--- a/Python/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

+++ b/Python/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ else:

 INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

     'unix_prefix': {

         'purelib': '$base/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

-        'platlib': '$platbase/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

+        'platlib': '$platbase/lib64/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

         'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short/$dist_name',

         'scripts': '$base/bin',

         'data'   : '$base',

         },

     'unix_home': {

         'purelib': '$base/lib/python',

-        'platlib': '$base/lib/python',

+        'platlib': '$base/lib64/python',

         'headers': '$base/include/python/$dist_name',

         'scripts': '$base/bin',

         'data'   : '$base',

--- a/Python/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

+++ b/Python/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def get_python_lib(plat_specific=0, standard_lib=0, prefix=None):

     if os.name == "posix":

         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,

-                                 "lib", "python" + get_python_version())

+                                 "lib64", "python" + get_python_version())

         if standard_lib:

             return libpython

         else:

--- a/Python/Lib/site.py

+++ b/Python/Lib/site.py

@@ -182,9 +182,14 @@ def addsitepackages(known_paths):

                 sitedirs = [os.path.join(prefix, "Lib", "site-packages")]

             elif os.sep == '/':

                 sitedirs = [os.path.join(prefix,

-                                         "lib",

+                                         "lib64",

                                          "python" + sys.version[:3],

                                          "site-packages"),

+                            os.path.join(prefix,

+                                         "lib",

+                                         "python" + sys.version[:3],

+                                         "site-packages"),

+                            os.path.join(prefix, "lib64", "site-python"),

                             os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "site-python")]

             else:

                 sitedirs = [prefix, os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "site-packages")]

--- a/Python/Makefile.pre.in

+++ b/Python/Makefile.pre.in

@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ exec_prefix=	@exec_prefix@

 # Expanded directories

 BINDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/bin

-LIBDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/lib

+LIBDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/lib64

 MANDIR=		@mandir@

 INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@

 CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include

-SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib

+SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib64

 # Detailed destination directories

 BINLIBDEST=	$(LIBDIR)/python$(VERSION)

--- a/Python/Modules/getpath.c

+++ b/Python/Modules/getpath.c

@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@

 #endif

 #ifndef PYTHONPATH

-#define PYTHONPATH PREFIX "/lib/python" VERSION ":" \

-              EXEC_PREFIX "/lib/python" VERSION "/lib-dynload"

+#define PYTHONPATH PREFIX "/lib64/python" VERSION ":" \

+              EXEC_PREFIX "/lib64/python" VERSION "/lib-dynload"

 #endif

 #ifndef LANDMARK

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static char prefix[MAXPATHLEN+1];

 static char exec_prefix[MAXPATHLEN+1];

 static char progpath[MAXPATHLEN+1];

 static char *module_search_path = NULL;

-static char lib_python[] = "lib/python" VERSION;

+static char lib_python[] = "lib64/python" VERSION;

 static void

 reduce(char *dir)

@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ calculate_path(void)

     }

     else

         strncpy(zip_path, PREFIX, MAXPATHLEN);

-    joinpath(zip_path, "lib/python00.zip");

+    joinpath(zip_path, "lib64/python00.zip");

     bufsz = strlen(zip_path);	/* Replace "00" with version */

     zip_path[bufsz - 6] = VERSION[0];

     zip_path[bufsz - 5] = VERSION[2];

@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ calculate_path(void)

             fprintf(stderr,

                 "Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>\n");

         strncpy(exec_prefix, EXEC_PREFIX, MAXPATHLEN);

-        joinpath(exec_prefix, "lib/lib-dynload");

+        joinpath(exec_prefix, "lib64/lib-dynload");

     }

     /* If we found EXEC_PREFIX do *not* reduce it!  (Yet.) */

--- a/Python/setup.py

+++ b/Python/setup.py

@@ -497,11 +497,9 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'curses'):

                 readline_libs.append('curses')

             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +

-                                               ['/usr/lib/termcap'],

                                                'termcap'):

                 readline_libs.append('termcap')

             exts.append( Extension('readline', ['readline.c'],

-                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib/termcap'],

                                    extra_link_args=readline_extra_link_args,

                                    libraries=readline_libs) )

         if platform not in ['mac']:

@@ -533,8 +531,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

             if krb5_h:

                 ssl_incs += krb5_h

         ssl_libs = find_library_file(self.compiler, 'ssl',lib_dirs,

-                                     ['/usr/local/ssl/lib',

-                                      '/usr/contrib/ssl/lib/'

+                                     ['/usr/local/ssl/lib64',

+                                      '/usr/contrib/ssl/lib64/'

                                      ] )

         if (ssl_incs is not None and