diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Include/pylifecycle.h Python-3.5.0/Include/pylifecycle.h
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Include/pylifecycle.h	2015-09-13 13:41:20.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Include/pylifecycle.h	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 /* In their own files */
 PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) Py_GetVersion(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) Py_GetPlatform(void);
+PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) Py_GetArch(void);
+PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) Py_GetLib(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) Py_GetCopyright(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) Py_GetCompiler(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) Py_GetBuildInfo(void);
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py Python-3.5.0/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2015-09-13 13:41:20.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 from site import USER_SITE
 HAS_USER_SITE = True
 
+libname = sys.lib
+
 WINDOWS_SCHEME = {
     'purelib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
     'platlib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
@@ -29,15 +31,15 @@
 
 INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
     'unix_prefix': {
-        'purelib': '$base/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
-        'platlib': '$platbase/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
+        'purelib': '$base/'+libname+'/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '$platbase/'+libname+'/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
         'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short$abiflags/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
         'data'   : '$base',
         },
     'unix_home': {
-        'purelib': '$base/lib/python',
-        'platlib': '$base/lib/python',
+        'purelib': '$base/'+libname+'/python',
+        'platlib': '$base/'+libname+'/python',
         'headers': '$base/include/python/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
         'data'   : '$base',
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py Python-3.5.0/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2015-09-13 13:41:21.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -132,8 +132,12 @@
             prefix = plat_specific and EXEC_PREFIX or PREFIX
 
     if os.name == "posix":
+        if plat_specific:
+            lib = sys.lib
+        else:
+            lib = 'share'
         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,
-                                 "lib", "python" + get_python_version())
+                                 lib, "python" + get_python_version())
         if standard_lib:
             return libpython
         else:
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py Python-3.5.0/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py	2015-09-13 13:41:21.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             expected = os.path.normpath(expected)
             self.assertEqual(got, expected)
 
-        libdir = os.path.join(destination, "lib", "python")
+        libdir =  os.path.join(destination, sys.lib, "python")
         check_path(cmd.install_lib, libdir)
         check_path(cmd.install_platlib, libdir)
         check_path(cmd.install_purelib, libdir)
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/site.py Python-3.5.0/Lib/site.py
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/site.py	2015-09-13 13:41:21.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Lib/site.py	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -334,12 +334,14 @@ def getsitepackages(prefixes=None):
         seen.add(prefix)
 
         if os.sep == '/':
-            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib",
+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, sys.lib,
                                         "python%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2],
                                         "site-packages"))
+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, sys.lib, "site-python"))
+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "share", "python" + sys.version[:3], "site-packages"))
         else:
             sitepackages.append(prefix)
-            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "site-packages"))
+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, sys.lib, "site-packages"))
     return sitepackages
 
 def addsitepackages(known_paths, prefixes=None):
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/sysconfig.py Python-3.5.0/Lib/sysconfig.py
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Lib/sysconfig.py	2015-09-13 13:41:21.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Lib/sysconfig.py	2015-12-03 17:31:51.974741432 +0100
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 
 _INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
     'posix_prefix': {
-        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-        'purelib': '{base}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
-        'platlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/' + sys.lib + '/python{py_version_short}',
+        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/' + sys.lib + '/python{py_version_short}',
+        'purelib': '{base}/' + sys.lib + '/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{platbase}/' + sys.lib + '/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
         'include':
             '{installed_base}/include/python{py_version_short}{abiflags}',
         'platinclude':
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
         'data': '{base}',
         },
     'posix_home': {
-        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib/python',
-        'platstdlib': '{base}/lib/python',
-        'purelib': '{base}/lib/python',
-        'platlib': '{base}/lib/python',
+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/' + sys.lib + '/python',
+        'platstdlib': '{base}/' + sys.lib + '/python',
+        'purelib': '{base}/' + sys.lib + '/python',
+        'platlib': '{base}/' + sys.lib + '/python',
         'include': '{installed_base}/include/python',
         'platinclude': '{installed_base}/include/python',
         'scripts': '{base}/bin',
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
         'data': '{userbase}',
         },
     'posix_user': {
-        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-        'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
-        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/' + sys.lib + '/python{py_version_short}',
+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/' + sys.lib + '/python{py_version_short}',
+        'purelib': '{userbase}/' + sys.lib + '/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{userbase}/' + sys.lib + '/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
         'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',
         'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',
         'data': '{userbase}',
@@ -459,7 +459,11 @@
         else:
             inc_dir = _sys_home or _PROJECT_BASE
     else:
-        inc_dir = get_path('platinclude')
+        if hasattr(sys, 'abiflags'):
+            config_dir_name = 'config-%s%s' % (_PY_VERSION_SHORT, sys.abiflags)
+        else:
+            config_dir_name = 'config'
+        inc_dir = os.path.join(get_path('stdlib'), config_dir_name)
     return os.path.join(inc_dir, 'pyconfig.h')
 
