--- http/Makefile.orig	2015-10-26 10:22:55 UTC
+++ http/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # lint configuration. I use lclint.
 #
 
-LIBRARY=libhttp.a
+LIBRARY=libhttp.la
 SHAREDLIB=libhttp.so.0
 SONAME=libhttp.so.0
 
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@ SUBDIRS=
 # rule to create .o files from .c files 
 .c.o:
 	$(RM) $@
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -c $<
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -c $<
 
-all: $(TARGET_STATIC) $(TARGET_SHARED)
+all: $(TARGET_STATIC)
 
 # targets to build
 
 $(TARGET_STATIC):: $(OBJS)  
-	$(RM) $@ \ 
-	$(AR) $@ $(OBJS)  
-	$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(RM) $@
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(OBJS:.o=.lo) -rpath ${PREFIX}/lib -version-info 0:2
 
 $(TARGET_SHARED):: $(OBJS)  
 	$(RM) $@ ; \