diff -r cd083843b67a pypy/translator/goal/app_main.py
--- a/pypy/translator/goal/app_main.py	Mon Dec 20 17:17:45 2010 +0100
+++ b/pypy/translator/goal/app_main.py	Wed Dec 22 17:43:21 2010 -0500
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@
     IS_WINDOWS = False
 
 def get_library_path(executable):
+    # FIXME: get this from translator configuration
+    dirname = LIBRARY_INSTALLATION_PATH
+    newpath = sys.pypy_initial_path(dirname)
+    if newpath:
+        return newpath
+    
     search = executable
     while 1:
         dirname = resolvedirof(search)