--- a/configure.ac	2021-05-13 11:44:23.000000000 -0700
+++ b/configure.ac	2021-11-08 11:13:54.000000000 -0800
@@ -905,7 +905,17 @@
 	fi
     fi
     pythondir='$(PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES)'
-    PYTHON_LIBS=`python$PYTHON_VERSION-config --ldflags`
+    py_ver_major=$(echo $PYTHON_VERSION | cut -d . -f 1)
+    py_ver_minor=$(echo $PYTHON_VERSION | cut -d . -f 2)
+    if test $py_ver_major -eq 3 -a $py_ver_minor -ge 8
+    then
+       PYTHON_LIBS=`python$PYTHON_VERSION-config --ldflags --embed`
+    elif test $py_ver_major -gt 3
+    then
+       PYTHON_LIBS=`python$PYTHON_VERSION-config --ldflags --embed`
+    else
+        PYTHON_LIBS=`python$PYTHON_VERSION-config --ldflags`
+    fi
 else
     PYTHON=
 fi

Diff finished.  Mon Nov  8 11:28:35 2021