Index: configure.in
===================================================================
--- configure.in	(révision 539)
+++ configure.in	(révision 693)
@@ -564,7 +574,7 @@
 	   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*)
@@ -628,6 +638,10 @@
 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'
           ;;
@@ -1442,7 +1456,7 @@
 then
 	case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
 	AIX*)
-		BLDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/Modules/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:Modules/python.exp"
+		BLDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/Modules/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:Modules/python.exp -L\$(srcdir)"
 		LDSHARED="\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/ld_so_aix \$(CC) -bI:\$(BINLIBDEST)/config/python.exp"
 		;;
 	BeOS*)
Index: Makefile.pre.in
===================================================================
--- Makefile.pre.in	(révision 539)
+++ Makefile.pre.in	(révision 693)
@@ -367,10 +370,10 @@
 
 libpython$(VERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
-		$(LDSHARED) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM); \
+		$(BLDSHARED) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM); \
 		$(LN) -f $(INSTSONAME) $@; \
 	else\
-		$(LDSHARED) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM); \
+		$(BLDSHARED) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM); \
 	fi
 
 libpython$(VERSION).sl: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
Index: Modules/ld_so_aix
===================================================================
--- Modules/ld_so_aix	(révision 539)
+++ Modules/ld_so_aix	(révision 693)
@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@
   shift
 done
 
+if test "$objfile" = "libpython2.5.so"; then
+  ldsocoremode="true" 
+fi
 
 if test -z "$objs"; then
   echo "ld_so_aix: No input files; exiting."
   exit 2
-elif test ! -r "$impfile"; then
+elif test ! -r "$impfile" -a -z "$ldsocoremode"; then
   echo "ld_so_aix: Import file '$impfile' not found or not readable; exiting."
   exit 2
 fi
@@ -166,11 +169,12 @@
 #echo "  -> object files: $objs"
 #echo "  -> CC arguments: $args"
 
-CCOPT="-Wl,-e$entry -Wl,-bE:$expfile -Wl,-bI:$impfile -Wl,-bhalt:4"
-CCOPT="$CCOPT -Wl,-bM:SRE -Wl,-T512 -Wl,-H512 -lm -o $objfile"
-# Note: to use dynamic libraries like libtcl8.4.so and libtk8.4.so 
-# you may need to replace the second CCOPT line above with the following:
-# CCOPT="$CCOPT -Wl,-bM:SRE -Wl,-T512 -Wl,-H512 -brtl -bnortllib -lm -o $objfile"
+if test -z "$ldsocoremode"; then
+  CCOPT="-Wl,-e$entry -Wl,-bE:$expfile -Wl,-bI:$impfile -Wl,-bhalt:4"
+else
+  CCOPT="-Wl,-bnoentry -Wl,-bE:$expfile -Wl,-bhalt:4"
+fi
+CCOPT="$CCOPT -Wl,-bM:SRE -Wl,-T512 -Wl,-H512 -brtl -bnortllib -lm -o $objfile"
 
 CCARGS="$args"