diff -up Python-2.7rc1/Lib/ctypes/util.py.binutils-no-dep Python-2.7rc1/Lib/ctypes/util.py

--- Python-2.7rc1/Lib/ctypes/util.py.binutils-no-dep	2010-03-15 09:42:23.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-2.7rc1/Lib/ctypes/util.py	2010-06-06 05:03:02.155975210 -0400

@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ elif os.name == "posix":

             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).

             f = os.popen(cmd)

             try:

                 data = f.read()