Problem Building Python2.1 on RedHat 7.1

[Coy Krill]

I built Python 2.1 for my RH 7.1 laptop just fine back in April using the 
src rpm from tummy.com.  Last night I spent HOURS building/rebuilding it on 
my RH 7.1 desktop and am having a very strange problem.  Here is the 
traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./chkexport.py", line 52, in ?
    shelf = shelve.open(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.1/shelve.py", line 158, in open
    return DbfilenameShelf(filename, flag)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.1/shelve.py", line 148, in __init__
    Shelf.__init__(self, anydbm.open(filename, flag))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.1/anydbm.py", line 85, in open
    mod = __import__(result)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.1/dbhash.py", line 5, in ?
    import bsddb
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.1/lib-dynload/bsddb.so: undefined symbol: 
dbopen

Somehow bsddb.so is getting built without any linkage to libdb.so.2.Anyone 
have any idea what may be causing the problem?  The only difference between 
April and now are the installation of RedHat errata.

Thanks,
Coy