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}',
