Index: Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py =================================================================== --- Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py (revision 85781) +++ Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py (working copy) @@ -60,8 +60,12 @@ # Extension() instance because that doesn't get plumbed through to the # final compiler command. if not sys.platform.startswith('win'): - library_dir = sysconfig.get_config_var('srcdir') - cmd.library_dirs = [('.' if library_dir is None else library_dir)] + runshared = sysconfig.get_config_var('RUNSHARED') + if runshared is None: + cmd.library_dirs = ['.'] + else: + name, equals, value = runshared.partition('=') + cmd.library_dirs = value.split(os.pathsep) @unittest.skipIf(not os.path.exists(_XX_MODULE_PATH), 'xxmodule.c not found') @@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ dist = Distribution({'name': 'xx', 'ext_modules': [ext]}) cmd = build_ext(dist) + self._fixup_command(cmd) cmd.ensure_finalized() self.assertEquals(len(cmd.get_outputs()), 1)