Index: configure
===================================================================
--- configure	(revision 1053)
+++ configure	(working copy)
@@ -4723,6 +4723,10 @@
 $as_echo "#define Py_ENABLE_SHARED 1" >>confdefs.h
 
   case $ac_sys_system in
+    AIX*)
+          LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
+          RUNSHARED=LIBPATH=`pwd`:${LIBPATH}
+	  ;;
     BeOS*)
           LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
           ;;
@@ -7321,7 +7325,7 @@
 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: configure.in
===================================================================
--- configure.in	(revision 1053)
+++ configure.in	(working copy)
@@ -732,6 +732,10 @@
 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'
           ;;
@@ -1764,7 +1768,7 @@
 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	(revision 1053)
+++ Makefile.pre.in	(working copy)
@@ -412,10 +412,10 @@
 
 libpython$(VERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
-		$(LDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
+		$(BLDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
 		$(LN) -f $(INSTSONAME) $@; \
 	else \
-		$(LDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
+		$(BLDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
 	fi
 
 libpython$(VERSION).dylib: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
Index: Modules/ld_so_aix
===================================================================
--- Modules/ld_so_aix	(revision 1053)
+++ Modules/ld_so_aix	(working copy)
@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@
   shift
 done
 
+if test "$objfile" = "libpython2.6.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 -Wl,-brtl -Wl,-bnortllib -lm -o $objfile"
 
 CCARGS="$args"