diff -up Python-2.6.4/Modules/Setup.dist.setup-db48 Python-2.6.4/Modules/Setup.dist

--- Python-2.6.4/Modules/Setup.dist.setup-db48	2009-12-17 22:05:07.000020150 -0500

+++ Python-2.6.4/Modules/Setup.dist	2009-12-17 22:05:12.545015367 -0500

@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ gdbm gdbmmodule.c -lgdbm

 #

 # Edit the variables DB and DBLIBVERto point to the db top directory

 # and the subdirectory of PORT where you built it.

-DBLIBVER=4.7

+DBLIBVER=4.8

 DBINC=/usr/include/db4

 DBLIB=/usr/lib

 _bsddb _bsddb.c -I$(DBINC) -L$(DBLIB) -ldb-$(DBLIBVER)

diff -up Python-2.6.4/setup.py.setup-db48 Python-2.6.4/setup.py

--- Python-2.6.4/setup.py.setup-db48	2009-12-17 22:03:58.048015993 -0500

+++ Python-2.6.4/setup.py	2009-12-17 22:03:58.169016398 -0500

@@ -705,9 +705,9 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

         # a release.  Most open source OSes come with one or more

         # versions of BerkeleyDB already installed.

-        max_db_ver = (4, 7)

+        max_db_ver = (4, 8)

         min_db_ver = (3, 3)

-        db_setup_debug = False   # verbose debug prints from this script?

+        db_setup_debug = True   # verbose debug prints from this script?

         def allow_db_ver(db_ver):

             """Returns a boolean if the given BerkeleyDB version is acceptable.