Re: Autoconf and 64-bit Systems

[Eric Blake]

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According to Tom Browder on 2/2/2009 1:53 PM:
> Is there any way to have configure test for a 64-bit system and then
> put libraries in a default place, say /usr/local/lib64, instead of the
> default /usr/local/lib as so many GNU packages do at the moment?
> 
> I know I can use ./configure --libdir=/usr/local/lib64 but would like
> the package to take care of that.

The BEST way to do this is for distros that want /usr/local/lib64 to be
the default to install a /usr/local/config.site that makes this happen
automatically.  Since it is the distro that is choosing the name, they
should enforce it.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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