title: pip installing into .local with compiled binaries for several platforms?
body: <p>I am using some compiled modules on a cluster where my home directory is shared across a few different architectures. By manually copying files I can have these two version peacefully co-existing:</p>
  <pre><code>/home/wright/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ImageD11/_cImageD11.cpython-38-powerpc64le-linux-gnu.so
  /home/wright/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ImageD11/_cImageD11.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
  </code></pre>
  <p>Is there a way to get pip to leave the previously compiled version(s) in place when installing for another architecture?</p>