 
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Makefile.pre.in Python-3.5.0/Makefile.pre.in
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Makefile.pre.in	2015-09-13 13:41:23.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Makefile.pre.in	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
 
 # Machine-dependent subdirectories
 MACHDEP=	@MACHDEP@
+LIB=		@LIB@
+ARCH=		@ARCH@
 
 # Multiarch directory (may be empty)
 MULTIARCH=	@MULTIARCH@
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@
 MANDIR=		@mandir@
 INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@
 CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include
-SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib
+SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/$(LIB)
 ABIFLAGS=	@ABIFLAGS@
 
 # Detailed destination directories
@@ -796,7 +798,7 @@
 Python/compile.o Python/symtable.o Python/ast.o: $(GRAMMAR_H) $(AST_H)
 
 Python/getplatform.o: $(srcdir)/Python/getplatform.c
-		$(CC) -c $(PY_CORE_CFLAGS) -DPLATFORM='"$(MACHDEP)"' -o $@ $(srcdir)/Python/getplatform.c
+		$(CC) -c $(PY_CORE_CFLAGS) -DPLATFORM='"$(MACHDEP)"' -DARCH='"$(ARCH)"' -DLIB='"$(LIB)"' -o $@ $(srcdir)/Python/getplatform.c
 
 Python/importdl.o: $(srcdir)/Python/importdl.c
 		$(CC) -c $(PY_CORE_CFLAGS) -I$(DLINCLDIR) -o $@ $(srcdir)/Python/importdl.c
@@ -1470,9 +1470,9 @@ libainstall:	@DEF_MAKE_RULE@ python-conf
 	@if test -d $(LIBRARY); then :; else \
 		if test "$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR)" = no-framework; then \
 			if test "$(SHLIB_SUFFIX)" = .dll; then \
-				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LDLIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL) ; \
+				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LDLIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR) ; \
 			else \
-				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/$(LIBRARY) ; \
+				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBRARY) ; \
 			fi; \
 		else \
 			echo Skip install of $(LIBRARY) - use make frameworkinstall; \
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Modules/getpath.c Python-3.5.0/Modules/getpath.c
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Modules/getpath.c	2015-09-13 13:41:24.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Modules/getpath.c	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@
  extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#ifndef LIB_PYTHON
+#if defined(__x86_64__) || (defined(__sparc__) && defined(__arch64__)) || defined(__powerpc64__) || defined(__s390x__)
+#if defined(__ILP32__)
+#define LIB_PYTHON "libx32/python"
+#else
+#define LIB_PYTHON "lib64/python"
+#endif
+#else
+#define LIB_PYTHON "lib/python"
+#endif
+#endif
 
 #if !defined(PREFIX) || !defined(EXEC_PREFIX) || !defined(VERSION) || !defined(VPATH)
 #error "PREFIX, EXEC_PREFIX, VERSION, and VPATH must be constant defined"
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ calculate_zip_path(PyCalculatePath *calc
     else {
         wcsncpy(calculate->zip_path, calculate->prefix, MAXPATHLEN);
     }
-    joinpath(calculate->zip_path, L"lib/python00.zip");
+    joinpath(calculate->zip_path, L"" LIB_PYTHON "00.zip");
 
