diff --git a/python-2.5.2-configure.patch b/python-2.5.2-configure.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e42394a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-2.5.2-configure.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- configure.in
++++ configure.in
+@@ -3153,9 +3153,18 @@ then
+ fi
+ 
+ # check for readline 4.0
+-AC_CHECK_LIB(readline, rl_pre_input_hook,
+-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RL_PRE_INPUT_HOOK, 1,
+-        [Define if you have readline 4.0]), , )
++AC_MSG_CHECKING([for rl_pre_input_hook in -lreadline])
++AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_have_rl_re_input_hook, [
++AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <stdio.h>
++#include <readline/readline.h>],
++				   [return rl_pre_input_hook != 0])],
++		  ac_cv_have_rl_re_input_hook=yes,
++		  ac_cv_have_rl_re_input_hook=no)])
++AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_have_rl_re_input_hook)
++if test "$ac_cv_have_rl_re_input_hook" = yes; then
++  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RL_PRE_INPUT_HOOK, 1,
++            [Define if you have readline 4.0])
++fi
+ 
+ # check for readline 4.2
+ AC_CHECK_LIB(readline, rl_completion_matches,
diff --git a/python-doc.spec b/python-doc.spec
index d44afb4..356f7ad 100644
--- a/python-doc.spec
+++ b/python-doc.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-# norootforbuild
 
 
 Name:           python-doc
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Summary:        Additional Package Documentation for Python.
 Version:        2.5.1
-Release:        69
+Release:        77
 %define pyver   2.5.2
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %define       tarname        Python-%{pyver}
diff --git a/python.changes b/python.changes
index 726c3eb..0041182 100644
--- a/python.changes
+++ b/python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun 13 10:07:02 CEST 2008 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- Fix configure script.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Apr 24 19:37:14 CEST 2008 - matejcik@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index 21ee5ad..ee58869 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-# norootforbuild
 
 
 Name:           python
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 Obsoletes:      python-nothreads python21 python-elementtree python-sqlite
 Summary:        Python Interpreter
 Version:        2.5.2
-Release:        19
+Release:        28
 %define       tarname        Python-%{version}
 Source0:        %{tarname}.tar.bz2
 Source6:        README.SUSE
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ Patch31:        python-2.5.2-fwrapv.patch
 Patch32:        disable-dns-test.diff
 Patch33:        python-2.5.2-from-string-and-size.patch
 Patch34:        python-2.5.2-docdirs.patch
+Patch35:        python-2.5.2-configure.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %define         python_version    %(echo %{version} | head -c 3)
 %define         idle_name         idle
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ Python2.x, it is part of the core Python distribution.
 %endif
 %patch33 -p2
 %patch34
+%patch35
 # some cleanup
 find . -name .cvsignore -type f -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
 find . -name CVS -type d -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
@@ -490,6 +491,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_bindir}/python2
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 13 2008 schwab@suse.de
+- Fix configure script.
 * Thu Apr 24 2008 matejcik@suse.cz
 - proper path for html documentation from python-doc,
   help text mentioning python-doc package in pydoc