Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 27062)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 27063)
@@ -826,8 +826,10 @@
 		elif ls ${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib/libpython${PYTHON_VERSION}m.* 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
 			PYTHONLIB="-L${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib -lpython${PYTHON_VERSION}m"
+		elif ls ${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib/libpython${PYTHON_VERSION}.* 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
+			PYTHONLIB="-L${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib -lpython${PYTHON_VERSION}"
 		elif ls ${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib64/libpython${PYTHON_VERSION}m.* 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
 			PYTHONLIB="-L${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib64 -lpython${PYTHON_VERSION}m"
-		elif ls ${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib/libpython${PYTHON_VERSION}.* 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
-			PYTHONLIB="-L${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib -lpython${PYTHON_VERSION}"
+		elif ls ${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib64/libpython${PYTHON_VERSION}.* 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
+			PYTHONLIB="-L${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib64 -lpython${PYTHON_VERSION}"
 		else
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([libpython not found! Please locate this file and contact ISSM developers via forum or email.]);