Index: sysconfig.py
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--- sysconfig.py	(revision 70066)
+++ sysconfig.py	(working copy)
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
     varies across Unices and is stored in Python's Makefile.
     """
     if compiler.compiler_type == "unix":
-        (cc, cxx, opt, cflags, ccshared, ldshared, so_ext, ar) = \
-            get_config_vars('CC', 'CXX', 'OPT', 'CFLAGS',
+        (cc, cxx, opt, cflags, cppflags, ccshared, ldshared, so_ext, ar) = \
+            get_config_vars('CC', 'CXX', 'OPT', 'CFLAGS', 'CPPFLAGS',
                             'CCSHARED', 'LDSHARED', 'SO', 'AR')
 
         if 'CC' in os.environ:
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
             cpp = cpp + ' ' + os.environ['CPPFLAGS']
             cflags = cflags + ' ' + os.environ['CPPFLAGS']
             ldshared = ldshared + ' ' + os.environ['CPPFLAGS']
+        else:
+            cflags = cflags + ' ' + cppflags
         if 'AR' in os.environ:
             ar = os.environ['AR']