--- Python-2.7.orig/configure	2010-05-28 17:28:47.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7/configure	2010-11-04 14:13:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -2972,12 +2972,12 @@ fi
 $as_echo_n "checking MACHDEP... " >&6; }
 if test -z "$MACHDEP"
 then
-	ac_sys_system=`uname -s`
+	ac_sys_system=Linux
 	if test "$ac_sys_system" = "AIX" \
 	-o "$ac_sys_system" = "UnixWare" -o "$ac_sys_system" = "OpenUNIX"; then
 		ac_sys_release=`uname -v`
 	else
-		ac_sys_release=`uname -r`
+		ac_sys_release=2.6
 	fi
 	ac_md_system=`echo $ac_sys_system |
 			   tr -d '/ ' | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`