     /* Replace "00" with version */
     size_t bufsz = wcslen(calculate->zip_path);
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ calculate_init(PyCalculatePath *calculat
     if (!calculate->prefix) {
         return DECODE_LOCALE_ERR("EXEC_PREFIX define", len);
     }
-    calculate->lib_python = Py_DecodeLocale("lib/python" VERSION, &len);
+    calculate->lib_python = Py_DecodeLocale(LIB_PYTHON VERSION, &len);
     if (!calculate->lib_python) {
         return DECODE_LOCALE_ERR("EXEC_PREFIX define", len);
     }
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Python/getplatform.c Python-3.5.0/Python/getplatform.c
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Python/getplatform.c	2015-09-13 13:41:26.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Python/getplatform.c	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -10,3 +10,23 @@
 {
 	return PLATFORM;
 }
+
+#ifndef ARCH
+#define ARCH "unknown"
+#endif
+
+const char *
+Py_GetArch(void)
+{
+	return ARCH;
+}
+
+#ifndef LIB
+#define LIB "lib"
+#endif
+
+const char *
+Py_GetLib(void)
+{
+	return LIB;
+}
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/Python/sysmodule.c Python-3.5.0/Python/sysmodule.c
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/Python/sysmodule.c	2015-09-13 13:41:26.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/Python/sysmodule.c	2015-12-03 17:31:03.874280444 +0100
@@ -2307,6 +2307,10 @@ _PySys_BeginInit(PyObject **sysmod)
                         PyUnicode_FromString(Py_GetCopyright()));
     SET_SYS_FROM_STRING("platform",
                         PyUnicode_FromString(Py_GetPlatform()));
+    SET_SYS_FROM_STRING("arch",
+                        PyUnicode_FromString(Py_GetArch()));
+    SET_SYS_FROM_STRING("lib",
+                        PyUnicode_FromString(Py_GetLib()));
     SET_SYS_FROM_STRING("maxsize",
                         PyLong_FromSsize_t(PY_SSIZE_T_MAX));
     SET_SYS_FROM_STRING("float_info",
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/configure.ac Python-3.5.0/configure.ac
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/configure.ac	2015-12-03 17:30:32.777292009 +0100
+++ Python-3.5.0/configure.ac	2015-12-03 17:31:03.877613811 +0100
@@ -722,6 +722,45 @@
   ])
 fi
 
+AC_SUBST(ARCH)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(ARCH)
+ARCH=`uname -m`
+case $ARCH in
+i?86) ARCH=i386;;
+esac
+AC_MSG_RESULT($ARCH)
+
+AC_SUBST(LIB)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(LIB)
+case $ac_sys_system in
+Linux*)
+  # Test if the compiler is 64bit
+  echo 'int i;' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  python_cv_cc_64bit_output=no
+  if AC_TRY_EVAL(ac_compile); then
+    case `/usr/bin/file conftest.$ac_objext` in
+    *"ELF 64"*)
+      python_cv_cc_64bit_output=yes
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  ;;
+esac
+
+case $ARCH:$python_cv_cc_64bit_output in
+powerpc64:yes | s390x:yes | sparc64:yes | x86_64:yes)
+  LIB="lib64"
+  ;;
+x86_64:no)
+  LIB="libx32"
+  ;;
+*:*)
+  LIB="lib"
+  ;;
+esac
+AC_MSG_RESULT($LIB)
+
 
 MULTIARCH=$($CC --print-multiarch 2>/dev/null)
 AC_SUBST(MULTIARCH)
@@ -4640,9 +4640,9 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($LDVERSION)
 dnl define LIBPL after ABIFLAGS and LDVERSION is defined.
 AC_SUBST(PY_ENABLE_SHARED)
 if test x$PLATFORM_TRIPLET = x; then
-  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}"
+  LIBPL='$(LIBDIR)/python'"${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}"
 else
-  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}-${PLATFORM_TRIPLET}"
+  LIBPL='$(LIBDIR)/python'"${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}-${PLATFORM_TRIPLET}"
 fi
 AC_SUBST(LIBPL)
 
diff -dur Python-3.5.0.orig/setup.py Python-3.5.0/setup.py
--- Python-3.5.0.orig/setup.py	2015-09-13 13:41:26.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.5.0/setup.py	2015-12-03 17:31:03.877613811 +0100
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
             add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs,
                             sysconfig.get_config_var("INCLUDEDIR"))
 
-        system_lib_dirs = ['/lib64', '/usr/lib64', '/lib', '/usr/lib']
+        system_lib_dirs = ['/' + sys.lib, '/usr/' + sys.lib]
         system_include_dirs = ['/usr/include']
         # lib_dirs and inc_dirs are used to search for files;
         # if a file is found in one of those directories, it can
@@ -750,11 +749,11 @@
             elif curses_library:
                 readline_libs.append(curses_library)
             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +
-                                                     ['/usr/lib/termcap'],
+                                                     ['/usr/' + sys.lib + '/termcap'],
                                                      'termcap'):
                 readline_libs.append('termcap')
             exts.append( Extension('readline', ['readline.c'],
-                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib/termcap'],
+                                   library_dirs=['/usr/' + sys.lib + '/termcap'],
                                    extra_link_args=readline_extra_link_args,
                                    libraries=readline_libs) )
         else: