diff -up Python-2.7rc2/configure.in.debug-build Python-2.7rc2/configure.in

--- Python-2.7rc2/configure.in.debug-build	2010-06-24 12:59:28.166319997 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc2/configure.in	2010-06-24 12:59:28.179376823 -0400

@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBRARY)

 AC_MSG_CHECKING(LIBRARY)

 if test -z "$LIBRARY"

 then

-	LIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).a'

+	LIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_EXT).a'

 fi

 AC_MSG_RESULT($LIBRARY)

@@ -786,8 +786,8 @@ if test $enable_shared = "yes"; then

 	  INSTSONAME="$LDLIBRARY".$SOVERSION

           ;;

     Linux*|GNU*|NetBSD*|FreeBSD*|DragonFly*)

-	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'

-	  BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'

+	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_EXT).so'

+	  BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_EXT)'

 	  RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}

 	  case $ac_sys_system in

 	      FreeBSD*)

@@ -892,6 +892,14 @@ else AC_MSG_RESULT(no); Py_DEBUG='false'

 fi],

 [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])

+if test "$Py_DEBUG" = 'true'

+then

+	DEBUG_EXT=_d

+	DEBUG_SUFFIX=-debug

+fi

+AC_SUBST(DEBUG_EXT)

+AC_SUBST(DEBUG_SUFFIX)

+

 # XXX Shouldn't the code above that fiddles with BASECFLAGS and OPT be

 # merged with this chunk of code?

diff -up Python-2.7rc2/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py.debug-build Python-2.7rc2/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py

--- Python-2.7rc2/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py.debug-build	2010-04-01 14:17:09.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc2/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py	2010-06-24 12:59:28.179376823 -0400

@@ -677,7 +677,10 @@ class build_ext (Command):

         so_ext = get_config_var('SO')

         if os.name == 'nt' and self.debug:

             return os.path.join(*ext_path) + '_d' + so_ext

-        return os.path.join(*ext_path) + so_ext

+

+        # Similarly, extensions in debug mode are named 'module_d.so', to

+        # avoid adding the _d to the SO config variable:

+        return os.path.join(*ext_path) + (sys.pydebug and "_d" or "") + so_ext

     def get_export_symbols (self, ext):

         """Return the list of symbols that a shared extension has to

@@ -760,6 +763,8 @@ class build_ext (Command):

                 template = "python%d.%d"

                 pythonlib = (template %

                              (sys.hexversion >> 24, (sys.hexversion >> 16) & 0xff))

+                if sys.pydebug:

+                    pythonlib += '_d'

                 return ext.libraries + [pythonlib]

             else:

                 return ext.libraries

diff -up Python-2.7rc2/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py.debug-build Python-2.7rc2/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

--- Python-2.7rc2/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py.debug-build	2010-06-24 12:59:28.145319202 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc2/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2010-06-24 12:59:28.180381519 -0400

@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ def get_python_inc(plat_specific=0, pref

                 # Include is located in the srcdir

                 inc_dir = os.path.join(srcdir, "Include")

             return inc_dir

-        return os.path.join(prefix, "include", "python" + get_python_version())

+        return os.path.join(prefix, "include",

+                            "python" + get_python_version() + (sys.pydebug and '-debug' or ''))

     elif os.name == "nt":

         return os.path.join(prefix, "include")

     elif os.name == "os2":

@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ def get_makefile_filename():

     if python_build:

         return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable), "Makefile")

     lib_dir = get_python_lib(plat_specific=1, standard_lib=1)

-    return os.path.join(lib_dir, "config", "Makefile")

+    return os.path.join(lib_dir, "config" + (sys.pydebug and "-debug" or ""), "Makefile")

 def parse_config_h(fp, g=None):

diff -up Python-2.7rc2/Makefile.pre.in.debug-build Python-2.7rc2/Makefile.pre.in

--- Python-2.7rc2/Makefile.pre.in.debug-build	2010-06-24 12:59:28.175377249 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc2/Makefile.pre.in	2010-06-24 13:01:24.559945307 -0400

@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib64

 # Detailed destination directories

 BINLIBDEST=	$(LIBDIR)/python$(VERSION)

 LIBDEST=	$(SCRIPTDIR)/python$(VERSION)

-INCLUDEPY=	$(INCLUDEDIR)/python$(VERSION)

