diff -up Python-2.7/Lib/sysconfig.py.lib64-sysconfig Python-2.7/Lib/sysconfig.py

--- Python-2.7/Lib/sysconfig.py.lib64-sysconfig	2010-07-08 14:18:41.386898476 -0400

+++ Python-2.7/Lib/sysconfig.py	2010-07-08 14:22:02.837896461 -0400

@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ from os.path import pardir, realpath

 _INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

     'posix_prefix': {

-        'stdlib': '{base}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

-        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

+        'stdlib': '{base}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

+        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

         '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',

         'include': '{base}/include/python{py_version_short}',

         'platinclude': '{platbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',

         'scripts': '{base}/bin',

         'data': '{base}',

         },

     'posix_home': {

-        'stdlib': '{base}/lib/python',

-        'platstdlib': '{base}/lib/python',

+        'stdlib': '{base}/lib64/python',

+        'platstdlib': '{base}/lib64/python',

         'purelib': '{base}/lib/python',

-        'platlib': '{base}/lib/python',

+        'platlib': '{base}/lib64/python',

         'include': '{base}/include/python',

         'platinclude': '{base}/include/python',

         'scripts': '{base}/bin',

@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ _INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

         'data'   : '{userbase}',

         },

     'posix_user': {

-        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

-        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

         'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

-        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

+        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

         'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',

         'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',

         'data'   : '{userbase}',