--- /dev/null
+diff -ru Python-2.5.2-orig/Lib/ctypes/util.py Python-2.5.2/Lib/ctypes/util.py
+--- Python-2.5.2-orig/Lib/ctypes/util.py 2007-09-14 16:05:26.000000000 -0400
++++ Python-2.5.2/Lib/ctypes/util.py 2008-09-24 17:30:06.000000000 -0400
+@@ -83,9 +83,14 @@
+ if not f:
+ return None
+ cmd = "objdump -p -j .dynamic 2>/dev/null " + f
+- res = re.search(r'\sSONAME\s+([^\s]+)', os.popen(cmd).read())
++ try:
++ res = re.search(r'\sSONAME\s+([^\s]+)', os.popen(cmd).read())
++ except:
++ res = None
+ if not res:
+- return None
++ return os.path.basename(f) # This is good for GLibc, I think,
++ # and a dep on binutils is big (for
++ # live CDs).
+ return res.group(1)
+
+ if (sys.platform.startswith("freebsd")