python 2.7.14 link with static libintl patch

python-2.7.14-static-libintl.patch

diff -ruN Python-2.7.14.orig/configure.ac Python-2.7.14.new/configure.ac
--- Python-2.7.14.orig/configure.ac	2017-09-16 10:38:35.000000000 -0700
+++ Python-2.7.14.new/configure.ac	2017-11-16 11:42:43.184354519 -0800
@@ -2403,6 +2403,18 @@
 						# pthread (first!) on Linux
 fi
 
+# Check iconv
+#
+# This is from: https://bugs.python.org/issue17226
+AC_CHECK_LIB([iconv], [iconv_open], ,[ac_found_iconf=no])
+
+if test "x$ac_found_iconf" = "xno"; then
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([iconv], [libiconv_open], , [ac_found_iconf=no])
+fi
+if test "x$ac_found_iconf" = "xyes"; then
+  LIBS="-liconv $LIBS"
+fi
+
 # check if we need libintl for locale functions
 AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, textdomain,
 	AC_DEFINE(WITH_LIBINTL, 1,
diff -ruN Python-2.7.14.orig/setup.py Python-2.7.14.new/setup.py
--- Python-2.7.14.orig/setup.py	2017-09-16 10:38:35.000000000 -0700
+++ Python-2.7.14.new/setup.py	2017-11-16 11:53:11.359548981 -0800
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
         data = open('pyconfig.h').read()
         m = re.search(r"#s*define\s+WITH_LIBINTL\s+1\s*", data)
         if m is not None:
-            locale_libs = ['intl']
+            locale_libs = ['intl', 'iconv']
         else:
             locale_libs = []
         if host_platform == 'darwin':

This is taken from:

https://bugs.python.org/issue17226

Patch for 3.6.3:

https://gist.github.com/rkitover/b18f19eafda3775a9652cc9cdf3ec914