-CONFINCLUDEPY=	$(CONFINCLUDEDIR)/python$(VERSION)

+INCLUDEPY=	$(INCLUDEDIR)/python$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)

+CONFINCLUDEPY=	$(CONFINCLUDEDIR)/python$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)

 LIBP=		$(LIBDIR)/python$(VERSION)

 # Symbols used for using shared libraries

@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ DESTSHARED=	$(BINLIBDEST)/lib-dynload

 EXE=		@EXEEXT@

 BUILDEXE=	@BUILDEXEEXT@

+# DEBUG_EXT is used by ELF files (names and SONAMEs); it will be "_d" for a debug build

+# DEBUG_SUFFIX is used by filesystem paths; it will be "-debug" for a debug build

+# Both will be empty in an optimized build

+DEBUG_EXT=	@DEBUG_EXT@

+DEBUG_SUFFIX=	@DEBUG_SUFFIX@

+

 # Short name and location for Mac OS X Python framework

 UNIVERSALSDK=@UNIVERSALSDK@

 PYTHONFRAMEWORK=	@PYTHONFRAMEWORK@

@@ -177,8 +183,8 @@ LIBOBJDIR=	Python/

 LIBOBJS=	@LIBOBJS@

 UNICODE_OBJS=   @UNICODE_OBJS@

-PYTHON=		python$(EXE)

-BUILDPYTHON=	python$(BUILDEXE)

+PYTHON=		python$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)$(EXE)

+BUILDPYTHON=	python$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)$(BUILDEXE)

 # The task to run while instrument when building the profile-opt target

 PROFILE_TASK=	$(srcdir)/Tools/pybench/pybench.py -n 2 --with-gc --with-syscheck

@@ -409,7 +415,7 @@ sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON)

 	*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' OPT='$(OPT)' ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py build;; \

 	esac

-libpython$(VERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)

+libpython$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_EXT).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)

 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \

 		$(LDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \

 		$(LN) -f $(INSTSONAME) $@; \

@@ -788,9 +794,9 @@ bininstall:	altbininstall

 	then rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON); \

 	else true; \

 	fi

-	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) python$(VERSION)$(EXE) $(PYTHON))

-	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python-config

-	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python$(VERSION)-config python-config)

+	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) python$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)$(EXE) $(PYTHON))

+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)-config

+	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)-config python$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)-config)

 	-test -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC) || $(INSTALL) -d -m $(DIRMODE) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC)

 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC)/python.pc

 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC); $(LN) -s python-$(VERSION).pc python.pc)

@@ -806,7 +812,7 @@ altbininstall:	$(BUILDPYTHON)

 		else	true; \

 		fi; \

 	done

-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(BUILDPYTHON) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python$(VERSION)$(EXE)

+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(BUILDPYTHON) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)$(EXE)

 	if test -f $(LDLIBRARY); then \

 		if test -n "$(DLLLIBRARY)" ; then \

 			$(INSTALL_SHARED) $(DLLLIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); \

@@ -951,10 +957,11 @@ $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR):

 	export EXE; EXE="$(BUILDEXE)"; \

 	cd $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR); $(RUNSHARED) ./regen

-python-config: $(srcdir)/Misc/python-config.in

+python$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)-config: $(srcdir)/Misc/python-config.in

 	# Substitution happens here, as the completely-expanded BINDIR

 	# is not available in configure

-	sed -e "s,@EXENAME@,$(BINDIR)/python$(VERSION)$(EXE)," < $(srcdir)/Misc/python-config.in >python-config

+	sed -e "s,@EXENAME@,$(BINDIR)/python$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)$(EXE)," < $(srcdir)/Misc/python-config.in >python$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)-config

+

 # Install the include files

 INCLDIRSTOMAKE=$(INCLUDEDIR) $(CONFINCLUDEDIR) $(INCLUDEPY) $(CONFINCLUDEPY)

@@ -975,13 +982,13 @@ inclinstall:

 	$(INSTALL_DATA) pyconfig.h $(DESTDIR)$(CONFINCLUDEPY)/pyconfig.h

 # Install the library and miscellaneous stuff needed for extending/embedding

-# This goes into $(exec_prefix)

-LIBPL=		$(LIBP)/config

+# This goes into $(exec_prefix)$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)

+LIBPL=		$(LIBP)/config$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)

