--- mod_python-3.2.8.orig/configure	2006-07-22 15:27:04.000000000 +1000
+++ mod_python-3.2.8/configure	2006-07-22 15:27:28.000000000 +1000
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@
 # get the mod_python version
 
 MP_VERSION=`awk '/MPV_STRING/ {print $3}' src/include/mpversion.h`
-MP_VERSION=`echo $MP_VERSION | sed s/\\"//g`
+MP_VERSION=`echo $MP_VERSION | tr -d '"'`
 
 # get --with-python-src. The python src is required to generate the documentation
 # It is not required to compile or install mod_python itself