--- setup.py.orig	2011-07-07 19:19:43.800122463 +0900
+++ setup.py	2011-07-07 19:25:04.548416377 +0900
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext
 from distutils.command.install import install
 from distutils.command.install_lib import install_lib
+from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 
 # This global variable is used to hold the list of modules to be disabled.
 disabled_module_list = []
@@ -242,10 +243,34 @@
                 return platform
         return sys.platform
 
+    def add_multiarch_paths(self):
+        # Debian/Ubuntu multiarch support.
+        # https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiarchSpec
+        if not find_executable('dpkg-architecture'):
+            return
+        tmpfile = os.path.join(self.build_temp, 'multiarch')
+        if not os.path.exists(self.build_temp):
+            os.makedirs(self.build_temp)
+        ret = os.system(
+            'dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH > %s 2> /dev/null' %
+            tmpfile)
+        try:
+            if ret >> 8 == 0:
+                fp = open(tmpfile)
+                multiarch_path_component = fp.readline().strip()
+                fp.close()
+                add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs,
+                                '/usr/lib/' + multiarch_path_component)
+                add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs,
+                                '/usr/include/' + multiarch_path_component)
+        finally:
+            os.unlink(tmpfile)
+
     def detect_modules(self):
         # Ensure that /usr/local is always used
         add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
         add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
+        self.add_multiarch_paths()
 
         # Add paths specified in the environment variables LDFLAGS and
         # CPPFLAGS for header and library files.
