diff --git a/nix-dist/do-it.nix b/nix-dist/do-it.nix
index 9288fd17f23..81f04169bc9 100644
--- a/nix-dist/do-it.nix
+++ b/nix-dist/do-it.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 let {
   system = "i686-linux";
-  pkgs = (import ../pkgs/system/all-packages.nix) {system = system};
+  pkgs = (import ../pkgs/system/all-packages.nix) {system = system;};
   stdenv = pkgs.stdenv_;
 
   sourcedist = (import ./nix-source-dist.nix) {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/builder.sh
index 72848c79532..1a4e4033d22 100755
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/builder.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
-buildinputs="$openssl $db4 $httpd $swig $expat"
+buildinputs="$openssl $db4 $httpd $swig $python $expat"
 . $stdenv/setup || exit 1
 
 if test $localServer; then
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
index 76a46511b27..ff03c9514e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ assert !isNull expat;
 assert localServer -> !isNull db4;
 assert httpServer -> !isNull httpd && httpd.expat == expat;
 assert sslSupport -> !isNull openssl && (httpServer -> httpd.openssl == openssl);
-assert swigBindings -> !isNull swig;
+assert swigBindings -> !isNull swig && swig.pythonSupport;
 
 derivation {
   name = "subversion-0.32.1";
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ derivation {
   expat = expat;
   db4 = if localServer then db4 else null;
   swig = if swigBindings then swig else null;
+  python = if swigBindings then swig.python else null;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/builder.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..73a8bdc3864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+buildinputs=""
+. $stdenv/setup || exit 1
+
+tar xvfj $src || exit 1
+cd Python-* || exit 1
+./configure --prefix=$out || exit 1
+make || exit 1
+make install || exit 1
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85118d132a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl}: derivation {
+  name = "python-2.3.3";
+  system = stdenv.system;
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  src = fetchurl {
+      url = http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.3.3/Python-2.3.3.tar.bz2;
+      md5 = "70ada9f65742ab2c77a96bcd6dffd9b1";
+    };
+  stdenv = stdenv;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/BerkeleyDB/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/BerkeleyDB/builder.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ebe916c738e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/BerkeleyDB/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+buildinputs="$perl $db4"
+. $stdenv/setup || exit 1
+
+tar xvfz $src || exit 1
+cd BerkeleyDB-* || exit 1
+
+echo "LIB = $db4/lib" > config.in
+echo "INCLUDE = $db4/include" >> config.in
+
+perl Makefile.PL || exit 1
+make || exit 1
+make install SITEPREFIX=$out PERLPREFIX=$out || exit 1
diff --git a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/BerkeleyDB/default.nix b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/BerkeleyDB/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9205e829bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/BerkeleyDB/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, perl, db4}:
+
+assert !isNull perl && !isNull db4;
+
+derivation {
+  name = "perl-BerkeleyDB-0.23";
+  system = stdenv.system;
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://archive.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/authors/id/P/PM/PMQS/BerkeleyDB-0.23.tar.gz;
+    md5 = "d97b85ea5b61bde7de4a998c91ef29c7";
+  };
+  stdenv = stdenv;
+  perl = perl;
+  db4 = db4;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/builder.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..25a5040e45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+buildinputs="$perl $python"
+. $stdenv/setup || exit 1
+
+tar xvfz $src || exit 1
+cd SWIG-* || exit 1
+./configure --prefix=$out || exit 1
+make || exit 1
+make install || exit 1
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de5048afba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ perlSupport, pythonSupport
+, stdenv, fetchurl, perl ? null, python ? null}:
+
+assert perlSupport -> !isNull perl;
+assert pythonSupport -> !isNull python;
+
+derivation {
+  name = "swig-1.3.19";
+  system = stdenv.system;
+
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/swig/swig-1.3.19.tar.gz;
+    md5 = "a733455544426b31868dd87fc162e750";
+  };
+
+  perlSupport = perlSupport;
+  pythonSupport = pythonSupport;
+
+  stdenv = stdenv;
+  perl = if perlSupport then perl else null;
+  python = if pythonSupport then python else null;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux/default.nix
index b4a1d357aad..b0898826b5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   system = bootStdenv.system;
   prehook = ./prehook.sh;
   posthook = ./posthook.sh;
-  initialPath = (import ../nix/path.nix) {pkgs = pkgs};
+  initialPath = (import ../nix/path.nix) {pkgs = pkgs;};
   param1 = pkgs.bash;
   param2 = pkgs.gcc;
   param3 = pkgs.binutils;
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index 31de45bb431..71eec996f28 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@
     stdenv = stdenv;
   };
 
