diff --git a/scripts/scramble/scripts/DRMAA_python-macosx.py b/scripts/scramble/scripts/DRMAA_python-macosx.py
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+import os, sys, shutil
+
+if "SGE_ROOT" not in os.environ:
+    print "scramble(): Please set SGE_ROOT to the path of your SGE installation"
+    print "scramble(): before scrambling DRMAA_python"
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# change back to the build dir
+if os.path.dirname( sys.argv[0] ) != "":
+    os.chdir( os.path.dirname( sys.argv[0] ) )
+
+# find setuptools
+scramble_lib = os.path.join( "..", "..", "..", "lib" )
+sys.path.append( scramble_lib )
+import get_platform # fixes fat python 2.5
+try:
+    from setuptools import *
+    import pkg_resources
+except:
+    from ez_setup import use_setuptools
+    use_setuptools( download_delay=8, to_dir=scramble_lib )
+    from setuptools import *
+    import pkg_resources
+
+# clean, in case you're running this by hand from a dirty module source dir
+for dir in [ "build", "dist", "gridengine" ]:
+    if os.access( dir, os.F_OK ):
+        print "scramble_it.py: removing dir:", dir
+        shutil.rmtree( dir )
+
+# patch
+file = "setup.py"
+print "scramble(): Patching", file
+if not os.access( "%s.orig" %file, os.F_OK ):
+    shutil.copyfile( file, "%s.orig" %file )
+i = open( "%s.orig" %file, "r" )
+o = open( file, "w" )
+for line in i.readlines():
+    if line == 'SGE6_ROOT="/scratch_test02/SGE6"\n':
+        line = 'SGE6_ROOT="%s"\n' % os.environ["SGE_ROOT"]
+    if line.startswith('link_args ='):
+        line = 'link_args = [ "-L%s" % os.path.join(SGE6_ROOT, "lib", SGE6_ARCH), "-ldrmaa"  ]\n'
+    print >>o, line,
+i.close()
+o.close()
+
+# go
+me = sys.argv[0]
+sys.argv = [ me ]
+sys.argv.append( "build" )
+execfile( "setup.py", globals(), locals() )
+
+# fix _cDRMAA.so rpath
+so = "build/lib.%s-%s/_cDRMAA.so" % ( pkg_resources.get_platform(), sys.version[:3] )
+libdrmaa = os.path.join(SGE6_ROOT, "lib", SGE6_ARCH, "libdrmaa.dylib.1.0" )
+os.system( "install_name_tool -change libdrmaa.dylib.1.0 %s %s" % ( libdrmaa, so ) )
+
+sys.argv = [ me ]
+sys.argv.append( "bdist_egg" )
+execfile( "setup.py", globals(), locals() )