Index: configure
===================================================================
--- configure	(revision 8563)
+++ configure	(working copy)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 echo "  --compile-type=CTYPE     one of release, profile, debug [$compile_type]"
 echo "                           NOTE: profile is for sampling profilers"
 echo "  --prefix=PREFIX          install in PREFIX [$prefix]"
-#echo "  --libdir=DIR             install libs in DIR [PREFIX/lib]"
+echo "  --libdir=DIR             install libs in DIR [PREFIX/lib]"
 #echo "  --mandir=DIR             man documentation in DIR [PREFIX/man]"
 echo "  --disable-ccache         disable compiler cache (ccache)"
 echo "  --disable-distcc         disable distributed compilation (distcc)"
@@ -2232,7 +2232,7 @@
 echo "#define FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION "'"'"$FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION"'"' >> $TMPH
 
 echo "PREFIX=$prefix" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
-#echo "libdir=$libdir" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
+echo "LIBDIR=$libdir" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
 #echo "bindir=$bindir" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
 #echo "mandir=$mandir" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
 #echo "MAKE=$make" >> $MYTH_CONFIG_MAK
Index: libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythtv-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread dll
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../.. ..
Index: libs/libmythmpeg2/libmythmpeg2.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythmpeg2/libmythmpeg2.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libmythmpeg2/libmythmpeg2.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythmpeg2-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread staticlib warn_off
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE += -DPIC -fPIC -fno-common
Index: libs/libmythsoundtouch/libmythsoundtouch.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythsoundtouch/libmythsoundtouch.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libmythsoundtouch/libmythsoundtouch.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythsoundtouch-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread staticlib warn_off
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../libs/libavcodec ../..
Index: libs/libavformat/libavformat.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libavformat/libavformat.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libavformat/libavformat.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythavformat-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread dll warn_off
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../ ../../ ../libavcodec ../libavutil ../libmythtv
Index: libs/libmythsamplerate/libmythsamplerate.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythsamplerate/libmythsamplerate.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libmythsamplerate/libmythsamplerate.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythsamplerate-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread staticlib warn_off
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../ 
Index: libs/libmythui/libmythui.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythui/libmythui.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libmythui/libmythui.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythui-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += debug thread dll 
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../libmyth
Index: libs/libmyth/libmyth.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libmyth/libmyth.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libmyth/libmyth.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = myth-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread dll
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 QMAKE_CLEAN += $(TARGET) $(TARGETA) $(TARGETD) $(TARGET0) $(TARGET1) $(TARGET2)
Index: libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp
===================================================================
--- libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
     Settings *m_qtThemeSettings;
 
     QString m_installprefix;
+    QString m_installlibdir;
 
     bool m_gui;
     bool m_backend;
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@
 MythContextPrivate::MythContextPrivate(MythContext *lparent)
     : parent(lparent),
       m_settings(new Settings()), m_qtThemeSettings(new Settings()),
-      m_installprefix(PREFIX),
+      m_installprefix(PREFIX), m_installlibdir(LIBDIR),
       m_gui(false), m_backend(false), m_themeloaded(false),
       m_menuthemepathname(QString::null), m_themepathname(QString::null),
       m_backgroundimage(NULL),
@@ -1102,7 +1103,7 @@
 
 QString MythContext::GetLibraryDir(void) 
 { 
-    return d->m_installprefix + "/lib/mythtv/"; 
+    return d->m_installlibdir + "/mythtv/"; 
 }
 
 QString MythContext::GetThemesParentDir(void) 
Index: libs/libavcodec/libavcodec.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libavcodec/libavcodec.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libavcodec/libavcodec.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythavcodec-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread dll warn_off
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH = ../ ../../ ../libavutil
Index: libs/libavutil/libavutil.pro
===================================================================
--- libs/libavutil/libavutil.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ libs/libavutil/libavutil.pro	(working copy)
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 TARGET = mythavutil-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread dll warn_off
 CONFIG -= qt
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH = ../ ../../
Index: settings.pro
===================================================================
--- settings.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ settings.pro	(working copy)
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 DEFINES += _GNU_SOURCE
 DEFINES += _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 DEFINES += PREFIX=\"$${PREFIX}\"
+DEFINES += LIBDIR=\"$${LIBDIR}\"
 
 # construct linking path
 
Index: filters/filter-common.pro
===================================================================
--- filters/filter-common.pro	(revision 8563)
+++ filters/filter-common.pro	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 CONFIG -= moc qt
 CONFIG += plugin thread
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib/mythtv/filters
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}/mythtv/filters
 INSTALLS = target
 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE += -Wno-missing-prototypes