diff -ruN newt-0.52.11-old/Makefile.in newt-0.52.11/Makefile.in
--- newt-0.52.11-old/Makefile.in	2008-07-30 13:42:55.000000000 +0100
+++ newt-0.52.11/Makefile.in	2009-04-17 12:30:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 TAG = r$(subst .,-,$(VERSION))
 SONAME = @SONAME@
 
-PYTHONVERS = @PYTHONVERS@
+PYTHONVERS =  $(shell pyversions --supported)
 WHIPTCLSO = @WHIPTCLSO@
 
 PROGS = test whiptail $(WHIPTCLSO) testgrid testtree showchars showkey
