diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/configure mythtv-0.19/configure
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/configure	2006-02-09 15:14:44.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/configure	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 compile_type="release"
 prefix="/usr/local"
 libdir=""
+libdir_name="lib"
 mandir=""
 bindir=""
 cross_prefix=""
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@
 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-name=LIBNAME    search/install libraries in PREFIX/LIBNAME [$libdir_name]"
 #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)"
@@ -606,6 +608,8 @@
   ;;  
   --prefix=*) prefix=`echo $opt | cut -d '=' -f 2`; force_prefix=yes
   ;;
+  --libdir-name=*) libdir_name=`echo $opt | cut -d '=' -f 2`;
+  ;;
   --libdir=*) libdir=`echo $opt | cut -d '=' -f 2`; force_prefix=yes
   ;;
   --mandir=*) mandir=`echo $opt | cut -d '=' -f 2`
@@ -889,7 +893,7 @@
         done
     fi
 
-    LIBPATHS="`echo $LIBPATHS /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/X11R6/lib | sed s/'\/ '/' '/g` "
+    LIBPATHS="`echo $LIBPATHS /$libdir_name /usr/$libdir_name /usr/local/$libdir_name /usr/X11R6/$libdir_name | sed s/'\/ '/' '/g` "
 
     HAS_IT="no"
     for LIBPATH in $LIBPATHS ; do
@@ -904,7 +908,7 @@
 {
     HPATHS="/usr/local/include /usr/include /usr/include/g++-v3 /usr/X11R6/include"
     INCL=`echo $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH | sed s/':'/' '/g`
-    HPATHS="$HPATHS `echo $INCL | sed s/lib/include/g` "
+    HPATHS="$HPATHS `echo $INCL | sed s/$libdir_name/include/g` "
 
     HAS_IT="no"
     for HPATH in $HPATHS ; do
@@ -1918,7 +1922,7 @@
 fi
 
 if test x"$libdir" = x""; then
-libdir="${prefix}/lib"
+libdir="${prefix}/${libdir_name}"
 fi
 
 if test x"$mandir" = x""; then
@@ -2235,7 +2239,7 @@
 echo "#define FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION "'"'"$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
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/filters/filter-common.pro mythtv-0.19/filters/filter-common.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/filters/filter-common.pro	2005-07-13 22:35:02.000000000 +0100
+++ mythtv-0.19/filters/filter-common.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -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
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libavcodec/libavcodec.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libavcodec/libavcodec.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libavcodec/libavcodec.pro	2006-01-16 07:14:43.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libavcodec/libavcodec.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -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
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libavformat/libavformat.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libavformat/libavformat.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libavformat/libavformat.pro	2005-12-09 03:35:28.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libavformat/libavformat.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -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
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libavutil/libavutil.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libavutil/libavutil.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libavutil/libavutil.pro	2005-12-09 03:35:28.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libavutil/libavutil.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 TARGET = mythavutil-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread dll warn_off
 CONFIG -= qt
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH = ../ ../../
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmyth/libmyth.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libmyth/libmyth.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmyth/libmyth.pro	2005-12-09 03:35:28.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libmyth/libmyth.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -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)
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp mythtv-0.19/libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp	2006-01-25 10:22:57.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
     Settings *m_qtThemeSettings;
 
     QString m_installprefix;
+    QString m_installlibdir;
 
     bool m_gui;
     bool m_backend;
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@
 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),
@@ -1120,7 +1121,7 @@
 
 QString MythContext::GetLibraryDir(void) 
 { 
-    return d->m_installprefix + "/lib/mythtv/"; 
+    return d->m_installlibdir + "/mythtv/"; 
 }
 
 QString MythContext::GetThemesParentDir(void) 
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythmpeg2/libmythmpeg2.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythmpeg2/libmythmpeg2.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythmpeg2/libmythmpeg2.pro	2005-12-09 03:35:28.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythmpeg2/libmythmpeg2.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythmpeg2-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread staticlib warn_off
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
-INSTALLS = target
 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE += -DPIC -fPIC -fno-common
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_DEBUG += -DPIC -fPIC -fno-common
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythsamplerate/libmythsamplerate.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythsamplerate/libmythsamplerate.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythsamplerate/libmythsamplerate.pro	2005-12-09 03:35:28.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythsamplerate/libmythsamplerate.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythsamplerate-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread staticlib warn_off
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
-INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../ 
 
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythsoundtouch/libmythsoundtouch.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythsoundtouch/libmythsoundtouch.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythsoundtouch/libmythsoundtouch.pro	2005-12-09 03:35:28.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythsoundtouch/libmythsoundtouch.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythsoundtouch-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread staticlib warn_off
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
-INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../libs/libavcodec ../..
 
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro	2006-01-13 08:11:45.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythtv-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += thread dll
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../.. ..
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythui/libmythui.pro mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythui/libmythui.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/libs/libmythui/libmythui.pro	2006-01-10 06:09:06.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/libs/libmythui/libmythui.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = mythui-$$LIBVERSION
 CONFIG += debug thread dll 
-target.path = $${PREFIX}/lib
+target.path = $${LIBDIR}
 INSTALLS = target
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../libmyth
diff -urN mythtv-0.19.orig/settings.pro mythtv-0.19/settings.pro
--- mythtv-0.19.orig/settings.pro	2006-01-11 14:40:52.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.19/settings.pro	2006-03-14 13:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 DEFINES += _GNU_SOURCE
 DEFINES += _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 DEFINES += PREFIX=\"$${PREFIX}\"
+DEFINES += LIBDIR=\"$${LIBDIR}\"
 
 # construct linking path