--- configure.ac.orig	2019-10-28 07:00:22.000000000 -0700
+++ configure.ac	2020-02-14 12:59:57.000000000 -0800
@@ -240,6 +240,17 @@
 # For instance, ./configure PYTHON=python3.4 --prefix=/opt/gnome
 AM_PATH_PYTHON([3.0])
 
+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])
+
 # Get the compiler and linker flags for embedding Python.
 # This uses the PYTHON_VERSION set by AM_PATH_PYTHON above.
 #