--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 ### along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
 ### Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.220 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.221 $)
 AC_PREREQ(2.9)
 AC_INIT(src/octave.cc)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 localfcnfiledir='$(datadir)/octave/site/m'
 localfcnfilepath='$(localfcnfiledir)//'
 archlibdir='$(libexecdir)/octave/$(version)/exec/$(target_host_type)'
+localarchlibdir='$(libexecdir)/octave/site/exec/$(target_host_type)'
 octfiledir='$(libexecdir)/octave/$(version)/oct/$(target_host_type)'
 localoctfiledir='$(libexecdir)/octave/site/oct/$(target_host_type)'
 localoctfilepath='$(localoctfiledir)//'
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
 AC_MSG_RESULT([defining localfcnfiledir to be $localfcnfiledir])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([defining localfcnfilepath to be $localfcnfilepath])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([defining archlibdir to be $archlibdir])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([defining localarchlibdir to be $localarchlibdir])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([defining octfiledir to be $octfiledir])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([defining localoctfiledir to be $localoctfiledir])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([defining localoctfilepath to be $localoctfilepath])
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(localfcnfiledir)
 AC_SUBST(localfcnfilepath)
 AC_SUBST(archlibdir)
+AC_SUBST(localarchlibdir)
 AC_SUBST(octfiledir)
 AC_SUBST(localoctfiledir)
 AC_SUBST(localoctfilepath)