Index: configure.in
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--- configure.in	(revision 54465)
+++ configure.in	(arbetskopia)
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Include/object.h])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(pyconfig.h)
 
+dnl Ensure that if prefix is specified, it does not end in a slah. If
+dnl it does, we get path names containing '//' which is both ugly and
+dnl can cause trouble.
+
+dnl Last slash shouldn't be stripped if prefix=/
+if test "$prefix" != "/"; then
+    prefix=${prefix%/}
+fi    
+
 dnl This is for stuff that absolutely must end up in pyconfig.h.
 dnl Please use pyport.h instead, if possible.
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