_lib is set to "lib" or "lib64" in the spec file
================================================================================
--- configure.in
+++ configure.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(OPTFLAGS)
 DEPLIBS=
 AC_SUBST(DEPLIBS)
+test -z "$_lib" && _lib=lib
 
 dnl AS_15_01_2005: Added Variable SHLIBEXT which contains extensions of shared libaries
 SHLIBEXT=so
@@ -110,15 +111,15 @@
  	for dir in $SEARCHPATH /usr/local/freetype /usr/local /opt/freetype /usr/pkg /usr /usr/include/freetype1; do
  		ac_cv_ft_lib=no
  		ac_cv_ft_include=no
-		shlib=`echo $dir/lib/libttf.$SHLIBEXT* | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/.*\///'`
+		shlib=`echo $dir/$_lib/libttf.$SHLIBEXT* | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/.*\///'`
 		if test x$shlib = x; then
 			shlib=no
 		fi
-		if test -d $dir/lib -a -f $dir/lib/$shlib; then
- 			ac_cv_ft_lib="$dir/lib"
+		if test -d $dir/$_lib -a -f $dir/$_lib/$shlib; then
+ 			ac_cv_ft_lib="$dir/$_lib"
  			ac_cv_ft_libpath="$shlib"
- 		elif test -d $dir/lib -a -f $dir/lib/libttf.a; then
- 			ac_cv_ft_lib="$dir/lib"
+ 		elif test -d $dir/lib -a -f $dir/$_lib/libttf.a; then
+ 			ac_cv_ft_lib="$dir/$_lib"
  			ac_cv_ft_libpath="libttf.a"
  		fi
  		if test -d $dir/include -a -f $dir/include/freetype.h; then
@@ -172,27 +173,27 @@
 		ac_cv_vf_libname=VFlib
 		ac_cv_vf_libdir=no
 		ac_cv_vf_hdrdir=no
-		shlib1=`echo $dir/lib/libVFlib.so* | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/.*\///'`
-		shlib2=`echo $dir/lib/libVFlib2.so* | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/.*\///'`
+		shlib1=`echo $dir/$_lib/libVFlib.so* | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/.*\///'`
+		shlib2=`echo $dir/$_lib/libVFlib2.so* | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/.*\///'`
 		if test x$shlib1 = x; then
 			$shlib1=no
 		fi
 		if test x$shlib2 = x; then
 			$shlib2=no
 		fi
-		if test -d $dir/lib -a -f $dir/lib/$shlib1; then
-			ac_cv_vf_libdir="$dir/lib"
+		if test -d $dir/$_lib -a -f $dir/$_lib/$shlib1; then
+			ac_cv_vf_libdir="$dir/$_lib"
  			ac_cv_vf_libpath=$shlib1
-		elif test -d $dir/lib -a -f $dir/lib/libVFlib.a; then
-			ac_cv_vf_libdir="$dir/lib"
+		elif test -d $dir/$_lib -a -f $dir/$_lib/libVFlib.a; then
+			ac_cv_vf_libdir="$dir/$_lib"
 			ac_cv_vf_libpath="libVFlib.a"
-		elif test -d $dir/lib -a -f $dir/lib/$shlib2; then
+		elif test -d $dir/$_lib -a -f $dir/$_lib/$shlib2; then
 			ac_cv_vf_libname=VFlib2
-			ac_cv_vf_libdir="$dir/lib"
+			ac_cv_vf_libdir="$dir/$_lib"
  			ac_cv_vf_libpath=$shlib2
-		elif test -d $dir/lib -a -f $dir/lib/libVFlib2.a; then
+		elif test -d $dir/$_lib -a -f $dir/$_lib/libVFlib2.a; then
 			ac_cv_vf_libname=VFlib2
-			ac_cv_vf_libdir="$dir/lib"
+			ac_cv_vf_libdir="$dir/$_lib"
 			ac_cv_vf_libpath="libVFlib2.a"
 		fi
 		if test -d $dir/include -a -f $dir/include/VF.h; then
@@ -279,14 +280,14 @@
 if test "$use_libpng" = ""; then
 for i in $SEARCHPATH /usr/pkg /usr/local /usr; do
 	if test -f $i/include/png.h; then 
-		if test -f $i/lib/libpng.a ; then
-			DEPLIBS="$DEPLIBS $i/lib/libpng.a"
-		elif test -f $i/lib/libpng.so ; then
-			DEPLIBS="$DEPLIBS $i/lib/libpng.so"
+		if test -f $i/$_lib/libpng.a ; then
+			DEPLIBS="$DEPLIBS $i/$_lib/libpng.a"
+		elif test -f $i/$_lib/libpng.so ; then
+			DEPLIBS="$DEPLIBS $i/$_lib/libpng.so"
 		else
 			break;
 		fi
-		LIBS="$LIBS -L$i/lib"
+		LIBS="$LIBS -L$i/$_lib"
 		OPTFLAGS="$OPTFLAGS -I$i/include"
 		AC_CHECK_LIB(png, png_read_image, 
 			[LIBS="$LIBS -lpng"
@@ -302,14 +303,14 @@
 
 for i in /usr/pkg /usr/local /usr; do
 	if test -f $i/include/libmng.h; then 
-		if test -f $i/lib/libmng.a ; then
-			DEPLIBS="$DEPLIBS $i/lib/libmng.a"
-		elif test -f $i/lib/libmng.so ; then
-			DEPLIBS="$DEPLIBS $i/lib/libmng.so"
+		if test -f $i/$_lib/libmng.a ; then
+			DEPLIBS="$DEPLIBS $i/$_lib/libmng.a"
+		elif test -f $i/$_lib/libmng.so ; then
+			DEPLIBS="$DEPLIBS $i/$_lib/libmng.so"
 		else
 			break;
 		fi
-		LIBS="$LIBS -L$i/lib"
+		LIBS="$LIBS -L$i/$_lib"
 		OPTFLAGS="$OPTFLAGS -I$i/include"
 		AC_CHECK_LIB(mng, mng_initialize, 
 			[LIBS="$LIBS -lmng"