diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 575721579e9..e4d9008d50a 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR= @PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR@
 # Deployment target selected during configure, to be checked
 # by distutils
 CONFIGURE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=@CONFIGURE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET@
-# Options to enable prebinding (for fast startup)
-OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT = -prebind -seg1addr 0x10000000
+# Options to enable prebinding (for fast startup prior to Mac OS X 10.3)
+OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT=@OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT@
 
 # Environment to run shared python without installed libraries
 RUNSHARED=       @RUNSHARED@
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK): \
                 $(RESSRCDIR)/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m $(DIRMODE) $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)
 	libtool -o $(LDLIBRARY) -dynamic $(OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT) $(LIBRARY) \
-		-framework System @LIBTOOL_CRUFT@
+		@LIBTOOL_CRUFT@
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m $(DIRMODE)  \
 		$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/Resources/English.lproj
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(RESSRCDIR)/Info.plist \
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 160131cf312..0984980481a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 1.482 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 1.483 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59 for python 2.5.
 #
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ ac_includes_default="\
 # include <unistd.h>
 #endif"
 
-ac_subst_vars='SHELL PATH_SEPARATOR PACKAGE_NAME PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE_VERSION PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_BUGREPORT exec_prefix prefix program_transform_name bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir mandir build_alias host_alias target_alias DEFS ECHO_C ECHO_N ECHO_T LIBS VERSION SOVERSION CONFIG_ARGS PYTHONFRAMEWORK PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR MACHDEP SGI_ABI EXTRAPLATDIR EXTRAMACHDEPPATH CONFIGURE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET CXX MAINOBJ EXEEXT CC CFLAGS LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS ac_ct_CC OBJEXT CPP EGREP BUILDEXEEXT LIBRARY LDLIBRARY DLLLIBRARY BLDLIBRARY LDLIBRARYDIR INSTSONAME RUNSHARED LINKCC RANLIB ac_ct_RANLIB AR INSTALL_PROGRAM INSTALL_SCRIPT INSTALL_DATA LN OPT BASECFLAGS LIBTOOL_CRUFT SO LDSHARED BLDSHARED CCSHARED LINKFORSHARED CFLAGSFORSHARED SHLIBS USE_SIGNAL_MODULE SIGNAL_OBJS USE_THREAD_MODULE LDLAST THREADOBJ DLINCLDIR DYNLOADFILE MACHDEP_OBJS TRUE LIBOBJS HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R_6_ARG HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R_5_ARG HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R_3_ARG HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME LIBM LIBC UNICODE_OBJS THREADHEADERS SRCDIRS LTLIBOBJS'
+ac_subst_vars='SHELL PATH_SEPARATOR PACKAGE_NAME PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE_VERSION PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_BUGREPORT exec_prefix prefix program_transform_name bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir mandir build_alias host_alias target_alias DEFS ECHO_C ECHO_N ECHO_T LIBS VERSION SOVERSION CONFIG_ARGS PYTHONFRAMEWORK PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR MACHDEP SGI_ABI EXTRAPLATDIR EXTRAMACHDEPPATH CONFIGURE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET CXX MAINOBJ EXEEXT CC CFLAGS LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS ac_ct_CC OBJEXT CPP EGREP BUILDEXEEXT LIBRARY LDLIBRARY DLLLIBRARY BLDLIBRARY LDLIBRARYDIR INSTSONAME RUNSHARED LINKCC RANLIB ac_ct_RANLIB AR INSTALL_PROGRAM INSTALL_SCRIPT INSTALL_DATA LN OPT BASECFLAGS OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT LIBTOOL_CRUFT SO LDSHARED BLDSHARED CCSHARED LINKFORSHARED CFLAGSFORSHARED SHLIBS USE_SIGNAL_MODULE SIGNAL_OBJS USE_THREAD_MODULE LDLAST THREADOBJ DLINCLDIR DYNLOADFILE MACHDEP_OBJS TRUE LIBOBJS HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R_6_ARG HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R_5_ARG HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R_3_ARG HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME LIBM LIBC UNICODE_OBJS THREADHEADERS SRCDIRS LTLIBOBJS'
 ac_subst_files=''
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
@@ -1511,6 +1511,12 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
       define_xopen_source=no
     fi
     ;;
+  # On Mac OS X 10.4, defining _POSIX_C_SOURCE or _XOPEN_SOURCE
+  # disables platform specific features beyond repair.
+  Darwin/8.*)
+    define_xopen_source=no
+    ;;
+
 esac
 
