diff -up Python-3.2rc1/Makefile.pre.in.no-static-lib Python-3.2rc1/Makefile.pre.in
--- Python-3.2rc1/Makefile.pre.in.no-static-lib	2010-12-30 17:12:40.000000000 -0500
+++ Python-3.2rc1/Makefile.pre.in	2011-01-17 12:58:32.123947161 -0500
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ coverage:
 
 
 # Build the interpreter
-$(BUILDPYTHON):	Modules/python.o $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
+$(BUILDPYTHON):	Modules/python.o $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
 	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Modules/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
 
 platform: $(BUILDPYTHON)
@@ -435,18 +435,6 @@ sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON)
 	*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py build;; \
 	esac
 
-# Build static library
-# avoid long command lines, same as LIBRARY_OBJS
-$(LIBRARY): $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
-	-rm -f $@
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ Modules/getbuildinfo.o
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(PARSER_OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJECT_OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(PYTHON_OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(MODULE_OBJS) $(SIGNAL_OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(MODOBJS)
-	$(RANLIB) $@
-
 libpython$(LDVERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
 		$(BLDSHARED) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
@@ -1048,18 +1036,6 @@ libainstall:	all python-config
 		else	true; \
 		fi; \
 	done
-	@if test -d $(LIBRARY); then :; else \
-		if test "$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR)" = no-framework; then \
-			if test "$(SO)" = .dll; then \
-				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LDLIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL) ; \
-			else \
-				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/$(LIBRARY) ; \
-				$(RANLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/$(LIBRARY) ; \
-			fi; \
-		else \
-			echo Skip install of $(LIBRARY) - use make frameworkinstall; \
-		fi; \
-	fi
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) Modules/config.c $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/config.c
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) Modules/python.o $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/python.o
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/Modules/config.c.in $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/config.c.in