Index: Python-2.7.1/setup.py
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--- Python-2.7.1.orig/setup.py	2010-12-26 10:02:43.000000000 -0500
+++ Python-2.7.1/setup.py	2010-12-26 10:12:30.920427195 -0500
@@ -404,11 +404,8 @@
         # 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 = []
 
@@ -657,9 +654,7 @@
                 pass # Issue 7384: Already linked against curses or tinfo.
             elif curses_library:
                 readline_libs.append(curses_library)
-            elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +
-                                                     ['/usr/lib/termcap'],
-                                                     'termcap'):
+            elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'termcap'):
                 readline_libs.append('termcap')
             exts.append( Extension('readline', ['readline.c'],
                                    library_dirs=['/usr/lib/termcap'],