diff -Naur Imaging-1.1.6/setup.py Imaging-1.1.6.patch/setup.py
--- Imaging-1.1.6/setup.py	2006-12-03 12:37:29.000000000 +0100
+++ Imaging-1.1.6.patch/setup.py	2009-02-27 20:44:03.000000000 +0100
@@ -123,30 +123,18 @@
         #
         # add platform directories
 
-        if sys.platform == "cygwin":
-            # pythonX.Y.dll.a is in the /usr/lib/pythonX.Y/config directory
-            add_directory(library_dirs, os.path.join(
-                "/usr/lib", "python%s" % sys.version[:3], "config"
-                ))
-
-        elif sys.platform == "darwin":
-            # attempt to make sure we pick freetype2 over other versions
-            add_directory(include_dirs, "/sw/include/freetype2")
-            add_directory(include_dirs, "/sw/lib/freetype2/include")
-            # fink installation directories
-            add_directory(library_dirs, "/sw/lib")
-            add_directory(include_dirs, "/sw/include")
-            # darwin ports installation directories
-            add_directory(library_dirs, "/opt/local/lib")
-            add_directory(include_dirs, "/opt/local/include")
-
-        add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/local/lib")
-        # FIXME: check /opt/stuff directories here?
-
-        prefix = sysconfig.get_config_var("prefix")
-        if prefix:
-            add_directory(library_dirs, os.path.join(prefix, "lib"))
-            add_directory(include_dirs, os.path.join(prefix, "include"))
+        try:
+            modules_include_dirs = os.environ["INCLUDE_DIRS"].split()
+        except KeyError:
+            modules_include_dirs = ['/usr/include']
+        try:
+            modules_lib_dirs = os.environ["LIB_DIRS"].split()
+        except KeyError:
+            modules_lib_dirs = ['/usr/lib']
+        for dir in modules_include_dirs:
+                add_directory(include_dirs, dir)
+        for dir in modules_lib_dirs:
+                add_directory(library_dirs, dir)
 
         #
         # locate tkinter libraries
@@ -191,15 +179,6 @@
             add_directory(include_dirs, include_root)
 
         #
-        # add standard directories
-
-        add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/local/lib")
-        add_directory(include_dirs, "/usr/local/include")
-
-        add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/lib")
-        add_directory(include_dirs, "/usr/include")
-
-        #
         # insert new dirs *before* default libs, to avoid conflicts
         # between Python PYD stub libs and real libraries