Index: unix/configure.in
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RCS file: /cvsroot/tcl/tcl/unix/configure.in,v
retrieving revision 1.135
diff -u -r1.135 configure.in
--- unix/configure.in	21 Jun 2005 08:51:23 -0000	1.135
+++ unix/configure.in	26 Jul 2005 20:20:05 -0000
@@ -551,6 +551,13 @@
     TCL_PACKAGE_PATH="${prefix}/lib"
 fi
 
+# If a system share directory like /usr/local/share already exists, then add
+# it to the package search path.
+
+if test -d "${prefix}/share" ; then
+    TCL_PACKAGE_PATH="${TCL_PACKAGE_PATH} ${prefix}/share"
+fi
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 #       The statements below define various symbols relating to Tcl
 #       stub support.
