--- fontforge/pycontrib/FontCompare/setup.py~	2022-12-31 23:25:21.000000000 -0600
+++ fontforge/pycontrib/FontCompare/setup.py	2024-06-14 15:14:14.119920623 -0500
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from distutils.core import setup
 from setuptools import setup 
 setup(name='Font Compare',
       version='1.0',
--- fontforge/fontforge/python.c~	2022-12-31 23:25:21.000000000 -0600
+++ fontforge/fontforge/python.c	2024-06-14 15:38:41.397897757 -0500
@@ -19633,7 +19633,10 @@
     if ( saved_progname )
 	free(saved_progname);
     saved_progname = copy_to_wide_string(progname);
-    Py_SetProgramName(saved_progname);
+    PyStatus status;
+    PyConfig config;
+    PyConfig_InitPythonConfig(&config);
+    status = PyConfig_SetString(&config, &config.program_name, saved_progname);
 }
 
 static wchar_t ** copy_argv(char *arg0, int argc ,char **argv) {