--- configure.py.orig	Thu Mar 18 23:49:10 2004
+++ configure.py	Thu Mar 18 23:49:34 2004
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
     sipconfig.ParentMakefile(
         configuration=cfg,
         subdirs=["sipgen", "siplib"],
-        installs=("sipconfig.py", cfg.sip_mod_dir)
+        installs=(["sipconfig.py", "sipconfig.pyc"], cfg.sip_mod_dir)
     ).generate()
 
     sipconfig.inform("Creating sip code generator Makefile...")