[Ffmpeg-devel] bug installing on 64 bit systems

[matthieu castet]

Aurelien Jacobs wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:40:50 -0500
> csismondo at adelphia.net wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hello,
>>
>>I had to alter configure to force:
>>libdir="/usr/lib64"
>>instead of 
>>libdir=""
>>
>>for x86_64 systems, otherwise extra libraries (like the amr codec and such) isntall in /usr/local/lib.  For some reason trying to use configure to force prefix and lib dirs made more problems than solved.
>>
>>Thought you'd like to know, I think you can just alter configure to:
>>case "$cpu" in
>>  i386|i486|i586|i686|i86pc|BePC)
>>    cpu="x86"
>>  ;;
>>  x86_64|amd64)
>>    cpu="x86"
>>   #ADDED THE LINE BELOW TO FIX 64 bit LIB DIR
>>   libdir="/usr/lib64"
> 
> 
> This is wrong !
> 64 bits systems uses /usr/lib as any other systems.
> /usr/lib64 is only used on some 32/64 bits mixed systems.
> 
> For example, debian amd64 is a 64 bits only system, and it uses /usr/lib.
IIRC debian is a 32/64 bits mixed system...