diff --git a/libraries/libast/libast.SlackBuild b/libraries/libast/libast.SlackBuild
index c7d0f746a8..21168a1ae6 100644
--- a/libraries/libast/libast.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libast/libast.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for libast
 
-# Copyright 2008  Robby Workman  Northport, Alabama (USA)
+# Copyright 2008-2009  Robby Workman  Northport, Alabama (USA)
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 
 if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
 fi
 
 set -e
@@ -60,14 +63,18 @@ CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \
   --prefix=/usr \
-  --enable-static=no
+  --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
+  --enable-static=no \
+  --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 
 make
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 
 ( cd $PKG
-  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
-  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
+  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
+    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
+    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
 )
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
@@ -78,4 +85,4 @@ mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
 
 cd $PKG
-/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/libraries/libast/libast.info b/libraries/libast/libast.info
index 70b42242aa..fcc07ee9b5 100644
--- a/libraries/libast/libast.info
+++ b/libraries/libast/libast.info
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ PRGNAM="libast"
 VERSION="0.7"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.eterm.org"
 DOWNLOAD="http://www.eterm.org/download/libast-0.7.tar.gz"
+DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM="a9ec3b2da317f35869316e6d9571d296"
+MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Robby Workman"
 EMAIL="rw@rlworkman.net"
-APPROVED="David Somero"
+APPROVED="dsomero"