Index: util.py
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--- util.py	(revision 73550)
+++ util.py	(working copy)
@@ -86,18 +86,19 @@
 
 elif os.name == "posix":
     # Andreas Degert's find functions, using gcc, /sbin/ldconfig, objdump
-    import re, tempfile, errno
+    import re, tempfile, errno, subprocess
 
     def _findLib_gcc(name):
+        devnull = file(os.devnull, "r+")
         expr = r'[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*' % re.escape(name)
         fdout, ccout = tempfile.mkstemp()
         os.close(fdout)
         cmd = 'if type gcc >/dev/null 2>&1; then CC=gcc; elif type cc >/dev/null 2>&1; then CC=cc;else exit 10; fi;' \
               '$CC -Wl,-t -o ' + ccout + ' 2>&1 -l' + name
         try:
-            f = os.popen(cmd)
-            trace = f.read()
-            rv = f.close()
+            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True,
+                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=devnull)
+            trace = p.communicate()[0]
         finally:
             try:
                 os.unlink(ccout)