diff -ru Python-2.6.2-orig/Lib/ctypes/util.py Python-2.6.2/Lib/ctypes/util.py
--- Python-2.6.2-orig/Lib/ctypes/util.py	2009-01-10 12:11:11.000000000 -0500
+++ Python-2.6.2/Lib/ctypes/util.py	2009-07-30 15:17:39.000000000 -0400
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@
             dump = f.read()
             rv = f.close()
             if rv == 10:
-                raise OSError, 'objdump command not found'
+                return os.path.basename(f) #  This is good for GLibc, I think,
+                                           # and a dep on binutils is big (for
+                                           # live CDs).
             res = re.search(r'\sSONAME\s+([^\s]+)', os.popen(cmd).read())
             if not res:
                 return None
Only in Python-2.6.2/Lib/ctypes: util.py~