--- /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/system_info.py   2013-05-08 23:29:51.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/system_info.py.my        2013-05-08 23:29:26.882449946 +0200
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@
     cl = {'mkl': mkl_info,
           'lapack_mkl': lapack_mkl_info,      # use lapack_opt instead
           'blas_mkl': blas_mkl_info,          # use blas_opt instead
-          'x11': x11_info,
+          'atlas_blas': atlas_info,          
+          'atlas': atlas_info,          
+         'x11': x11_info,
           'fft_opt': fft_opt_info,
           'fftw': fftw_info,
           'fftw2': fftw2_info,
@@ -975,7 +977,7 @@
 class atlas_info(system_info):
     section = 'atlas'
     dir_env_var = 'ATLAS'
-    _lib_names = ['f77blas', 'cblas']
+    _lib_names = ['blas', 'cblas']
     if sys.platform[:7] == 'freebsd':
         _lib_atlas = ['atlas_r']
         _lib_lapack = ['alapack_r']
@@ -1004,7 +1006,7 @@
         atlas_1 = None
         for d in lib_dirs:
             atlas = self.check_libs2(d, atlas_libs, [])
-            lapack_atlas = self.check_libs2(d, ['lapack_atlas'], [])
+            lapack_atlas = self.check_libs2(d, ['lapack'], [])
             if atlas is not None:
                 lib_dirs2 = [d] + self.combine_paths(d, ['atlas*', 'ATLAS*'])
                 lapack = self.check_libs2(lib_dirs2, lapack_libs, [])
@@ -1083,7 +1085,7 @@
 
 
 class atlas_blas_info(atlas_info):
-    _lib_names = ['f77blas', 'cblas']
+    _lib_names = ['blas', 'cblas']
 
     def calc_info(self):
         lib_dirs = self.get_lib_dirs()