--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -7099,6 +7099,9 @@ then :
      fi
      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_var_python3_stable_abi" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$vi_cv_var_python3_stable_abi" >&6; }
+else $as_nop
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
       if test "X$vi_cv_var_python3_stable_abi" != "X"; then

--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -1549,7 +1549,8 @@ if test "$enable_python3interp" = "yes" 
      else
        vi_cv_var_python3_stable_abi="$withval"
      fi
-     AC_MSG_RESULT($vi_cv_var_python3_stable_abi)])
+     AC_MSG_RESULT($vi_cv_var_python3_stable_abi)],
+     AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
       if test "X$vi_cv_var_python3_stable_abi" != "X"; then
         AC_CACHE_VAL(vi_cv_var_python3_stable_abi_hex,
         [

--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    693,
+/**/
     692,
 /**/
     691,