--- a/make-rules/setup.py.mk	Tue Jul 26 16:57:10 2016 -0700
+++ b/make-rules/setup.py.mk	Thu Jul 28 13:18:02 2016 -0700
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@
 endif
 
 PYTHON_ENV =	CC="$(CC)"
+ifeq ($(COMPILER),gcc)
+PYTHON_ENV +=	CXX="$(CXX)"
+PYTHON_ENV +=	LDSHARED="$(CC) -shared"
+PYTHON_ENV +=	LDCXXSHARED="$(CXX) -shared"
+endif
 PYTHON_ENV +=	CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"
 PYTHON_ENV +=	PATH="$(PATH):$(SPRO_VROOT)/bin"