--- Python-2.7.2-orig/Include/pyport.h	2011-06-11 17:46:23.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.2/Include/pyport.h	2012-01-12 18:38:06.540453128 +0100
@@ -748,8 +748,22 @@ extern int fdatasync(int);
 #                               define PyMODINIT_FUNC __declspec(dllexport) void
 #                       endif /* __cplusplus */
 #               endif /* Py_BUILD_CORE */
-#       endif /* HAVE_DECLSPEC */
-#endif /* Py_ENABLE_SHARED */
+#       else /* !HAVE_DECLSPEC_DLL */
+#               ifdef Py_BUILD_CORE
+#                       define PyAPI_FUNC(RTYPE) __attribute__ ((visibility ("default"))) RTYPE
+#                       define PyAPI_DATA(RTYPE) extern __attribute__ ((visibility ("default"))) RTYPE
+        /* module init functions inside the core need no external linkage */
+#                       define PyMODINIT_FUNC void
+#               else /* Py_BUILD_CORE */
+        /* module init functions outside the core must be exported */
+#                       if defined(__cplusplus)
+#                               define PyMODINIT_FUNC extern "C" __attribute__ ((visibility ("default"))) void
+#                       else /* __cplusplus */
+#                               define PyMODINIT_FUNC __attribute__ ((visibility ("default"))) void
+#                       endif /* __cplusplus */
+#               endif /* Py_BUILD_CORE */
+#       endif /* !HAVE_DECLSPEC_DLL */
+#endif /* Py_ENABLE_SHARED || __CYGWIN__ */
 
 /* If no external linkage macros defined by now, create defaults */
 #ifndef PyAPI_FUNC
--- Python-2.7.2-orig/configure	2012-01-12 18:29:50.049411739 +0100
+++ Python-2.7.2/configure	2012-01-12 18:44:06.979209525 +0100
@@ -7774,7 +7774,7 @@ then
 		 then CCSHARED="-fPIC";
 		 else CCSHARED="+z";
 		 fi;;
-	Linux*|GNU*) CCSHARED="-fPIC";;
+	Linux*|GNU*) CCSHARED="-fPIC -fvisibility=hidden";;
 	BSD/OS*/4*) CCSHARED="-fpic";;
 	FreeBSD*|NetBSD*|OpenBSD*|DragonFly*) CCSHARED="-fPIC";;
 	OpenUNIX*|UnixWare*)
@@ -7808,7 +7808,6 @@ then
 	    LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,-E -Wl,+s";;
 #	    LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,-E -Wl,+s -Wl,+b\$(BINLIBDEST)/lib-dynload";;
 	BSD/OS/4*) LINKFORSHARED="-Xlinker -export-dynamic";;
-	Linux*|GNU*) LINKFORSHARED="-Xlinker -export-dynamic";;
 	# -u libsys_s pulls in all symbols in libsys
 	Darwin/*)
 		# -u _PyMac_Error is needed to pull in the mac toolbox glue,
--- Python-2.7.2-orig/configure.in	2012-01-12 18:29:50.020411841 +0100
+++ Python-2.7.2/configure.in	2012-01-12 18:43:41.026299045 +0100
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ then
 		 then CCSHARED="-fPIC";
 		 else CCSHARED="+z";
 		 fi;;
-	Linux*|GNU*) CCSHARED="-fPIC";;
+	Linux*|GNU*) CCSHARED="-fPIC -fvisibility=hidden";;
 	BSD/OS*/4*) CCSHARED="-fpic";;
 	FreeBSD*|NetBSD*|OpenBSD*|DragonFly*) CCSHARED="-fPIC";;
 	OpenUNIX*|UnixWare*)
@@ -1971,7 +1971,6 @@ then
 	    LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,-E -Wl,+s";;
 #	    LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,-E -Wl,+s -Wl,+b\$(BINLIBDEST)/lib-dynload";;
 	BSD/OS/4*) LINKFORSHARED="-Xlinker -export-dynamic";;
-	Linux*|GNU*) LINKFORSHARED="-Xlinker -export-dynamic";;
 	# -u libsys_s pulls in all symbols in libsys
 	Darwin/*) 
 		# -u _PyMac_Error is needed to pull in the mac toolbox glue,
--- Python-2.7.2-orig/Python/getargs.c	2011-06-11 17:46:27.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.2/Python/getargs.c	2012-01-12 18:54:56.352239609 +0100
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ int PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject
 int PyArg_VaParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject *, PyObject *,
                                 const char *, char **, va_list);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_DECLSPEC_DLL
 /* Export functions */
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_Parse_SizeT(PyObject *, char *, ...);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseTuple_SizeT(PyObject *, char *, ...);
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _Py_BuildValue_Si
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_VaParse_SizeT(PyObject *, char *, va_list);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_VaParseTupleAndKeywords_SizeT(PyObject *, PyObject *,
                                               const char *, char **, va_list);
-#endif
 
 #define FLAG_COMPAT 1
 #define FLAG_SIZE_T 2
--- Python-2.7.2-x/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes_test.c	2011-06-11 17:46:26.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.2/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes_test.c	2012-01-12 19:00:17.559257656 +0100
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ EXPORT (HRESULT) KeepObject(IUnknown *pu
 
 #endif
 
-DL_EXPORT(void)
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
 init_ctypes_test(void)
 {
     Py_InitModule("_ctypes_test", module_methods);
--- Python-2.7.2-x/Modules/_elementtree.c	2011-06-11 17:46:26.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.2/Modules/_elementtree.c	2012-01-12 19:00:30.271218795 +0100
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ static PyMethodDef _functions[] = {
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
-DL_EXPORT(void)
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
 init_elementtree(void)
 {
     PyObject* m;
--- Python-2.7.2-x/Modules/_hotshot.c	2011-06-11 17:46:26.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.2/Modules/_hotshot.c	2012-01-12 19:00:51.999152370 +0100
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ static PyMethodDef functions[] = {
 };
 
 
-void
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
 init_hotshot(void)
 {
     PyObject *module;
--- Python-2.7.2-x/Modules/_json.c	2011-06-11 17:46:27.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.2/Modules/_json.c	2012-01-12 19:01:05.268111822 +0100
@@ -2403,7 +2403,7 @@ static PyMethodDef speedups_methods[] =
 PyDoc_STRVAR(module_doc,
 "json speedups\n");
 
-void
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
 init_json(void)
 {
     PyObject *m;
--- Python-2.7.2-x/Modules/ossaudiodev.c	2011-06-11 17:46:27.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.2/Modules/ossaudiodev.c	2012-01-12 19:01:23.311056643 +0100
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ error1:
 }
 
 
-void
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
 initossaudiodev(void)
 {
     PyObject *m;