+  swig = (import ../development/tools/misc/swig) {
+    fetchurl = fetchurl;
+    stdenv = stdenv;
+    perlSupport = true;
+    pythonSupport = true;
+    perl = perl;
+    python = python;
+  };
+
   gnumake = (import ../development/tools/build-managers/gnumake) {
     fetchurl = fetchurl;
     stdenv = stdenv;
@@ -175,6 +184,11 @@
     stdenv = stdenv;
   };
 
+  python = (import ../development/interpreters/python) {
+    fetchurl = fetchurl;
+    stdenv = stdenv;
+  };
+
   pcre = (import ../development/libraries/pcre) {
     fetchurl = fetchurl;
     stdenv = stdenv;
@@ -413,6 +427,13 @@
     stdenv = stdenv;
   };
 
+  perlBerkeleyDB = (import ../development/perl-modules/BerkeleyDB) {
+    fetchurl = fetchurl;
+    stdenv = stdenv;
+    perl = perl;
+    db4 = db4;
+  };
+
 
   ### SERVERS
 
@@ -477,6 +498,7 @@
     httpd = apacheHttpd;
     db4 = db4;
     expat = expat;
+    swig = swig;
   };
 
   pan = (import ../applications/networking/newsreaders/pan) {
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages.nix
index de4b3977d83..367ac195034 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages.nix
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
   # i.e., the stuff in /bin, /usr/bin, etc.  This environment should
   # be used with care, since many Nix packages will not build properly
   # with it (e.g., because they require GNU Make).
-  stdenvNative = (import ../stdenv/native) {system = system};
-  stdenvNativePkgs = allPackages {system = system; stdenv = stdenvNative};
+  stdenvNative = (import ../stdenv/native) {system = system;};
+  stdenvNativePkgs = allPackages {system = system; stdenv = stdenvNative;};
 
   # The Nix build environment.
   stdenvNix = (import ../stdenv/nix) {
     bootStdenv = stdenvNative;
     pkgs = stdenvNativePkgs;
   };
-  stdenvNixPkgs = allPackages {system = system; stdenv = stdenvNix};
+  stdenvNixPkgs = allPackages {system = system; stdenv = stdenvNix;};
 
   # The Linux build environment consists of the Nix build environment
   # built against the GNU C Library.
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
     system = system;
     glibc = stdenvLinuxGlibc;
   };
-  stdenvLinuxBootPkgs = allPackages {system = system; stdenv = stdenvLinuxBoot};
+  stdenvLinuxBootPkgs = allPackages {system = system; stdenv = stdenvLinuxBoot;};
 
   stdenvLinux = (import ../stdenv/nix-linux) {
     bootStdenv = stdenvLinuxBoot;
     pkgs = stdenvLinuxBootPkgs;
     glibc = stdenvLinuxGlibc;
   };
-  stdenvLinuxPkgs = allPackages {system = system; stdenv = stdenvLinux};
+  stdenvLinuxPkgs = allPackages {system = system; stdenv = stdenvLinux;};
 
   # Select the right instantiation.
   body =
diff --git a/pkgs/system/i686-linux.nix b/pkgs/system/i686-linux.nix
index c35e5a27ed0..4ff2a8cda12 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/i686-linux.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/i686-linux.nix
@@ -1 +1 @@
-(import ./all-packages.nix) {system = "i686-linux"}
+(import ./all-packages.nix) {system = "i686-linux";}