1 This patch comes from upstream: http://bugs.python.org/issue5289

     2 If we ever upgrade to 2.7.4 or later, it will no longer be needed.

     3 

     4 --- Python-2.7.3/Lib/ctypes/util.py~

     5 +++ Python-2.7.3/Lib/ctypes/util.py

     6 @@ -180,6 +180,35 @@ elif os.name == "posix":

     7              res.sort(cmp= lambda x,y: cmp(_num_version(x), _num_version(y)))

     8              return res[-1]

     9  

    10 +    elif sys.platform == "sunos5":

    11 +

    12 +        def _findLib_crle(name, is64):

    13 +            if not os.path.exists('/usr/bin/crle'):

    14 +                return None

    15 +

    16 +            if is64:

    17 +                cmd = 'env LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/crle -64 2>/dev/null'

    18 +            else:

    19 +                cmd = 'env LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/crle 2>/dev/null'

    20 +

    21 +            for line in os.popen(cmd).readlines():

    22 +                line = line.strip()

    23 +                if line.startswith('Default Library Path (ELF):'):

    24 +                    paths = line.split()[4]

    25 +

    26 +            if not paths:

    27 +                return None

    28 +

    29 +            for dir in paths.split(":"):

    30 +                libfile = os.path.join(dir, "lib%s.so" % name)

    31 +                if os.path.exists(libfile):

    32 +                    return libfile

    33 +

    34 +            return None

    35 +

    36 +        def find_library(name, is64 = False):

    37 +            return _get_soname(_findLib_crle(name, is64) or _findLib_gcc(name))

    38 +

    39      else:

    40  

    41          def _findSoname_ldconfig(name):