicex.pyx >build/splicex.pyx || exit 1
+sed -e s^PYTHON^"$PYPATH"^g src/deshadow.pyx >build/deshadow.pyx || exit 1
+echo -ne "	generating Makefile..."
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+ sed -e s^PYTHON^"$1"^g src/make.in >Makefile || exit 1
+ echo -ne ' DONE'
+ echo
+else
+ sed -e s^PYTHON^"$1"^g src/pymake.in >Makefile || exit 1
+ echo -ne ' DONE'
+ echo
+fi
 echo
 echo -e 'splicex configured'