Add macros for checking for long double and defining the size of long double on the platform.  Ctypes and Struct module will both need them.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 578512c..159f6df 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 57931 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 58054 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 3.0.
 #
@@ -10589,6 +10589,468 @@
 
 fi
 
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for long double support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for long double support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+have_long_double=no
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+long double x; x = (long double)0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE 1
+_ACEOF
+
+  have_long_double=yes
+
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $have_long_double" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$have_long_double" >&6; }
+if test "$have_long_double" = yes ; then
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for long double" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for long double... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_type_long_double+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+typedef long double ac__type_new_;
+int
+main ()
+{
+if ((ac__type_new_ *) 0)
+  return 0;
+if (sizeof (ac__type_new_))
+  return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  ac_cv_type_long_double=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_cv_type_long_double=no
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_long_double" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_type_long_double" >&6; }
+
+# The cast to long int works around a bug in the HP C Compiler
+# version HP92453-01 B.11.11.23709.GP, which incorrectly rejects
+# declarations like `int a3[[(sizeof (unsigned char)) >= 0]];'.
+# This bug is HP SR number 8606223364.
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking size of long double" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking size of long double... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_sizeof_long_double+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+  # Depending upon the size, compute the lo and hi bounds.
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+   typedef long double ac__type_sizeof_;
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_))) >= 0)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  ac_lo=0 ac_mid=0
+  while :; do
+    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+   typedef long double ac__type_sizeof_;
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_))) <= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  ac_hi=$ac_mid; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_lo=`expr $ac_mid + 1`
+			if test $ac_lo -le $ac_mid; then
+			  ac_lo= ac_hi=
+			  break
+			fi
+			ac_mid=`expr 2 '*' $ac_mid + 1`
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  done
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+   typedef long double ac__type_sizeof_;
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_))) < 0)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  ac_hi=-1 ac_mid=-1
+  while :; do
+    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+   typedef long double ac__type_sizeof_;
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_))) >= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  ac_lo=$ac_mid; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_hi=`expr '(' $ac_mid ')' - 1`
+			if test $ac_mid -le $ac_hi; then
+			  ac_lo= ac_hi=
+			  break
+			fi
+			ac_mid=`expr 2 '*' $ac_mid`
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  done
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_lo= ac_hi=
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+# Binary search between lo and hi bounds.
+while test "x$ac_lo" != "x$ac_hi"; do
+  ac_mid=`expr '(' $ac_hi - $ac_lo ')' / 2 + $ac_lo`
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+   typedef long double ac__type_sizeof_;
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_))) <= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  ac_hi=$ac_mid
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_lo=`expr '(' $ac_mid ')' + 1`
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+done
+case $ac_lo in
+?*) ac_cv_sizeof_long_double=$ac_lo;;
+'') if test "$ac_cv_type_long_double" = yes; then
+     { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot compute sizeof (long double)
+See \`config.log' for more details." >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot compute sizeof (long double)
+See \`config.log' for more details." >&2;}
+   { (exit 77); exit 77; }; }
+   else
+     ac_cv_sizeof_long_double=0
+   fi ;;
+esac
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+   typedef long double ac__type_sizeof_;
+static long int longval () { return (long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_)); }
+static unsigned long int ulongval () { return (long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_)); }
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  FILE *f = fopen ("conftest.val", "w");
+  if (! f)
+    return 1;
+  if (((long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_))) < 0)
+    {
+      long int i = longval ();
+      if (i != ((long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_))))
+	return 1;
+      fprintf (f, "%ld\n", i);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      unsigned long int i = ulongval ();
+      if (i != ((long int) (sizeof (ac__type_sizeof_))))
+	return 1;
+      fprintf (f, "%lu\n", i);
+    }
+  return ferror (f) || fclose (f) != 0;
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && { ac_try='./conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_sizeof_long_double=`cat conftest.val`
+else
+  echo "$as_me: program exited with status $ac_status" >&5
+echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+( exit $ac_status )
+if test "$ac_cv_type_long_double" = yes; then
+     { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot compute sizeof (long double)
+See \`config.log' for more details." >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot compute sizeof (long double)
+See \`config.log' for more details." >&2;}
+   { (exit 77); exit 77; }; }
+   else
+     ac_cv_sizeof_long_double=0
+   fi
+fi
+rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+rm -f conftest.val
+fi
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_sizeof_long_double" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_sizeof_long_double" >&6; }
+
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE $ac_cv_sizeof_long_double
+_ACEOF
+
+
+fi
+
+
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for _Bool support" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for _Bool support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 have_c99_bool=no