Index: Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py =================================================================== --- Python-2.6.1.orig/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py 2009-11-13 16:04:54.000000000 +0000 +++ Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py 2009-11-13 16:06:27.000000000 +0000 @@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ dylib_f = self.library_filename(lib, lib_type='dylib') static_f = self.library_filename(lib, lib_type='static') + print "Looking in %s for %s" % (lib, dirs) + for dir in dirs: shared = os.path.join(dir, shared_f) dylib = os.path.join(dir, dylib_f) @@ -309,10 +311,13 @@ # assuming that *all* Unix C compilers do. And of course I'm # ignoring even GCC's "-static" option. So sue me. if os.path.exists(dylib): + print "Found %s" % (dylib) return dylib elif os.path.exists(shared): + print "Found %s" % (shared) return shared elif os.path.exists(static): + print "Found %s" % (static) return static # Oops, didn't find it in *any* of 'dirs'