From 1f7f79781e5ec6ca619d4c2075305e3bead88c90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Binkert <nate@binkert.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:37:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] python: figure out if the m5.internal package exists even
 with demandimport

---
 src/python/m5/__init__.py | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/python/m5/__init__.py b/src/python/m5/__init__.py
index 9f9459ae8..b5af7a80f 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/__init__.py
@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@
 # scripts while allowing new SCons code to operate properly.
 
 try:
-    import internal
+    # Try to import something that's generated by swig
+    import internal.core
+
+    # Try to grab something from it in case demandimport is being used
+    internal.core.__package__
 except ImportError:
+    # The import failed
     internal = None
 
 if internal: