diff --git a/makeCGAL b/makeCGAL
index c8f6796a66e0b2b929501bd9c51dac9de9af2869..37e3c58a770814a8f963883de0040753172746da 100755
--- a/makeCGAL
+++ b/makeCGAL
@@ -146,31 +146,32 @@ fi
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Build Boost
-# For 64-bit
-# - Third-Party builds into 'lib'
+# For 64-bit:
 # - system is normally built into 'lib64'
+# - use Third-Party 'lib64' for consistency.
+# Boost 1_62_0 and older normally build into 'lib'.
 #
 #   BOOST_SOURCE_DIR : location of the original sources
 
 BOOST_ARCH_PATH=$installBASE/$boostPACKAGE
 BOOST_SOURCE_DIR=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/$boostPACKAGE
 
-if [ -d "$BOOST_ARCH_PATH" ]
-then
-    boostInc="$BOOST_ARCH_PATH/include"
-    boostLib="$BOOST_ARCH_PATH/lib"
-elif _foamIsSystem $BOOST_ARCH_PATH
+boostInc="$BOOST_ARCH_PATH/include"
+boostLib="$BOOST_ARCH_PATH/lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH"
+
+if _foamIsSystem $BOOST_ARCH_PATH
 then
     echo "Using boost-system (skip ThirdParty build of BOOST)"
 
     boostInc="/usr/include"
     boostLib="/usr/lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH"
+elif [ -f "$boostInc/boost/version.hpp" -a -d "$boostLib" ]
+then
+    echo "Using $boostPACKAGE"
 else
-    echo "Starting build: boost"
+    echo "Starting build: $boostPACKAGE"
     echo
-
-    boostInc="$BOOST_ARCH_PATH/include"
-    boostLib="$BOOST_ARCH_PATH/lib"
+    # Absolute path for --libdir
 
     (
         cd $BOOST_SOURCE_DIR || exit 1
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ else
 
         ./bootstrap.sh \
             --prefix=$BOOST_ARCH_PATH \
+            --libdir=$boostLib \
             --with-libraries=thread \
             --with-libraries=system \
         && ./bjam toolset=$WM_CC -j $WM_NCOMPPROCS install \
@@ -225,9 +227,10 @@ SUMMARY
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Build CGAL
-# For 64-bit
-# - Third-Party builds into 'lib'
+# For 64-bit:
 # - system is normally built into 'lib64'
+# - use Third-Party 'lib64' for consistency.
+# CGAL-4.9 normally builds into 'lib64', older versions into 'lib'.
 #
 #   CGAL_SOURCE_DIR : location of the original sources
 #   CGAL_BINARY_DIR : location of the build
@@ -255,12 +258,17 @@ recordCGALinfo()
     CGAL_VERSION=$(sed -ne 's/^ *# *define *CGAL_VERSION_NR *\([0-9][0-9]*\).*$/\1/p' $CGAL_ARCH_PATH/include/CGAL/version.h 2>/dev/null)
 
     cat<<BUILD_INFO > $buildInfoFile
+# Information from OpenFOAM build on '$(date)'
+#
 CGAL=${CGAL_ARCH_PATH##*/}
 BOOST=${BOOST_ARCH_PATH##*/}
 GMP=${GMP_ARCH_PATH##*/}
 MPFR=${MPFR_ARCH_PATH##*/}
 CGAL_VERSION=$CGAL_VERSION
 BOOST_VERSION=$BOOST_VERSION
+
+CGAL_lib=lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH
+BOOST_lib=lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH
 BUILD_INFO
 }
 
@@ -287,6 +295,8 @@ cgalIsCurrent()
     local info=$(cat $buildInfoFile 2>/dev/null)
     [ -n "$info" ] || return 1
 
+    local libDirName="lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH"
+
     echo "checking information from existing build ..."
     echo "  ${CGAL_ARCH_PATH}"
 
@@ -295,6 +305,8 @@ cgalIsCurrent()
     infoValueEq GMP   "${GMP_ARCH_PATH##*/}"      "$info" || return 1
     infoValueEq MPFR  "${MPFR_ARCH_PATH##*/}"     "$info" || return 1
     infoValueEq BOOST_VERSION "${BOOST_VERSION}"  "$info" || return 1
+    infoValueEq CGAL_lib  "$libDirName"           "$info" || return 1
+    infoValueEq BOOST_lib "$libDirName"           "$info" || return 1
 
     return 0
 }
@@ -375,16 +387,20 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS
         echo "    system         : mpfr"
     fi
 
+    # For CGAL < 4.9, for installation into lib64/, not lib/
+    # Name only (not path) for CGAL_INSTALL_LIB_DIR
     echo "----"
     set -x
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$CGAL_ARCH_PATH \
+        -DCGAL_INSTALL_LIB_DIR=lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
         -DWITH_CGAL_Qt5=OFF \
         $configBoost $configGmp $configMpfr \
         $CGAL_SOURCE_DIR \
     && make -j $WM_NCOMPPROCS \
     && make install || exit 1
+    set +x
 
     echo "----"
     echo "create '\$CGAL_ARCH_PATH/share/files'"