Python needs this patch to work/compile on DragonFly
Created attachment 79853 [details, diff] python-2.4.2-dragonfly.patch
The patch can't go in as it is, it has to fix configure.in in the right way, too.
Created attachment 79854 [details, diff] python-2.4.2-dragonfly.patch New version, now with the configure.in changes.
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1432345&group_id=5470&atid=305470
Applied in 2.4.3, will be unmasked at the end of the month, in the mean time use the masked version.