- Issue #18096: Fix library order returned by python-config.

Misc/NEWS

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Build
 - Issue #16537: Check whether self.extensions is empty in setup.py. Patch by
   Jonathan Hosmer.
 
+- Issue #18096: Fix library order returned by python-config.
+
 
 What's New in Python 3.4.2?
 ===========================

Misc/python-config.in

@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ for opt in opt_flags:
         print(' '.join(flags))
 
     elif opt in ('--libs', '--ldflags'):
-        libs = getvar('LIBS').split() + getvar('SYSLIBS').split()
-        libs.append('-lpython' + pyver + sys.abiflags)
+        libs = ['-lpython' + pyver + sys.abiflags]
+        libs += getvar('LIBS').split()
+        libs += getvar('SYSLIBS').split()
         # add the prefix/lib/pythonX.Y/config dir, but only if there is no
         # shared library in prefix/lib/.
         if opt == '--ldflags':

Misc/python-config.sh.in

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ LIBM="@LIBM@"
 LIBC="@LIBC@"
 SYSLIBS="$LIBM $LIBC"
 ABIFLAGS="@ABIFLAGS@"
-LIBS="@LIBS@ $SYSLIBS -lpython${VERSION}${ABIFLAGS}"
+LIBS="-lpython${VERSION}${ABIFLAGS} @LIBS@ $SYSLIBS"
 BASECFLAGS="@BASECFLAGS@"
 LDLIBRARY="@LDLIBRARY@"
 LINKFORSHARED="@LINKFORSHARED@"