 # pkgconfig directory

 LIBPC=		$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig

-libainstall:	all python-config

+libainstall:	all python$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)-config

 	@for i in $(LIBDIR) $(LIBP) $(LIBPL) $(LIBPC); \

 	do \

 		if test ! -d $(DESTDIR)$$i; then \

@@ -1000,8 +1007,7 @@ libainstall:	all python-config

 	$(INSTALL_DATA) Misc/python.pc $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC)/python-$(VERSION).pc

 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(srcdir)/Modules/makesetup $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/makesetup

 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(srcdir)/install-sh $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/install-sh

-	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) python-config $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python$(VERSION)-config

-	rm python-config

+	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) python$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)-config $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python$(VERSION)$(DEBUG_SUFFIX)-config

 	@if [ -s Modules/python.exp -a \

 		"`echo $(MACHDEP) | sed 's/^\(...\).*/\1/'`" = "aix" ]; then \

 		echo; echo "Installing support files for building shared extension modules on AIX:"; \

diff -up Python-2.7rc2/Misc/python-config.in.debug-build Python-2.7rc2/Misc/python-config.in

--- Python-2.7rc2/Misc/python-config.in.debug-build	2010-03-18 20:08:44.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc2/Misc/python-config.in	2010-06-24 12:59:28.182375371 -0400

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ for opt in opt_flags:

     elif opt in ('--libs', '--ldflags'):

         libs = getvar('LIBS').split() + getvar('SYSLIBS').split()

-        libs.append('-lpython'+pyver)

+        libs.append('-lpython' + pyver + (sys.pydebug and "_d" or ""))

         # add the prefix/lib/pythonX.Y/config dir, but only if there is no

         # shared library in prefix/lib/.

         if opt == '--ldflags':

diff -up Python-2.7rc2/Modules/makesetup.debug-build Python-2.7rc2/Modules/makesetup

--- Python-2.7rc2/Modules/makesetup.debug-build	2007-09-05 07:47:34.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc2/Modules/makesetup	2010-06-24 12:59:28.182375371 -0400

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ sed -e 's/[ 	]*#.*//' -e '/^[ 	]*$/d' |

 			*$mod.o*)	base=$mod;;

 			*)		base=${mod}module;;

 			esac

-			file="$srcdir/$base\$(SO)"

+			file="$srcdir/$base\$(DEBUG_EXT)\$(SO)"

 			case $doconfig in

 			no)	SHAREDMODS="$SHAREDMODS $file";;

 			esac

diff -up Python-2.7rc2/Python/dynload_shlib.c.debug-build Python-2.7rc2/Python/dynload_shlib.c

--- Python-2.7rc2/Python/dynload_shlib.c.debug-build	2010-05-09 10:46:46.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc2/Python/dynload_shlib.c	2010-06-24 12:59:28.183377733 -0400

@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@ const struct filedescr _PyImport_DynLoad

     {"module.exe", "rb", C_EXTENSION},

     {"MODULE.EXE", "rb", C_EXTENSION},

 #else

+#ifdef Py_DEBUG

+    {"_d.so", "rb", C_EXTENSION},

+    {"module_d.so", "rb", C_EXTENSION},

+#else

     {".so", "rb", C_EXTENSION},

     {"module.so", "rb", C_EXTENSION},

-#endif

-#endif

-#endif

+#endif /* Py_DEBUG */

+#endif /* __VMS */

+#endif /* defined(PYOS_OS2) && defined(PYCC_GCC) */

+#endif /* __CYGWIN__ */

     {0, 0}

 };

diff -up Python-2.7rc2/Python/sysmodule.c.debug-build Python-2.7rc2/Python/sysmodule.c

--- Python-2.7rc2/Python/sysmodule.c.debug-build	2010-05-21 13:12:38.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc2/Python/sysmodule.c	2010-06-24 12:59:28.184375034 -0400

@@ -1557,6 +1557,12 @@ _PySys_Init(void)

                         PyString_FromString("legacy"));

 #endif

+#ifdef Py_DEBUG

+	PyDict_SetItemString(sysdict, "pydebug", Py_True);

+#else

+	PyDict_SetItemString(sysdict, "pydebug", Py_False);

+#endif

+

 #undef SET_SYS_FROM_STRING

     if (PyErr_Occurred())

         return NULL;