SET(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
 SET(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
-IF (WIN32)
-  SET(CREA_LIB_PATH bin)
-ELSE (WIN32)
-       if( NOT APPLE )
-               # check 64 bit
-               if( ${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P} EQUAL 4 )
-                       set( HAVE_64_BIT 0 )
-                       SET(CREA_LIB_PATH lib)
-               else( ${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}EQUAL 4 )
-                       set( HAVE_64_BIT 1 )
-                       SET(CREA_LIB_PATH lib64)
-               endif( ${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P} EQUAL 4 )
-        endif( NOT APPLE )
-ENDIF(WIN32)
-
-
+SET(CREA_LIB_PATH ${CMAKE_CREA_LIB_PATH} )
 
 MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
   CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY
 
       ENDIF(WIN32)
     ENDIF("${CMAKE_SYSTEM}" MATCHES "Linux")
   ENDIF(APPLE) 
+
+
+  IF (WIN32)
+    SET(CMAKE_CREA_LIB_PATH bin)
+  ELSE (WIN32)
+    if( NOT APPLE )
+      # check 64 bit
+      if( ${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P} EQUAL 4 )
+        set( HAVE_64_BIT 0 )
+        SET(CMAKE_CREA_LIB_PATH lib)
+      else( ${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}EQUAL 4 )
+        set( HAVE_64_BIT 1 )
+        SET(CMAKE_CREA_LIB_PATH lib64)
+      endif( ${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P} EQUAL 4 )
+    endif( NOT APPLE )
+  ENDIF(WIN32)
+
+
 ENDMACRO(CREA_DEFINE_OPERATING_SYSTEM)
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------