 if test $define_xopen_source = yes
@@ -1545,6 +1551,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
+
 cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200112L
 _ACEOF
@@ -10197,13 +10204,29 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$enable_toolbox_glue" >&6
 
 
 case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
-  Darwin/1.3*)
-    LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic -arch_only ppc"
+  Darwin/[01234567].*)
+    OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT="-prebind -seg1addr 0x10000000"
+    ;;
+  Darwin/*)
+    OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT=""
+    ;;
+esac
+
+
+case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
+  Darwin/[01234567].*)
+    LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-framework System -lcc_dynamic -arch_only ppc"
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -install_name $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -compatibility_version $(VERSION) -current_version $(VERSION)';;
   Darwin/*)
-    LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic -arch_only ppc"
-      LIBTOOL_CRUFT="$LIBTOOL_CRUFT"
+    gcc_version=`gcc -v 2>&1 |  grep version | cut -d\  -f3`
+    if test ${gcc_version} '<' 4.0
+        then
+            LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic"
+        else
+            LIBTOOL_CRUFT=""
+    fi
+    LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -lSystem -lSystemStubs -arch_only ppc'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -install_name $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -compatibility_version $(VERSION) -current_version $(VERSION)';;
 esac
@@ -21051,6 +21074,7 @@ s,@INSTALL_DATA@,$INSTALL_DATA,;t t
 s,@LN@,$LN,;t t
 s,@OPT@,$OPT,;t t
 s,@BASECFLAGS@,$BASECFLAGS,;t t
+s,@OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT@,$OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT,;t t
 s,@LIBTOOL_CRUFT@,$LIBTOOL_CRUFT,;t t
 s,@SO@,$SO,;t t
 s,@LDSHARED@,$LDSHARED,;t t
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 13b8439dd20..6f292f93f6e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
       define_xopen_source=no
     fi
     ;;
+  # On Mac OS X 10.4, defining _POSIX_C_SOURCE or _XOPEN_SOURCE
+  # disables platform specific features beyond repair.
+  Darwin/8.*)
+    define_xopen_source=no
+    ;;
+
 esac
 
 if test $define_xopen_source = yes
@@ -194,8 +200,9 @@ then
   # cases for HP-UX, we define it globally.
   
   AC_DEFINE(_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED, 1, Define to activate Unix95-and-earlier features)
-  AC_DEFINE(_POSIX_C_SOURCE, 200112L, Define to activate features from IEEE Stds 1003.1-2001)
 
+  AC_DEFINE(_POSIX_C_SOURCE, 200112L, Define to activate features from IEEE Stds 1003.1-2001)
+  
 fi
 
 #
@@ -1205,15 +1212,31 @@ yes)
 esac
 AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_toolbox_glue)
 
+AC_SUBST(OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT)
+case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
+  Darwin/@<:@01234567@:>@.*) 
+    OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT="-prebind -seg1addr 0x10000000"
+    ;;
+  Darwin/*)
+    OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT=""
+    ;;
+esac
+
 AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL_CRUFT)
 case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
-  Darwin/1.3*)
-    LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic -arch_only ppc"
+  Darwin/@<:@01234567@:>@.*) 
+    LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-framework System -lcc_dynamic -arch_only ppc"
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -install_name $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -compatibility_version $(VERSION) -current_version $(VERSION)';;
   Darwin/*)
-    LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic -arch_only ppc"
-      LIBTOOL_CRUFT="$LIBTOOL_CRUFT"
+    gcc_version=`gcc -v 2>&1 |  grep version | cut -d\  -f3`
+    if test ${gcc_version} '<' 4.0
+        then
+            LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic"
+        else 
+            LIBTOOL_CRUFT=""
+    fi
+    LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -lSystem -lSystemStubs -arch_only ppc'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -install_name $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -compatibility_version $(VERSION) -current_version $(VERSION)';;
 esac