If the _socket module is to be included in libpython.a rather than built as a shared lib (by specifying it in Modules/Setup.local under a *static* line), compile errors result on SunOS 5.7 using the Sun WorkShop 6 compiler. Undefined symbol "AF_INET6" on line 2972 and undefined symbol "INET_ADDRSTRLEN" on 3016 are a few of the errors...please see the attached output file. Note that the configure process completed successfully. Here is some additional info: Python version: 2.3.2 "uname -a" output: SunOS blueberry 5.7 Generic_106541-15 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60 compiler version: Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 C 5.2 2000/09/11