diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ba88134b6b..00000000000
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-# Code swiped wholesale from the GCC project, see
-# http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12100
-
-# This file can go away once autoconf 2.58 is out and being used -
-# it's reported that this is fixed in the autoconf cvs already.
-
-# AC_LANG_FUNC_LINK_TRY(C)(FUNCTION)
-# ----------------------------------
-# Don't include <ctype.h> because on OSF/1 3.0 it includes
-# <sys/types.h> which includes <sys/select.h> which contains a
-# prototype for select.  Similarly for bzero.
-#
-# A similar problem afflicts HP/UX, but it also hits <sys/time.h>
-#
-# This test used to merely assign f=$1 in main(), but that was
-# optimized away by HP unbundled cc A.05.36 for ia64 under +O3,
-# presumably on the basis that there's no need to do that store if the
-# program is about to exit.  Conversely, the AIX linker optimizes an
-# unused external declaration that initializes f=$1.  So this test
-# program has both an external initialization of f, and a use of f in
-# main that affects the exit status.
-#
-m4_define([AC_LANG_FUNC_LINK_TRY(C)],
-[AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
-[/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
-    which can conflict with char $1 (); below.
-    Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
-# include <limits.h>
-#else
-# include <assert.h>
-#endif
-/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-{
-#endif
-/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-char $1 ();
-/* The GNU C library defines this for functions which it implements
-    to always fail with ENOSYS.  Some functions are actually named
-    something starting with __ and the normal name is an alias.  */
-#if defined (__stub_$1) || defined (__stub___$1)
-choke me
-#else
-char (*f) () = $1;
-#endif
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-], [return f != $1;])])
-
-
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0d4fad3661d..0f87215376a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 41984 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 42046 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59 for python 2.5.
 #
@@ -11876,17 +11876,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define pthread_detach to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares pthread_detach.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define pthread_detach innocuous_pthread_detach
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char pthread_detach (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef pthread_detach
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -12846,17 +12852,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -13380,17 +13392,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -13615,17 +13633,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -14664,17 +14688,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -14906,17 +14936,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -15155,17 +15191,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -15256,17 +15298,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -15362,17 +15410,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -15507,17 +15561,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -15652,17 +15712,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -16073,17 +16139,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -18005,17 +18077,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define gethostbyname_r to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares gethostbyname_r.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define gethostbyname_r innocuous_gethostbyname_r
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char gethostbyname_r (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef gethostbyname_r
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -18319,17 +18397,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -18424,17 +18508,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define __fpu_control to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares __fpu_control.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define __fpu_control innocuous___fpu_control
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char __fpu_control (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef __fpu_control
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -18678,17 +18768,23 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
-    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  Under hpux,
-    including <limits.h> includes <sys/time.h> and causes problems
-    checking for functions defined therein.  */
-#if defined (__STDC__) && !defined (_HPUX_SOURCE)
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
 # include <limits.h>
 #else
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
+
+#undef $ac_func
+
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 17483b7835c..1950072bceb 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf 2.0 or later to make a configure script.
 m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 2.5)
 
 AC_REVISION($Revision$)
-AC_PREREQ(2.53)
+AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 AC_INIT(python, PYTHON_VERSION, http://www.python.org/python-bugs)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Include/object.h])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(pyconfig.h)