--- PyQt-x11-gpl-4.4.4/configure.py.orig	2008-11-18 03:44:10.692417175 +0100
+++ PyQt-x11-gpl-4.4.4/configure.py	2008-11-18 03:47:26.735730174 +0100
@@ -758,16 +758,15 @@
             else:
                 # Use distutils to get the additional configuration.
                 from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_vars
+		from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
                 ducfg = get_config_vars()
 
                 if sys.platform == "darwin":
                     # We need to work out how to specify the right framework
                     # version.
                     link = "-framework Python"
-                elif ("--enable-shared" in ducfg.get("CONFIG_ARGS", "") and
-                      glob.glob("%s/lib/libpython%d.%d*" % (ducfg["exec_prefix"], py_major, py_minor))):
-                    lib_dir_flag = quote("-L%s/lib" % ducfg["exec_prefix"])
-                    link = "%s -lpython%d.%d" % (lib_dir_flag, py_major, py_minor)
+                elif ("--enable-shared" in ducfg.get("CONFIG_ARGS", "") ): 
+                    link = "-L%s -lpython%d.%d" % (get_python_lib(plat_specific=1, standard_lib=1), py_major, py_minor)
                 else:
                     sipconfig.inform("Qt Designer plugin disabled because Python library is static")
                     opts.designer_plugin = False