diff --git a/dist-eggs.ini b/dist-eggs.ini
index f3c082eeb89..2ff017e18a6 100644
--- a/dist-eggs.ini
+++ b/dist-eggs.ini
@@ -96,5 +96,6 @@ noplatform = py2.4 py2.5 py2.6
 ; don't build these eggs on these platforms:
 [ignore]
 GeneTrack = py2.4
+python-daemon = py2.4
 pysam = py2.4-solaris-2.8-sun4u_32-ucs2 py2.5-solaris-2.8-sun4u_32-ucs2 py2.6-solaris-2.8-sun4u_32-ucs2 py2.4-solaris-2.8-sun4u_64-ucs2 py2.5-solaris-2.8-sun4u_64-ucs2 py2.6-solaris-2.8-sun4u_64-ucs2
 ctypes = py2.5-linux-i686-ucs2 py2.5-linux-i686-ucs4 py2.6-linux-i686-ucs2 py2.6-linux-i686-ucs4 py2.5-linux-x86_64-ucs2 py2.5-linux-x86_64-ucs4 py2.6-linux-x86_64-ucs2 py2.6-linux-x86_64-ucs4 py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat-ucs2 py2.6-macosx-10.3-fat-ucs2 py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal-ucs2 py2.5-solaris-2.10-i86pc_32-ucs2 py2.6-solaris-2.10-i86pc_32-ucs2 py2.5-solaris-2.10-i86pc_64-ucs2 py2.6-solaris-2.10-i86pc_64-ucs2 py2.5-solaris-2.8-sun4u_32-ucs2 py2.6-solaris-2.8-sun4u_32-ucs2 py2.5-solaris-2.8-sun4u_64-ucs2 py2.6-solaris-2.8-sun4u_64-ucs2
diff --git a/scripts/scramble/patches/python_daemon/setup.py b/scripts/scramble/patches/python_daemon/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5e80b525c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/scramble/patches/python_daemon/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# setup.py
+# Part of python-daemon, an implementation of PEP 3143.
+#
+# Copyright © 2008–2010 Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
+# Copyright © 2008 Robert Niederreiter, Jens Klein
+#
+# This is free software: you may copy, modify, and/or distribute this work
+# under the terms of the Python Software Foundation License, version 2 or
+# later as published by the Python Software Foundation.
+# No warranty expressed or implied. See the file LICENSE.PSF-2 for details.
+
+""" Distribution setup for python-daemon library.
+    """
+
+import textwrap
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+distribution_name = "python-daemon"
+main_module_name = 'daemon'
+main_module = __import__(main_module_name, fromlist=['version'])
+version = main_module.version
+
+short_description, long_description = (
+    textwrap.dedent(d).strip()
+    for d in main_module.__doc__.split(u'\n\n', 1)
+    )
+
+
+setup(
+    name=distribution_name,
+    version=version.version,
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=["test"]),
+
+    # setuptools metadata
+    zip_safe=False,
+    test_suite="test.suite",
+    tests_require=[
+        "MiniMock >=1.2.2",
+        ],
+    install_requires=[
+        #"setuptools",
+        #"lockfile >=0.7",
+        ],
+
+    # PyPI metadata
+    author=version.author_name,
+    author_email=version.author_email,
+    description=short_description,
+    license=version.license,
+    keywords=u"daemon fork unix".split(),
+    url=main_module._url,
+    long_description=long_description,
+    classifiers=[
+        # Reference: http://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
+        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: Python Software Foundation License",
+        "Operating System :: POSIX",
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
+        ],
+    )
diff --git a/scripts/scramble/scripts/pysam-solaris.py b/scripts/scramble/scripts/pysam-solaris.py
index c5ccc310ca7..25499f2b522 100644
--- a/scripts/scramble/scripts/pysam-solaris.py
+++ b/scripts/scramble/scripts/pysam-solaris.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ sys.argv.append( "bdist_egg" )
 cc = get_solaris_compiler()
 if cc == 'cc':
     os.environ['CFLAGS'] = '-xc99=all'
+    os.environ['LDFLAGS'] = '-lsocket -lnsl'
 
 # do it
 execfile( "setup.py", globals(), locals() )