--- bindings/Makefile.in.orig	Wed Jul 23 14:56:19 2008
+++ bindings/Makefile.in	Thu Dec 11 11:22:50 2008
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ ruby: 
 
 # rules for buildung the pyton module
 python:
-	cd python && env BUILDLIBDIR=../../src/.libs $(PYTHON) setup.py build_ext --rpath=$(libdir) && env LIBDIR=../../src/.libs $(PYTHON) setup.py build
+	cd python && env BUILDLIBDIR=../../src/.libs INCDIR=../../src $(PYTHON) setup.py build_ext --rpath=$(libdir) && env LIBDIR=../../src/.libs $(PYTHON) setup.py build
 
 # rules for building the perl module
 perl_piped: perl-piped/Makefile
