diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 0258a9e..b5d1782 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -5888,18 +5888,35 @@
 	@echo "python_LINKFORSHARED='$(LINKFORSHARED)'"
 	@echo "python_DLLLIBRARY='$(DLLLIBRARY)'"
 	@echo "python_INSTSONAME='$(INSTSONAME)'"
+	@echo "python_PYTHONFRAMEWORK='$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'"
+	@echo "python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX='$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX)'"
+	@echo "python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR='$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)'"
 eof
 	    	    eval "`cd ${PYTHON_CONFDIR} && make -f "${tmp_mkf}" __ | sed '/ directory /d'`"
 	    rm -f -- "${tmp_mkf}"
 	    if test "x$MACOSX" = "xyes" && ${vi_cv_path_python} -c \
 		"import sys; sys.exit(${vi_cv_var_python_version} < 2.3)"; then
 	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-framework Python"
+	      if test "x${vi_cv_path_python}" != "x/usr/bin/python" && test -n "${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX}"; then
+		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-F${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX} -framework Python"
+	      fi
 	    else
 	      if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
 		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libModules.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libPython.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libObjects.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libParser.a"
 	      else
 		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-L${PYTHON_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
 	      fi
+	      	      	      	      if test -n "${python_LINKFORSHARED}"; then
+	        python_link_symbol=`echo ${python_LINKFORSHARED} | sed 's/\([^ \t][^ \t]*[ \t][ \t]*[^ \t][^ \t]*\)[ \t].*/\1/'`
+		python_link_path=`echo ${python_LINKFORSHARED} |   sed 's/\([^ \t][^ \t]*[ \t][ \t]*[^ \t][^ \t]*\)[ \t][ \t]*\(.*\)/\2/'`
+	        if test -n "${python_link_path}" && ! test -x "${python_link_path}"; then
+	          		  	          python_link_path="${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX}/${python_link_path}"
+		  if test -n "${python_link_path}" && ! test -x "${python_link_path}"; then
+		    		    python_link_path="${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR}/Versions/${vi_cv_var_python_version}/${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORK}"
+	            	            		  fi
+	          python_LINKFORSHARED="${python_link_symbol} ${python_link_path}"
+	        fi
+	      fi
 	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs="${vi_cv_path_python_plibs} ${python_BASEMODLIBS} ${python_LIBS} ${python_SYSLIBS} ${python_LINKFORSHARED}"
 	      	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs=`echo $vi_cv_path_python_plibs | sed s/-ltermcap//`
 	    fi
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 7fa4297..9d81215 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -1126,6 +1126,9 @@
 	@echo "python_LINKFORSHARED='$(LINKFORSHARED)'"
 	@echo "python_DLLLIBRARY='$(DLLLIBRARY)'"
 	@echo "python_INSTSONAME='$(INSTSONAME)'"
+	@echo "python_PYTHONFRAMEWORK='$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'"
+	@echo "python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX='$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX)'"
+	@echo "python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR='$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)'"
 eof
 	    dnl -- delete the lines from make about Entering/Leaving directory
 	    eval "`cd ${PYTHON_CONFDIR} && make -f "${tmp_mkf}" __ | sed '/ directory /d'`"
@@ -1133,12 +1136,34 @@
 	    if test "x$MACOSX" = "xyes" && ${vi_cv_path_python} -c \
 		"import sys; sys.exit(${vi_cv_var_python_version} < 2.3)"; then
 	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-framework Python"
+	      if test "x${vi_cv_path_python}" != "x/usr/bin/python" && test -n "${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX}"; then
+		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-F${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX} -framework Python"
+	      fi
 	    else
 	      if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
 		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libModules.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libPython.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libObjects.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libParser.a"
 	      else
 		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-L${PYTHON_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
 	      fi
+	      dnl -- Check if the path contained in python_LINKFORSHARED is
+	      dnl    usable for vim build. If not, make and try other
+	      dnl    candidates.
+	      if test -n "${python_LINKFORSHARED}"; then
+	        python_link_symbol=`echo ${python_LINKFORSHARED} | sed 's/\([[^ \t]][[^ \t]]*[[ \t]][[ \t]]*[[^ \t]][[^ \t]]*\)[[ \t]].*/\1/'`
+		python_link_path=`echo ${python_LINKFORSHARED} |   sed 's/\([[^ \t]][[^ \t]]*[[ \t]][[ \t]]*[[^ \t]][[^ \t]]*\)[[ \t]][[ \t]]*\(.*\)/\2/'`
+	        if test -n "${python_link_path}" && ! test -x "${python_link_path}"; then
+	          dnl -- The path looks relative. Guess the absolute one using
+		  dnl    the prefix and try that.
+	          python_link_path="${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX}/${python_link_path}"
+		  if test -n "${python_link_path}" && ! test -x "${python_link_path}"; then
+		    dnl -- A last resort.
+		    python_link_path="${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR}/Versions/${vi_cv_var_python_version}/${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORK}"
+	            dnl -- No check is done. The last word is left to the
+	            dnl    "sanity" test on link flags that follows shortly.
+		  fi
+	          python_LINKFORSHARED="${python_link_symbol} ${python_link_path}"
+	        fi
+	      fi
 	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs="${vi_cv_path_python_plibs} ${python_BASEMODLIBS} ${python_LIBS} ${python_SYSLIBS} ${python_LINKFORSHARED}"
 	      dnl remove -ltermcap, it can conflict with an earlier -lncurses
 	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs=`echo $vi_cv_path_python_plibs | sed s/-ltermcap//`
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index bb19cb7..86a5997 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    676,
+/**/
     675,
 /**/
     674,