diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-2.4.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-2.4.spec
index 1e4e8518c8f..0f1dbd574ad 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-2.4.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-2.4.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 %define config_ipv6 yes
 %define config_ipv6 no
 
+#  Location of the HTML directory.
+%define config_htmldir /var/www/html/python
+
 #################################
 #  End of user-modifiable configs
 #################################
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@
 %define pymalloc %(if [ "%{config_pymalloc}" = yes ]; then echo --with-pymalloc; else echo --without-pymalloc; fi)
 %define binsuffix %(if [ "%{config_binsuffix}" = none ]; then echo ; else echo "%{config_binsuffix}"; fi)
 %define include_tkinter %(if [ \\( "%{config_tkinter}" = auto -a -f /usr/bin/wish \\) -o "%{config_tkinter}" = yes ]; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi)
+%define libdirname %(( uname -m | egrep -q '_64$' && [ -d /usr/lib64 ] && echo lib64 ) || echo lib)
 
 #  detect if documentation is available
 %define include_docs %(if [ -f "%{_sourcedir}/html-%{version}.tar.bz2" ]; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi)
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}
 Copyright: Modified CNRI Open Source License
 Group: Development/Languages
-Source: Python-%{version}.tgz
+Source: Python-%{version}.tar.bz2
 %if %{include_docs}
 Source1: html-%{version}.tar.bz2
 %endif
@@ -127,6 +131,15 @@ formats.
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 19 2004 Sean Reifschneider <jafo-rpms@tummy.com> [2.4b1-1pydotorg]
+- Updating to 2.4.
+
+* Thu Jul 22 2004 Sean Reifschneider <jafo-rpms@tummy.com> [2.3.4-3pydotorg]
+- Paul Tiemann fixes for %{prefix}.
+- Adding permission changes for directory as suggested by reimeika.ca
+- Adding code to detect when it should be using lib64.
+- Adding a define for the location of /var/www/html for docs.
+
 * Thu May 27 2004 Sean Reifschneider <jafo-rpms@tummy.com> [2.3.4-2pydotorg]
 - Including changes from Ian Holsman to build under Red Hat 7.3.
 - Fixing some problems with the /usr/local path change.
@@ -213,10 +226,10 @@ make
 %install
 #  set the install path
 echo '[install_scripts]' >setup.cfg
-echo 'install_dir='"${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/usr/bin" >>setup.cfg
+echo 'install_dir='"${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{__prefix}/bin" >>setup.cfg
 
 [ -d "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" -a "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/lib-dynload
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/lib-dynload
 make prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{__prefix} install
 
 #  REPLACE PATH IN PYDOC
@@ -225,7 +238,7 @@ then
    (
       cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{__prefix}/bin
       mv pydoc pydoc.old
-      sed 's|#!.*|#!/usr/bin/env python'%{binsuffix}'|' \
+      sed 's|#!.*|#!%{__prefix}/bin/env python'%{binsuffix}'|' \
             pydoc.old >pydoc
       chmod 755 pydoc
       rm -f pydoc.old
@@ -244,14 +257,14 @@ fi
 
 ########
 #  Tools
-echo '#!/bin/bash' >${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_bindir}/idle%{binsuffix}
-echo 'exec %{__prefix}/bin/python%{binsuffix} /usr/lib/python%{libvers}/idlelib/idle.py' >>$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/idle%{binsuffix}
-chmod 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/idle%{binsuffix}
-cp -a Tools $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}
+echo '#!/bin/bash' >${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{__prefix}/bin/idle%{binsuffix}
+echo 'exec %{__prefix}/bin/python%{binsuffix} %{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/idlelib/idle.py' >>$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{__prefix}/bin/idle%{binsuffix}
+chmod 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{__prefix}/bin/idle%{binsuffix}
+cp -a Tools $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}
 
 #  MAKE FILE LISTS
 rm -f mainpkg.files
-find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/lib/python%{libvers}/lib-dynload -type f |
+find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/lib-dynload -type f |
 	sed "s|^${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}|/|" |
 	grep -v -e '_tkinter.so$' >mainpkg.files
 find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/bin -type f |
@@ -259,17 +272,17 @@ find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/bin -type f |
 	grep -v -e '/bin/idle%{binsuffix}$' >>mainpkg.files
 
 rm -f tools.files
-find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/lib/python%{libvers}/idlelib \
-      "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/lib/python%{libvers}/Tools -type f |
+find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/idlelib \
+      "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT""%{__prefix}"/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/Tools -type f |
       sed "s|^${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}|/|" >tools.files
 echo "%{__prefix}"/bin/idle%{binsuffix} >>tools.files
 
 ######
 # Docs
 %if %{include_docs}
-mkdir -p "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"/var/www/html/python
+mkdir -p "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"%{config_htmldir}
 (
-   cd "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"/var/www/html/python
+   cd "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"%{config_htmldir}
    bunzip2 < %{SOURCE1} | tar x
 )
 %endif
@@ -279,7 +292,7 @@ find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" -type f -print0 |
       xargs -0 grep -l /usr/local/bin/python | while read file
 do
    FIXFILE="$file"
-   sed 's|^#!.*python|#!/usr/bin/env python'"%{binsuffix}"'|' \
+   sed 's|^#!.*python|#!%{__prefix}/bin/env python'"%{binsuffix}"'|' \
          "$FIXFILE" >/tmp/fix-python-path.$$
    cat /tmp/fix-python-path.$$ >"$FIXFILE"
    rm -f /tmp/fix-python-path.$$
@@ -321,30 +334,30 @@ rm -f mainpkg.files tools.files
 %doc LICENSE Misc/ACKS Misc/HISTORY Misc/NEWS
 %{__prefix}/man/man1/python%{binsuffix}.1*
 
-%dir %{__prefix}/include/python%{libvers}
-%dir %{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/*.txt
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/*.py*
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/pdb.doc
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/profile.doc
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/curses
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/distutils
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/encodings
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/plat-linux2
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/site-packages
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/test
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/xml
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/email
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/compiler
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/bsddb
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/hotshot
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/logging
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/lib-old
+%attr(755,root,root) %dir %{__prefix}/include/python%{libvers}
+%attr(755,root,root) %dir %{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/*.txt
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/*.py*
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/pdb.doc
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/profile.doc
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/curses
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/distutils
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/encodings
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/plat-linux2
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/site-packages
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/test
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/xml
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/email
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/compiler
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/bsddb
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/hotshot
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/logging
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/lib-old
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{__prefix}/include/python%{libvers}/*.h
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/config
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/config
 
 %files -f tools.files tools
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -352,12 +365,12 @@ rm -f mainpkg.files tools.files
 %if %{include_tkinter}
 %files tkinter
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/lib-tk
-%{__prefix}/lib/python%{libvers}/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so*
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/lib-tk
+%{__prefix}/%{libdirname}/python%{libvers}/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so*
 %endif
 
 %if %{include_docs}
 %files docs
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-/var/www/html/python/*
+%{config_htmldir}/*
 %endif