--- configure.in.orig	2006-02-17 09:39:55.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.in	2006-08-17 11:09:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
 	   exp_extra="\"\""
 	   if test $ac_sys_release -ge 5 -o \
 		   $ac_sys_release -eq 4 -a `uname -r` -ge 2 ; then
-	       exp_extra="."
+	       exp_extra=".."
 	   fi
 	   LINKCC="\$(srcdir)/Modules/makexp_aix Modules/python.exp $exp_extra \$(LIBRARY); $LINKCC";;
 	Monterey64*)
@@ -563,6 +563,10 @@
 if test $enable_shared = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(Py_ENABLE_SHARED, 1, [Defined if Python is built as a shared library.])
   case $ac_sys_system in
+    AIX*)
+	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
+	  RUNSHARED=LIBPATH=`pwd`:${LIBPATH}
+	  ;;
     BeOS*)
           LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
           ;;