diff --git a/gramps/configure b/gramps/configure
index eab0d288c..8a005a61d 100755
--- a/gramps/configure
+++ b/gramps/configure
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ PYTHON_VERSION=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.version[:3]"`
 
 
 
+
 ac_aux_dir=
 for ac_dir in $srcdir $srcdir/.. $srcdir/../..; do
   if test -f $ac_dir/install-sh; then
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ ac_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure # This should be Cygnus configure.
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:636: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:637: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" && INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL_PROGRAM}'
 test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:689: checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}" >&5
+echo "configure:690: checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}" >&5
 set dummy ${MAKE-make}; ac_make=`echo "$2" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_make_${ac_make}_set'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -715,7 +716,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:719: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:720: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -745,7 +746,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:749: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:750: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -796,7 +797,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:800: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:801: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -828,7 +829,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:832: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:833: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -839,12 +840,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 843 "configure"
+#line 844 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:848: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:849: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -870,12 +871,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:874: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:875: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:880: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -884,7 +885,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:888: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:889: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:907: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:908: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -939,7 +940,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gnome-config", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gnome-config; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:943: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:944: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GNOME_CONFIG'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -969,18 +970,25 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking Python bindings for sax/xml""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:973: checking Python bindings for sax/xml" >&5
+echo "configure:974: checking Python bindings for sax/xml" >&5
 
 cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
-    from xml.sax import saxexts, saxlib, saxutils
+    from xml.sax import make_parser, handler
     f = open("conftest.out", "w")
     f.write("YES")
     f.close()
 except ImportError:
-    f = open("conftest.out", "w")
-    f.write("NO")
-    f.close()
+
+    try:
+        from _xmlplus.sax import make_parser, handler
+        f = open("conftest.out", "w")
+        f.write("YES")
+        f.close()
+    except ImportError:
+        f = open("conftest.out", "w")
+        f.write("NO")
+        f.close()
 EOF
 
 $PYTHON conftest.py
@@ -995,7 +1003,7 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""ok" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking Python bindings for gtk+""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:999: checking Python bindings for gtk+" >&5
+echo "configure:1007: checking Python bindings for gtk+" >&5
 
 cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
@@ -1021,11 +1029,11 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""ok" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking Python bindings for GNOME""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1025: checking Python bindings for GNOME" >&5
+echo "configure:1033: checking Python bindings for GNOME" >&5
 
 cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
-    import gnome, gnome.ui, gnome.xmhtml
+    import gnome, gnome.ui
     f = open("conftest.out", "w")
     f.write("YES")
     f.close()
@@ -1049,7 +1057,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""ok" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for headers required to compile python extensions""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1053: checking for headers required to compile python extensions" >&5
+echo "configure:1061: checking for headers required to compile python extensions" >&5
 py_prefix=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.prefix"`
 py_exec_prefix=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.exec_prefix"`
 PYTHON_INCLUDES="-I${py_prefix}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}"
@@ -1057,7 +1065,6 @@ if test "$py_prefix" != "$py_exec_prefix"; then
   PYTHON_INCLUDES="$PYTHON_INCLUDES -I${py_exec_prefix}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}"
 fi
 
-echo "${py_exec_prefix}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/Python.h"
 if test -f "${py_exec_prefix}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/Python.h"
 then
   echo "$ac_t""ok" 1>&6
@@ -1219,6 +1226,7 @@ s%@infodir@%$infodir%g
 s%@mandir@%$mandir%g
 s%@PYTHON@%$PYTHON%g
 s%@ZIP@%$ZIP%g
+s%@PYTHON_VERSION@%$PYTHON_VERSION%g
 s%@PACKAGE@%$PACKAGE%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
diff --git a/gramps/configure.in b/gramps/configure.in
index 3e394a3c8..8543a363c 100644
--- a/gramps/configure.in
+++ b/gramps/configure.in
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING(Python bindings for sax/xml)
 changequote(,)
 cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
-    from xml.sax import saxlib
+    from xml.sax import make_parser, handler
     f = open("conftest.out", "w")
     f.write("YES")
     f.close()
 except ImportError:
 
     try:
-        from _xmlplus.sax import saxlib
+        from _xmlplus.sax import make_parser, handler
         f = open("conftest.out", "w")
         f.write("YES")
         f.close()
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING(Python bindings for GNOME)
 changequote(,)
 cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
-    import gnome, gnome.ui, gnome.xmhtml
+    import gnome, gnome.ui
     f = open("conftest.out", "w")
     f.write("YES")
     f.close()