diff --git a/Mac/Resources/Carbon.r b/Mac/Resources/Carbon.r
index b07298453ae..c19a032c2c7 100644
--- a/Mac/Resources/Carbon.r
+++ b/Mac/Resources/Carbon.r
@@ -4,12 +4,30 @@
  *  by Josef W. Wankerl
  *  04/11/00
  */
-
-
-/*----------------------------carb € Carbon on OS X launch information --------------------------*/
+#define USE_CARB_RESOURCE
+#ifdef USE_CARB_RESOURCE
+/*----------------------------carb ¥ Carbon on OS X launch information --------------------------*/
 type 'carb' {
 };
 
 
 resource 'carb'(0) {
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+#else
+
+#include "macbuildno.h"
+
+#include "patchlevel.h"
+
+type 'plst'
+{
+    string;
+};
+
+resource 'plst' (0)
+{
+    "CFBundleName = \"MacPython\";\n"  /* short name for Mac OS X */
+    "CFBundleShortVersionString = \""PY_VERSION"\";\n"
+    "CFBundleGetInfoString = \"MacPython "PY_VERSION".\";\n"
+};
+#endif