diff -NurdB libxml2-2.6.24/configure libxml2-2.6.24-patched/configure
--- libxml2-2.6.24/configure	2006-04-28 11:32:55.000000000 -0500
+++ libxml2-2.6.24-patched/configure	2006-05-17 18:26:33.000000000 -0500
@@ -26958,7 +26958,7 @@
     fi
     if test "$with_python" != ""
     then
-        pythondir=$(PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES)
+        pythondir='$(PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES)'
     else
         pythondir='$(libdir)/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages'
     fi