diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4e7d9e3bf12..8c09401f1f2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.6.5
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #7085: Fix crash when importing some extensions in a thread
+  on MacOSX 10.6.
+
 - Issue #7070: Fix round bug for large odd integer arguments.
 
 - Issue #7078: Set struct.__doc__ from _struct.__doc__.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 07b7cbddb17..563b69049f6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 75132 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 75747 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 2.6.
 #
@@ -3855,7 +3855,7 @@ else
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 
 
@@ -5394,7 +5394,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   ac_cv_header_stdc=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -5415,7 +5415,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   ac_cv_header_stdc=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -6513,7 +6513,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $was_it_defined" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$was_it_defined" >&6; }
@@ -7043,7 +7043,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   ac_cv_type_uid_t=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_uid_t" >&5
@@ -14163,7 +14163,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   unistd_defines_pthreads=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $unistd_defines_pthreads" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$unistd_defines_pthreads" >&6; }
@@ -15777,7 +15777,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
   $EGREP "yes" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ipv6type=$i
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		kame)
@@ -15800,7 +15800,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 				ipv6trylibc=yes
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		linux-glibc)
@@ -15821,7 +15821,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
   ipv6type=$i;
 				ipv6trylibc=yes
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		linux-inet6)
@@ -15859,7 +15859,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 				ipv6lib=inet6;
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		v6d)
@@ -15882,7 +15882,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib;
 				BASECFLAGS="-I/usr/local/v6/include $BASECFLAGS"
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		zeta)
@@ -15904,7 +15904,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 				ipv6lib=inet6;
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -23497,7 +23497,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
@@ -23516,7 +23516,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -23786,7 +23786,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -24938,6 +24938,13 @@ do
   THREADHEADERS="$THREADHEADERS \$(srcdir)/$h"
 done
 
+if test $ac_sys_system = Darwin
+then
+	LIBS="$LIBS -framework CoreFoundation"
+fi
+
+
+
 
 SRCDIRS="Parser Grammar Objects Python Modules Mac"
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for build directories" >&5
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fa43374c43e..42af0f810e9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3841,6 +3841,13 @@ do
   THREADHEADERS="$THREADHEADERS \$(srcdir)/$h"
 done
 
+if test $ac_sys_system = Darwin
+then
+	LIBS="$LIBS -framework CoreFoundation"
+fi
+
+
+
 AC_SUBST(SRCDIRS)
 SRCDIRS="Parser Grammar Objects Python Modules Mac"
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for build directories)