--- Python-2.6.6_orig/configure	2011-05-17 22:54:24.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.6.6/configure	2011-05-17 22:51:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -7373,7 +7373,7 @@
 			fi
 		fi
 		;;
-	Linux*|GNU*|QNX*) LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared';;
+	Linux*|GNU*|QNX*) LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/python26/lib';;
 	BSD/OS*/4*) LDSHARED="gcc -shared";;
 	FreeBSD*)
 		if [ "`$CC -dM -E - </dev/null | grep __ELF__`" != "" ]