--- /usr/lib/python2.6/ctypes/util.py.orig	2009-02-18 16:11:31.928981000 +0800
+++ /usr/lib/python2.6/ctypes/util.py	2009-02-18 16:14:35.469513000 +0800
@@ -156,6 +156,35 @@
             res.sort(cmp= lambda x,y: cmp(_num_version(x), _num_version(y)))
             return res[-1]
 
+    elif sys.platform == "sunos5":
+
+	def _findLib_crle(name, is64):
+	    if not os.path.exists('/usr/bin/crle'):
+		return None
+
+	    if is64:
+		cmd = 'env LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/crle -64 2>/dev/null'
+	    else:
+		cmd = 'env LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/crle 2>/dev/null'
+
+	    for line in os.popen(cmd).readlines():
+		line = line.strip()
+		if (line.startswith('Default Library Path (ELF):')):
+		    paths = line.split()[4]
+
+	    if not paths:
+		return None
+
+	    for dir in paths.split(":"):
+		libfile = os.path.join(dir, "lib%s.so" % name)
+		if os.path.exists(libfile):
+		    return libfile
+
+	    return None
+        
+        def find_library(name, is64 = False):
+	    return _get_soname(_findLib_crle(name, is64) or _findLib_gcc(name))
+
     else:
 
         def _findLib_ldconfig(name):