--- Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py.orig	2006-10-08 10:52:37.000000000 -0700
+++ Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py	2009-06-09 16:58:57.859718000 -0700
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@
             return "+s -L" + dir
         elif sys.platform[:7] == "irix646" or sys.platform[:6] == "osf1V5":
             return ["-rpath", dir]
-        elif compiler[:3] == "gcc" or compiler[:3] == "g++":
+        # This should recognize gcc, g++, gcc-x.y, ccache gcc, 
+        # icc, icpc, icc-x.y, ccache icc, etc.
+        elif any(c in compiler for c in ("gcc", "g++", "icc", "icpc")):
             return "-Wl,-R" + dir
         else:
             return "-R" + dir