[LinuxCNC/linuxcnc Issue#226] Linuxcnc configuration failes if python2.7 is not default in Gentoo->error: Python version too old (2.7 or newer required)

$python -V
Python 3.5.2
When I ran
./configure --with-realtime=uspace --enable-non-distributable=yes --with-boost-python=boost_python-2.7


checking python version... File "", line 1
import sys;raise SystemExit,sys.hexversion<0x2070000 ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax configure: error: Python version too old (2.7 or newer required)

If I select python2.7 as the default, the configuration completes without error. The thing is I want portage to work with python3.5, so defaulting to python2.7 isn't an option for some users (including me).

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