diff --git Python-2.6.4/Makefile.pre.in Python-2.6.4/Makefile.pre.in

--- Python-2.6.4/Makefile.pre.in.orig	Sun Feb 13 21:00:17 2011

+++ Python-2.6.4/Makefile.pre.in	Sun Feb 13 21:02:35 2011

@@ -663,6 +663,8 @@

 $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODOBJS) Modules/python.o: $(PYTHON_HEADERS)

+install-pycc:	$(srcdir)/pycc

+	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $< $(DESTDIR)$(BINLIBDEST)

 ######################################################################

@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@

                $(TESTPYTHON) $(TESTPROG) $(MEMTESTOPTS)

 # Install everything

-install:	@FRAMEWORKINSTALLFIRST@ altinstall bininstall maninstall @FRAMEWORKINSTALLLAST@

+install:	@FRAMEWORKINSTALLFIRST@ altinstall bininstall maninstall @FRAMEWORKINSTALLLAST@ install-pycc

 # Install almost everything without disturbing previous versions

 altinstall:	@FRAMEWORKALTINSTALLFIRST@ altbininstall libinstall inclinstall libainstall \

diff --git Python-2.6.4/pycc Python-2.6.4/pycc

new file mode 100644

--- /dev/null

+++ Python-2.6.4/pycc

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@

+#!/bin/ksh

+#

+# Script for running the C/C++ compiler when building python modules

+#

+# CDDL HEADER START

+#

+# The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the

+# Common Development and Distribution License, Version 1.0 only

+# (the "License").  You may not use this file except in compliance

+# with the License.

+#

+# You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE

+# or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing.

+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions

+# and limitations under the License.

+#

+# When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each

+# file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE.

+# If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the

+# fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying

+# information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]

+#

+# CDDL HEADER END

+#

+#

+# Copyright 2004-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.

+# Use is subject to license terms.

+#

+

+MYNAME=`basename $0`

+

+# name of the compiler executable

+CCEXE='cc'

+# name of the GNU compiler executable

+GCCEXE='gcc'

+# name of the programming language

+CLANG='C'

+# name of the env variable for setting the compiler path

+CVAR='CC'

+

+if [ "x$PYCC_CC" != x ]; then

+    CC="$PYCC_CC"

+fi

+

+if [ "x$MYNAME" = xpyCC ]; then

+    CCEXE='CC'

+    GCCEXE='g++'

+    CLANG='C++'

+    CC="$CXX"

+    CVAR='CXX'

+    if [ "x$PYCC_CXX" != x ]; then

+        CC="$PYCC_CXX"

+    fi

+fi

+

+SAVED_IFS="$IFS"

+IFS=:

+

+# check if the CC env variable is set

+if [ "x$CC" != x ]; then

+    # verify that it doesn't point to this script

+    if /usr/bin/cmp -s "$CC" $0; then

+        echo "WARNING: "$CVAR" is set to this script; ignoring this value to avoid an infinite loop"

+	CC=

+    fi

+fi

+

+# check again if the CC env variable is set

+if [ "x$CC" != x ]; then

+    case "$CC" in

+	/* )

+	    # $CC is an absolute path name

+            # check if $CC exists

+	    if [ ! -e "$CC" ]; then

+		echo "WARNING: pycc: $CC not found" 1>&2

+		CC=

+	    else

+        # check if $CC is an executable

+		if [ ! -x "$CC" -o ! -f "$CC" ]; then

+		    echo "WARNING: pycc: $CC is not an executable" 1>&2

+		    CC=

+		fi

+	    fi

+	    ;;

+	* )

+	    # try to find $CC in the PATH

+	    NEW_CC=

+	    for dir in $PATH; do

+		if [ -x "$dir/$CC" ]; then

+		    NEW_CC="$dir/$CC"

+		    break

+		fi

+	    done

+	    if [ "x$NEW_CC" = x ]; then

+		echo "WARNING: pycc: $CC not found" 1>&2

+		CC=

+	    else

+		CC="$NEW_CC"

+	    fi

+	    ;;

+    esac

+fi

+

+if [ "x$CC" = x ]; then

+    # Look for the Sun Studio compiler in the PATH

+    for dir in $PATH; do

+	if [ -x "$dir/$CCEXE" ]; then

+	    CC="$dir/$CCEXE"

+	    break

+	fi

+    done

+fi

+

+if [ "x$CC" = x ]; then

+    # Look for gcc in the PATH

+    for dir in $PATH; do

+	if [ -x "$dir/$GCCEXE" ]; then

+	    CC="$dir/$GCCEXE"

+	    break

+	fi

+    done

+fi

+

+if [ "x$CC" = x ]; then

+    # Check for Sun Studio in /opt/SUNWspro (default install location)

+    if [ -x /opt/SUNWspro/bin/$CCEXE ]; then

+	CC=/opt/SUNWspro/bin/$CCEXE

+    fi

+fi

+

+if [ "x$CC" = x ]; then

+    # Check for the GNU compiler in /usr/sfw/bin

+    if [ -x /usr/sfw/bin/$GCCEXE ]; then

+	CC=/usr/sfw/bin/$GCCEXE

+    fi

+fi

+

+if [ "x$CC" = x ]; then

+    # Cannot continue without a C compiler

+    echo "ERROR: no $CLANG compiler not found; update your PATH or set the $CVAR env variable" 1>&2

+    exit 1

+fi

+

+IFS="$SAVED_IFS"

+

+# We need to make some modifications to adapt correctly to compiler options

+# that differ between GCC and Studio.

+

+extra_flags=

+

+is_gcc=no

+

+$CC --version >/dev/null 2>&1 && is_gcc=yes

+

+if [ "$is_gcc" = yes ]; then

+	for flag in "${@}"; do

+		# need -shared to link shared objects properly

+		if [ "$flag" = "-G" ]; then

+			extra_flags="$extra_flags -shared"

+		fi

+		# workaround for 6223255

+		if [ "$flag" = "-m64" ]; then

+			extra_flags="$extra_flags -R/usr/sfw/lib/amd64"

+		fi

+	done

+	# force PIC compilation

+	extra_flags="$extra_flags -fPIC -DPIC"

+else

+	extra_flags="$extra_flags -KPIC"

+fi

+

+exec "$CC" $extra_flags "${@}"