Index: svrv_object.h
===================================================================
--- svrv_object.h	(revision 148)
+++ svrv_object.h	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 /* Copyright 2000-2001 ActiveState
  */
 
+/* Python < 2.5 compat */
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02050000 && !defined(PY_SSIZE_T_MIN)
+typedef int Py_ssize_t;
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_MAX INT_MAX
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_MIN INT_MIN
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*lenfunc)(PyObject *);
+typedef PyObject *(*ssizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t);
+typedef PyObject *(*ssizessizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t);
+typedef int(*ssizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
+typedef int(*ssizessizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*readbufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, void **);
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*writebufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, void **);
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*segcountproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t *);
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*charbufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, char **);
+#endif
+
 typedef struct {
     PyObject_HEAD
     SV* rv;               /* always an owned SvRV */
Index: perlmodule.h
===================================================================
--- perlmodule.h	(revision 148)
+++ perlmodule.h	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 /* Copyright 2000-2001 ActiveState
  */
 
+/*#if (PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02050000)
+typedef int Py_ssize_t;
+#endif*/
+
+/* Python < 2.5 compat */
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02050000 && !defined(PY_SSIZE_T_MIN)
+typedef int Py_ssize_t;
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_MAX INT_MAX
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_MIN INT_MIN
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*lenfunc)(PyObject *);
+typedef PyObject *(*ssizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t);
+typedef PyObject *(*ssizessizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t);
+typedef int(*ssizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
+typedef int(*ssizessizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*readbufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, void **);
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*writebufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, void **);
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*segcountproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t *);
+typedef Py_ssize_t (*charbufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, char **);
+#endif
+
 void propagate_errsv(void);
 PyObject *call_perl(char *method, SV* obj, I32 gimme,
 		    PyObject *args, PyObject *keywds);