--- libxml-1.8.17/configure.in.libdir	2005-02-28 11:45:51.419602491 -0500
+++ libxml-1.8.17/configure.in	2005-02-28 11:45:51.423603298 -0500
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(isnan, , AC_CHECK_LIB(m, i
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(isinf, , AC_CHECK_LIB(m, isinf,
   [M_LIBS="-lm"; AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ISINF)]))
 
-XML_LIBDIR='-L${libdir}'
+XML_LIBDIR=''
 XML_INCLUDEDIR='-I${includedir}/gnome-xml'
 XML_LIBS="-lxml $Z_LIBS $M_LIBS $LIBS"
 
--- libxml-1.8.17/xml-config.in.libdir	2000-09-30 10:07:33.000000000 -0400
+++ libxml-1.8.17/xml-config.in	2005-02-28 11:46:02.329803313 -0500
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 includedir=@includedir@
-libdir=@libdir@
 
 usage()
 {