diff -ruNp orig/Lib/cgi.py new/Lib/cgi.py
--- orig/Lib/cgi.py	2013-04-06 16:02:25 +0200
+++ new/Lib/cgi.py	2013-04-09 10:11:17 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/local/bin/python
+#! /opt/freeware/bin/python
 
 # NOTE: the above "/usr/local/bin/python" is NOT a mistake.  It is
 # intentionally NOT "/usr/bin/env python".  On many systems
diff -ruNp orig/Lib/posixfile.py new/Lib/posixfile.py
--- orig/Lib/posixfile.py	2013-04-06 16:02:28 +0200
+++ new/Lib/posixfile.py	2013-04-09 10:11:17 +0200
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class _posixfile_:
                             'bsdos2', 'bsdos3', 'bsdos4'):
             flock = struct.pack('lxxxxlxxxxlhh', \
                   l_start, l_len, os.getpid(), l_type, l_whence)
-        elif sys.platform in ('aix3', 'aix4'):
+        elif sys.platform in ('aix3', 'aix4', 'aix5', 'aix6', 'aix7'):
             flock = struct.pack('hhlllii', \
                   l_type, l_whence, l_start, l_len, 0, 0, 0)
         else:
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class _posixfile_:
                                 'bsdos2', 'bsdos3', 'bsdos4'):
                 l_start, l_len, l_pid, l_type, l_whence = \
                     struct.unpack('lxxxxlxxxxlhh', flock)
-            elif sys.platform in ('aix3', 'aix4'):
+            elif sys.platform in ('aix3', 'aix4', 'aix5', 'aix6', 'aix7'):
                 l_type, l_whence, l_start, l_len, l_sysid, l_pid, l_vfs = \
                     struct.unpack('hhlllii', flock)
             elif sys.platform == "linux2":
diff -ruNp orig/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py new/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py
--- orig/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py	2013-04-06 16:02:30 +0200
+++ new/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py	2013-04-09 10:11:17 +0200
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def get_lockdata():
             pid_t = 'l'
         lockdata = struct.pack(off_t + off_t + pid_t + 'hh', 0, 0, 0,
                                fcntl.F_WRLCK, 0)
-    elif sys.platform in ['aix3', 'aix4', 'hp-uxB', 'unixware7']:
+    elif sys.platform in ['aix3', 'aix4', 'aix5', 'aix6', 'aix7', 'hp-uxB', 'unixware7']:
         lockdata = struct.pack('hhlllii', fcntl.F_WRLCK, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
     elif sys.platform in ['os2emx']:
         lockdata = None
diff -ruNp orig/Makefile.pre.in new/Makefile.pre.in
--- orig/Makefile.pre.in	2013-04-06 16:02:34 +0200
+++ new/Makefile.pre.in	2013-04-09 10:11:17 +0200
@@ -467,10 +467,10 @@ $(LIBRARY): $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 
 libpython$(VERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
-		$(BLDSHARED) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
+		$(BLDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
 		$(LN) -f $(INSTSONAME) $@; \
 	else \
-		$(BLDSHARED) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
+		$(BLDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
 	fi
 
 libpython$(VERSION).dylib: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
diff -ruNp orig/Modules/Setup.dist new/Modules/Setup.dist
--- orig/Modules/Setup.dist	2013-04-06 16:02:34 +0200
+++ new/Modules/Setup.dist	2013-04-09 10:11:17 +0200
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ GLHACK=-Dclear=__GLclear
 # modules are to be built as shared libraries (see above for more
 # detail; also note that *static* reverses this effect):
 
-#*shared*
+*shared*
 
 # GNU readline.  Unlike previous Python incarnations, GNU readline is
 # now incorporated in an optional module, configured in the Setup file
diff -ruNp orig/configure new/configure
--- orig/configure	2013-04-06 16:02:41 +0200
+++ new/configure	2013-04-09 10:11:18 +0200
@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@ $as_echo "#define _BSD_SOURCE 1" >>confd
   # or has another value. By not (re)defining it, the defaults come in place.
   AIX/4)
     define_xopen_source=no;;
-  AIX/5)
+  AIX/5|AIX/6|AIX/7)
     if test `uname -r` -eq 1; then
       define_xopen_source=no
     fi
@@ -5380,7 +5380,7 @@ $as_echo "#define Py_ENABLE_SHARED 1" >>
 	BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
 	RUNSHARED='DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}'
 	;;
-    AIX*)
+    aix*|AIX*)
 	LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
 	RUNSHARED=LIBPATH=`pwd`:${LIBPATH}
 	;;
diff -ruNp orig/configure.ac new/configure.ac
--- orig/configure.ac	2013-04-06 16:02:41 +0200
+++ new/configure.ac	2013-04-09 10:13:47 +0200
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
   # or has another value. By not (re)defining it, the defaults come in place.
   AIX/4)
     define_xopen_source=no;;
-  AIX/5)
+  AIX/5|AIX/6|AIX/7)
     if test `uname -r` -eq 1; then
       define_xopen_source=no
     fi
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ if test $enable_shared = "yes"; then
 	BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
 	RUNSHARED='DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}'
 	;;
-    AIX*)
+    aix*|AIX*)
 	LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
 	RUNSHARED=LIBPATH=`pwd`:${LIBPATH}
 	;;
diff -ruNp orig/setup.py new/setup.py
--- orig/setup.py	2013-04-06 16:02:41 +0200
+++ new/setup.py	2013-04-09 10:21:36 +0200
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
         libs.append('tk'+ version)
         libs.append('tcl'+ version)
 
-        if host_platform in ['aix3', 'aix4']:
+        if host_platform in ['aix3', 'aix4', 'aix5', 'aix6', 'aix7']:
             libs.append('ld')
 
         # Finally, link with the X11 libraries (not appropriate on cygwin)