--- configure.orig	2023-03-30 08:39:57.681785541 +0000
+++ configure	2023-03-30 08:40:29.960737435 +0000
@@ -10130,7 +10130,7 @@
 	for d in "${python_libdir}" "${python_configdir}" /usr/lib64 /usr/lib
 	do
 		# We don't know the platform DLSUFFIX here, so check 'em all.
-		for e in .so .dll .dylib .sl; do
+		for e in .a .so .dll .dylib .sl; do
 			if test -e "$d/lib${ldlibrary}$e"; then
 				python_libdir="$d"
 				found_shlib=1