Index: Python-2.6.1/setup.py
===================================================================
--- Python-2.6.1.orig/setup.py	2009-11-13 16:20:47.000000000 +0000
+++ Python-2.6.1/setup.py	2009-11-13 16:28:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@
 
     def detect_modules(self):
         # Ensure that /usr/local is always used
-        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
-        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
+        #add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
+        #add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
 
         # Add paths specified in the environment variables LDFLAGS and
         # CPPFLAGS for header and library files.
@@ -347,10 +347,10 @@
                     for directory in reversed(options.dirs):
                         add_dir_to_list(dir_list, directory)
 
-        if os.path.normpath(sys.prefix) != '/usr':
-            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs,
+
+        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs,
                             sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR"))
-            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs,
+        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs,
                             sysconfig.get_config_var("INCLUDEDIR"))
 
         try:
@@ -361,11 +361,8 @@
         # lib_dirs and inc_dirs are used to search for files;
         # if a file is found in one of those directories, it can
         # be assumed that no additional -I,-L directives are needed.
-        lib_dirs = self.compiler.library_dirs + [
-            '/lib64', '/usr/lib64',
-            '/lib', '/usr/lib',
-            ]
-        inc_dirs = self.compiler.include_dirs + ['/usr/include']
+        lib_dirs = self.compiler.library_dirs
+        inc_dirs = self.compiler.include_dirs
         exts = []
         missing = []
 
@@ -583,8 +580,7 @@
                 readline_libs.append('ncurses')
             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'curses'):
                 readline_libs.append('curses')
-            elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +
-                                               ['/usr/lib/termcap'],
+            elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs,
                                                'termcap'):
                 readline_libs.append('termcap')
             exts.append( Extension('readline', ['readline.c'],