diff -urN Python-2.3.4.old/Modules/_bsddb.c Python-2.3.4/Modules/_bsddb.c
--- Python-2.3.4.old/Modules/_bsddb.c	2004-03-16 10:47:45 +0300
+++ Python-2.3.4/Modules/_bsddb.c	2005-02-13 14:56:43 +0300
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 #define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.2.0.2"
 static char *rcs_id = "$Id: _bsddb.c,v 1.17.6.4 2004/03/16 07:47:45 greg Exp $";
 
-
 #ifdef WITH_THREAD
 
 /* These are for when calling Python --> C */
@@ -1986,7 +1985,10 @@
     CHECK_DB_NOT_CLOSED(self);
 
     MYDB_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
-#if (DBVER >= 33)
+#if (DBVER >= 43)
+    # warning Untested code from cray
+    err = self->db->stat(self->db, NULL, &sp, flags);
+#elif (DBVER >= 33)
     err = self->db->stat(self->db, &sp, flags);
 #else
     err = self->db->stat(self->db, &sp, NULL, flags);
@@ -2248,7 +2250,10 @@
     }
 
     MYDB_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
-#if (DBVER >= 33)
+#if (DBVER >= 43)
+    # warning untestef code from cray
+    err = self->db->stat(self->db, NULL, &sp, flags);
+#elif (DBVER >= 33)
     err = self->db->stat(self->db, &sp, flags);
 #else
     err = self->db->stat(self->db, &sp, NULL, flags);
@@ -4527,7 +4532,10 @@
 
 #if (DBVER >= 33)
     ADD_INT(d, DB_LSTAT_ABORTED);
+#if (DBVER < 43)
+    # warning Untested code from cray
     ADD_INT(d, DB_LSTAT_ERR);
+#endif    
     ADD_INT(d, DB_LSTAT_FREE);
     ADD_INT(d, DB_LSTAT_HELD);
 #if (DBVER == 33)
diff -urN Python-2.3.4.old/setup.py Python-2.3.4/setup.py
--- Python-2.3.4.old/setup.py	2005-02-13 15:44:03 +0300
+++ Python-2.3.4/setup.py	2005-02-13 14:00:51 +0300
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
         # when sorted in reverse order, keys for this dict must appear in the
         # order you wish to search - e.g., search for db4 before db3
         db_try_this = {
-            'db4': {'libs': ('db-4.2', 'db42', 'db-4.1', 'db41', 'db-4.0', 'db4',),
+            'db4': {'libs': ('db-4.3', 'db-4.2', 'db42', 'db-4.1', 'db41', 'db-4.0', 'db4',),
                     'libdirs': ('/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.2/lib',
                                 '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.1/lib',
                                 '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.0/lib',