--- misc/Python-2.6.1/Makefile.pre.in	2010-09-10 05:00:44.000000000 -0500
+++ misc/build/Python-2.6.1/Makefile.pre.in	2010-09-10 05:16:02.000000000 -0500
@@ -412,7 +412,10 @@
 
 libpython$(VERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
-		$(LDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
+		if [ "`echo $(MACHDEP) | sed 's/^\(...\).*/\1/'`" != "aix" ]; then \
+			SONAME="-Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME)"; \
+		fi; \
+		$(LDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) $(SONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
 		$(LN) -f $(INSTSONAME) $@; \
 	else\
 		$(LDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
@@ -907,6 +907,8 @@
 	export PATH; PATH="`pwd`:$$PATH"; \
 	export PYTHONPATH; PYTHONPATH="`pwd`/Lib"; \
 	export DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH; DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH="`pwd`"; \
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; LD_LIBRARY_PATH="`pwd`${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"; \
+	export LIBPATH; LIBPATH="`pwd`${LIBPATH:+:$LIBPATH}"; \
 	export EXE; EXE="$(BUILDEXE)"; \
 	cd $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR); ./regen
 
--- misc/Python-2.6.1/Modules/Setup.dist	2010-08-19 07:03:46.000000000 -0500
+++ misc/build/Python-2.6.1/Modules/Setup.dist	2010-08-19 07:04:11.000000000 -0500
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 #datetime datetimemodule.c	# date/time type
 #_bisect _bisectmodule.c	# Bisection algorithms
 
-#unicodedata unicodedata.c    # static Unicode character database
+unicodedata unicodedata.c    # static Unicode character database
 
 # access to ISO C locale support
 #_locale _localemodule.c  # -lintl
--- misc/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/fficonfig.py.in	2010-09-11 08:50:58.000000000 -0500
+++ misc/build/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/fficonfig.py.in	2010-09-11 08:51:26.000000000 -0500
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     'M32R': ['src/m32r/sysv.S', 'src/m32r/ffi.c'],
     'M68K': ['src/m68k/ffi.c', 'src/m68k/sysv.S'],
     'POWERPC': ['src/powerpc/ffi.c', 'src/powerpc/sysv.S', 'src/powerpc/ppc_closure.S', 'src/powerpc/linux64.S', 'src/powerpc/linux64_closure.S'],
-    'POWERPC_AIX': ['src/powerpc/ffi.c', 'src/powerpc/aix.S', 'src/powerpc/aix_closure.S'],
+    'POWERPC_AIX': ['src/powerpc/ffi_darwin.c', 'src/powerpc/aix.S', 'src/powerpc/aix_closure.S'],
     'POWERPC_FREEBSD': ['src/powerpc/ffi.c', 'src/powerpc/sysv.S', 'src/powerpc/ppc_closure.S'],
     'ARM': ['src/arm/sysv.S', 'src/arm/ffi.c'],
     'LIBFFI_CRIS': ['src/cris/sysv.S', 'src/cris/ffi.c'],
--- misc/Python-2.6.1/configure.in	2010-09-11 11:06:27.000000000 -0500
+++ misc/build/Python-2.6.1/configure.in	2010-09-11 11:25:42.000000000 -0500
@@ -415,8 +415,6 @@
 		without_gcc=$withval;;
 	esac], [
 	case $ac_sys_system in
-	AIX*)   CC=cc_r
-		without_gcc=;;
 	BeOS*)
 		case $BE_HOST_CPU in
 		ppc)
@@ -704,10 +702,18 @@
 	  RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
 	  INSTSONAME="$LDLIBRARY".$SOVERSION
           ;;
-    Linux*|GNU*|NetBSD*|FreeBSD*|DragonFly*)
+    Linux*|GNU*|NetBSD*|FreeBSD*|DragonFly*|AIX*)
 	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
-	  BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
-	  RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+	  case $ac_sys_system in
+	    AIX*)
+	      BLDLIBRARY='-Wl,-brtl -L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	      RUNSHARED=LIBPATH=`pwd`:${LIBPATH}
+	      ;;
+	    *)
+	      BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	      RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+	      ;;
+	  esac
 	  case $ac_sys_system in
 	      FreeBSD*)
 		SOVERSION=`echo $SOVERSION|cut -d "." -f 1`
@@ -1607,8 +1613,13 @@
 then
 	case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
 	AIX*)
-		BLDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/Modules/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:Modules/python.exp"
-		LDSHARED="\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/python.exp"
+		if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then
+			LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared'
+			BLDSHARED='$(CC) -Wl,-brtl -shared'
+		else
+			BLDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/Modules/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:Modules/python.exp"
+			LDSHARED="\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/python.exp"
+		fi
 		;;
 	BeOS*)
 		BLDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/Modules/ld_so_beos $LDLIBRARY"
--- misc/Python-2.6.1/configure	2010-09-11 11:06:27.000000000 -0500
+++ misc/build/Python-2.6.1/configure	2010-09-11 11:26:16.000000000 -0500
@@ -2266,8 +2266,6 @@
 else
 
 	case $ac_sys_system in
-	AIX*)   CC=cc_r
-		without_gcc=;;
 	BeOS*)
 		case $BE_HOST_CPU in
 		ppc)
@@ -4106,10 +4104,18 @@
 	  RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
 	  INSTSONAME="$LDLIBRARY".$SOVERSION
           ;;
-    Linux*|GNU*|NetBSD*|FreeBSD*|DragonFly*)
+    Linux*|GNU*|NetBSD*|FreeBSD*|DragonFly*|AIX*)
 	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
-	  BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
-	  RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+	  case $ac_sys_system in
+	    AIX*)
+	      BLDLIBRARY='-Wl,-brtl -L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	      RUNSHARED=LIBPATH=`pwd`:${LIBPATH}
+	      ;;
+	    *)
+	      BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	      RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+	      ;;
+	  esac
 	  INSTSONAME="$LDLIBRARY".$SOVERSION
 	  ;;
     hp*|HP*)
@@ -4525,7 +4531,7 @@
 		# debug builds.
 		OPT="-g -Wall $STRICT_PROTO"
 	    else
-		OPT="-g $WRAP -O3 -Wall $STRICT_PROTO"
+		OPT="$WRAP -O0 -Wall $STRICT_PROTO"
 	    fi
 	    ;;
 	*)
@@ -13012,8 +13018,13 @@
 then
 	case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
 	AIX*)
-		BLDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/Modules/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:Modules/python.exp"
-		LDSHARED="\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/python.exp"
+		if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then
+		  LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared'
+		  BLDSHARED='$(CC) -Wl,-brtl -shared'
+		else
+		  BLDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/Modules/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:Modules/python.exp"
+		  LDSHARED="\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/python.exp"
+		fi
 		;;
 	BeOS*)
 		BLDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/Modules/ld_so_beos $LDLIBRARY"