diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a455a76cfc8..4310f6a7c86 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ What's New in Python 3.2 Alpha 1?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #7085: Fix crash when importing some extensions in a thread
+  on MacOSX 10.6.
+
 - Issue #1757126: Fix the cyrillic-asian alias for the ptcp154 encoding.
 
 - Issue #6970: Remove redundant calls when comparing objects that don't
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d0b086905d0..c42b514c04e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 76301 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 76328 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 3.2.
 #
@@ -3800,7 +3800,7 @@ else
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 
 
@@ -5338,7 +5338,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   ac_cv_header_stdc=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -5359,7 +5359,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   ac_cv_header_stdc=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -6457,7 +6457,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $was_it_defined" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$was_it_defined" >&6; }
@@ -6987,7 +6987,7 @@ if (eval "$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: $ac_cv_type_uid_t" >&5
@@ -15529,7 +15529,7 @@ if (eval "$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}$unistd_defines_pthreads" >&6; }
@@ -16827,7 +16827,7 @@ if (eval "$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)
@@ -16850,7 +16850,7 @@ 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)
@@ -16871,7 +16871,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
   ipv6type=$i;
 				ipv6trylibc=yes
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		linux-inet6)
@@ -16909,7 +16909,7 @@ 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)
@@ -16932,7 +16932,7 @@ 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)
@@ -16954,7 +16954,7 @@ 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
@@ -25044,7 +25044,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
@@ -25063,7 +25063,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -25333,7 +25333,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -26411,6 +26411,10 @@ _ACEOF
 
 fi
 
+if test $ac_sys_system = Darwin
+then
+	LIBS="$LIBS -framework CoreFoundation"
+fi
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for %zd printf() format support" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for %zd printf() format support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2a0745f2323..ac636672883 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3853,6 +3853,10 @@ then
   [Define to printf format modifier for long long type])
 fi
 
+if test $ac_sys_system = Darwin
+then
+	LIBS="$LIBS -framework CoreFoundation"
+fi
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for %zd printf() format support)
 AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_have_size_t_format,