diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py b/bindings/python/setup.py
index 5a9b654a..24e09a05 100644
--- a/bindings/python/setup.py
+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py
@@ -1,17 +1,65 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+from os import system, mkdir, path
+import sys, commands
 
-_sigar = Extension(
-    "_sigar",
-    ["_sigar.c"],
-    include_dirs = ['../java/sigar-bin/include'],
-    extra_compile_args = ['-Wall'],
-    libraries=['sigar-universal-macosx'],
-    library_dirs=['../java/sigar-bin/lib'],
-    extra_link_args=[],
-    define_macros=[],
-    undef_macros=[])
+build = 'build'
+options = {'perl':'perl'}
+
+def parse_args():
+    global options
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+    for arg in args:
+        if arg.find("--with-sigar") != -1:
+            sys.argv.remove(arg)
+            value = arg.split('=')[1]
+            options['sigar'] = value
+        elif arg.find("--with-perl") != -1:
+            sys.argv.remove(arg)
+            value = arg.split('=')[1]
+            options['perl'] = value
+
+def sbuild(cmd):
+    return commands.getoutput(options['perl'] + ' -Mlib=.. -MSigarBuild -e ' + cmd)
+
+def sargs(cmd):
+    res = sbuild(cmd)
+    if len(res) > 0:
+        return res.split(' ')
+    else :
+        return None
+
+parse_args()
+
+if sys.argv[-1] != 'clean':
+    if not path.exists(build):
+        mkdir(build)
+    system(options['perl'] + ' -Mlib=.. -MSigarWrapper -e generate Python ' + build)
+
+if 'sigar' in options:
+    sigar = options['sigar']
+    print "Linking againt libsigar in " + sigar
+    _sigar = Extension(
+        "_sigar",
+        ["_sigar.c"],
+        include_dirs = [sigar + '/include', build],
+        extra_compile_args = ['-Wall'],
+        libraries=['sigar'],
+        library_dirs=[sigar + '/lib'])
+else :
+    print "Inlining libsigar sources"
+    src = sargs('inline_src -- ' + build)
+    src.append('_sigar.c')
+    cppflags = sargs('cppflags')
+    cppflags.append('-Wall')
+    _sigar = Extension(
+        "_sigar",
+        src,
+        include_dirs = [build],
+        extra_compile_args = cppflags,
+        extra_link_args = sargs('ldflags'),
+        libraries=sargs('libs'))
 
 setup(name="pysigar", version="0.1",
       py_modules = ['sigar'],