diff -up Python-2.7.6/Lib/distutils/command/install.py.lib64 Python-2.7.6/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

--- Python-2.7.6/Lib/distutils/command/install.py.lib64	2013-11-10 08:36:40.000000000 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.6/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2014-01-29 13:51:19.779590378 +0100

@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ 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',

diff -up Python-2.7.6/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py.lib64 Python-2.7.6/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

--- Python-2.7.6/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py.lib64	2013-11-10 08:36:40.000000000 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.6/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2014-01-29 13:51:19.779590378 +0100

@@ -119,8 +119,12 @@ def get_python_lib(plat_specific=0, stan

         prefix = plat_specific and EXEC_PREFIX or PREFIX

     if os.name == "posix":

+        if plat_specific or standard_lib:

+            lib = "lib64"

+        else:

+            lib = "lib"

         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,

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

+                                 lib, "python" + get_python_version())

         if standard_lib:

             return libpython

         else:

diff -up Python-2.7.6/Lib/site.py.lib64 Python-2.7.6/Lib/site.py

--- Python-2.7.6/Lib/site.py.lib64	2013-11-10 08:36:40.000000000 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.6/Lib/site.py	2014-01-29 13:51:19.779590378 +0100

@@ -288,12 +288,16 @@ def getsitepackages():

         if sys.platform in ('os2emx', 'riscos'):

             sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "Lib", "site-packages"))

         elif os.sep == '/':

+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib64",

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

+                                        "site-packages"))

             sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib",

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

                                         "site-packages"))

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

         else:

             sitepackages.append(prefix)

+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib64", "site-packages"))

             sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "site-packages"))

         if sys.platform == "darwin":

             # for framework builds *only* we add the standard Apple

diff -up Python-2.7.6/Lib/test/test_site.py.lib64 Python-2.7.6/Lib/test/test_site.py

--- Python-2.7.6/Lib/test/test_site.py.lib64	2013-11-10 08:36:40.000000000 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.6/Lib/test/test_site.py	2014-01-29 13:51:19.780590315 +0100

@@ -241,17 +241,20 @@ class HelperFunctionsTests(unittest.Test

             self.assertEqual(dirs[2], wanted)

         elif os.sep == '/':

             # OS X non-framwework builds, Linux, FreeBSD, etc

-            self.assertEqual(len(dirs), 2)

-            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib', 'python' + sys.version[:3],

+            self.assertEqual(len(dirs), 3)

+            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib64', 'python' + sys.version[:3],

                                   'site-packages')

             self.assertEqual(dirs[0], wanted)

-            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib', 'site-python')

+            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib', 'python' + sys.version[:3],

+                                  'site-packages')

             self.assertEqual(dirs[1], wanted)

+            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib', 'site-python')

+            self.assertEqual(dirs[2], wanted)

         else:

             # other platforms

             self.assertEqual(len(dirs), 2)

             self.assertEqual(dirs[0], 'xoxo')

-            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib', 'site-packages')

+            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib64', 'site-packages')

             self.assertEqual(dirs[1], wanted)

 class PthFile(object):

diff -up Python-2.7.6/Makefile.pre.in.lib64 Python-2.7.6/Makefile.pre.in

--- Python-2.7.6/Makefile.pre.in.lib64	2014-01-29 13:51:19.773590757 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.6/Makefile.pre.in	2014-01-29 13:51:19.780590315 +0100

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ LIBDIR=		@libdir@

 MANDIR=		@mandir@

 INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@

 CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include

-SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib

+SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib64

 # Detailed destination directories

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

diff -up Python-2.7.6/Modules/Setup.dist.lib64 Python-2.7.6/Modules/Setup.dist

--- Python-2.7.6/Modules/Setup.dist.lib64	2014-01-29 13:51:19.768591073 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.6/Modules/Setup.dist	2014-01-29 13:51:19.781590252 +0100

@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ gdbm gdbmmodule.c -lgdbm

 # Edit the variables DB and DBLIBVERto point to the db top directory

 # and the subdirectory of PORT where you built it.

 DBINC=/usr/include/libdb

-DBLIB=/usr/lib

+DBLIB=/usr/lib64

 _bsddb _bsddb.c -I$(DBINC) -L$(DBLIB) -ldb

 # Historical Berkeley DB 1.85

@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ cPickle cPickle.c

 # Andrew Kuchling's zlib module.

 # This require zlib 1.1.3 (or later).

 # See http://www.gzip.org/zlib/

-zlib zlibmodule.c -I$(prefix)/include -L$(exec_prefix)/lib -lz

+zlib zlibmodule.c -I$(prefix)/include -L$(exec_prefix)/lib64 -lz

 # Interface to the Expat XML parser

 #

diff -up Python-2.7.6/Modules/getpath.c.lib64 Python-2.7.6/Modules/getpath.c

--- Python-2.7.6/Modules/getpath.c.lib64	2013-11-10 08:36:41.000000000 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.6/Modules/getpath.c	2014-01-29 13:51:19.781590252 +0100

@@ -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)

@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ 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];

@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ 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.) */

diff -up Python-2.7.6/setup.py.lib64 Python-2.7.6/setup.py

--- Python-2.7.6/setup.py.lib64	2013-11-10 08:36:41.000000000 +0100

+++ Python-2.7.6/setup.py	2014-01-29 13:56:02.713716528 +0100

@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

     def detect_modules(self):

         # Ensure that /usr/local is always used

         if not cross_compiling:

-            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')

+            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib64')

             add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')

         if cross_compiling:

             self.add_gcc_paths()

@@ -758,11 +758,11 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

             elif curses_library:

                 readline_libs.append(curses_library)

             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +

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

+                                                     ['/usr/lib64/termcap'],

                                                      'termcap'):

                 readline_libs.append('termcap')

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

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

+                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib64/termcap'],

                                    extra_link_args=readline_extra_link_args,

                                    libraries=readline_libs) )

         else:

@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ 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