[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #985: Remove need for site.cfg for installs in standard locations

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#985: Remove need for site.cfg for installs in standard locations
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 Reporter:  jarrod.millman   |        Owner:  jarrod.millman
     Type:  defect           |       Status:  assigned      
 Priority:  normal           |    Milestone:  1.3.0         
Component:  numpy.distutils  |      Version:  devel         
 Severity:  normal           |   Resolution:                
 Keywords:  lib64            |  
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Comment (by jarrod.millman):

 r6309 provides a more reliable way to determine what bit platform
 {{{numpy.distutils}}} detects.  r6310, r6311, r6312, r6313, and r6314
 provide better default library paths for 64bit architectures.  This has
 been tested on Fedora and Ubuntu and seems to work.  For more details
 about the standards for 32bit and 64bit libraries used by Red Hat- and
 Debian-based distributions see:
  * http://www.redhat.com/magazine/009jul05/features/multilib/
  * http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#FTN.AEN890

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