diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak speech_tools/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak
index 193ce24..194266e 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ SHARED_CXXFLAGS  = -fPIC
 SHARED_LINKFLAGS = 
 
 ifndef GCC_MAKE_SHARED_LIB
-    MAKE_SHARED_LIB = $(CXX) -shared -fno-shared-data -o XXX
+    MAKE_SHARED_LIB = $(CXX) -shared -o XXX -Wl,-soname,YYY
 else
     MAKE_SHARED_LIB = $(GCC_MAKE_SHARED_LIB)
 endif
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/defaults.mak speech_tools/config/rules/defaults.mak
index 27ec08a..336c88f 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/defaults.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/defaults.mak
@@ -69,15 +69,21 @@ ifdef N
 	MADE_FROM_ABOVE:=$(N)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(SHARED),0)
+    LIBTYPE=so
+else
+    LIBTYPE=a
+endif
+
 ifndef PROJECT_LIBDEPS
-    PROJECT_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).a)
+    PROJECT_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).$(LIBTYPE))
 endif
 ifndef PROJECT_LIBS
     PROJECT_LIBS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),-L$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l)) -l$(l))
 endif
 
 ifndef REQUIRED_LIBDEPS
-    REQUIRED_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).a)
+    REQUIRED_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).$(LIBTYPE))
 endif
 ifndef REQUIRED_LIBS
     REQUIRED_LIBS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),-L$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l)) -l$(l))
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/library.mak speech_tools/config/rules/library.mak
index f93d019..b449f21 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/library.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/library.mak
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ endif
  ###########################################################################
 
 lib%.so : lib%.a
-	@echo Make Shared Library $*
+	@echo Make Shared Library $(*F)
 	@if [ ! -d shared_space ] ; then mkdir shared_space ; else $(RM) -f shared_space/*.o ; fi
 	@(cd shared_space ; $(AR) x ../$< ) 
-	@echo Link Shared Library $*
-	$(subst XXX,$@.$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$*),$(MAKE_SHARED_LIB)) shared_space/*.o $(PROJECT_LIBRARY_USES_$*:%=-L. -l%) $$libs
+	@echo Link Shared Library $(*F)
+	$(subst XXX,$@.$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$(*F)),$(subst YYY,$(@F).$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$(*F)),$(MAKE_SHARED_LIB))) shared_space/*.o $(PROJECT_LIBRARY_USES_$(*F):%=-L. -l%) $$libs
 	@$(RM) -f shared_space/*.o $@
-	@ln -s $@.$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$*) $@
+	@ln -s $(@F).$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$(*F)) $@
 
  ###########################################################################
  ##                                                                       ##