--- a/bin/mklib
+++ b/bin/mklib
@@ -2,31 +2,17 @@
 
 # USAGE:
 #   mklib <std|deb|opt|all>
-#
-# FUNCTION
-#   Creates ".a" files in "$saclib/lib/" depending on the argument:
-#   - 'std' causes a standard library to be built. The library file will have
-#     the name "saclib.a" and the corresponding object files are in
-#     "saclib/lib/obj".   
-#   - 'deb' switches on the '-g' option of the compiler which includes 
-#     debugging information in the object files. The library file will have
-#     the name "saclibd.a" and the corresponding object files are in
-#     "saclib/lib/objd".  
-#   - 'opt' switches on the '-O' option which produces optimized code. The
-#     library file will have the name "saclibo.a" and the corresponding object
-#     files are in "saclib/lib/objo".
-#   - 'all' builds all three types of libraries.
 
-if [ $# -lt 1 ] 
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]
 then
   echo "USAGE:"
   echo "  mklib <deb|opt|all>"
   exit
 fi
 
-if [ $1 = "clean" ] 
+if [ $1 = "clean" ]
 then
-  ### remove .o and .a and makefiles
+  ### remove .o and .so and makefiles
   echo "Removing object files, libraries and makefiles ..."
   pushd >/dev/null $saclib/lib/objo
   'rm' -f *
@@ -35,7 +21,7 @@
   'rm' -f *
   popd >/dev/null
   pushd >/dev/null $saclib/lib/
-  'rm' -f *.a
+  'rm' -f *.so
   popd >/dev/null
   ### do sysdep cleanup
   echo "Removing system-dependent files ..."
@@ -57,12 +43,6 @@
   exit
 fi
 
-
-if [ ! -n "${CC+1}" ] 
-then
-  CC=cc
-fi
-
 echo "Compiling with" $CC
 
 if [ $1 = "std" ]
@@ -70,15 +50,15 @@
   echo "This option no longer exists!"
 elif [ $1 = "deb" ]; then
   pushd >/dev/null  $saclib/lib/objd
-  make  CC=$CC "SACFLAG=-g -DNO_SACLIB_MACROS" EXTENSION=d
+  make  CC=$CC "SACFLAG=-fPIC ${CFLAGS} -DNO_SACLIB_MACROS" EXTENSION=d
   popd >/dev/null
 elif [ $1 = "opt" ]; then
   pushd >/dev/null  $saclib/lib/objo
-  make  CC=$CC "SACFLAG=" EXTENSION=o
+  make  CC=$CC "SACFLAG=-fPIC ${CFLAGS}" EXTENSION=o
   popd >/dev/null
 elif [ $1 = "all" ]; then
   pushd >/dev/null  $saclib/lib/objd
-  make  CC=$CC "SACFLAG=-g -DNO_SACLIB_MACROS" EXTENSION=d
+  make  CC=$CC "SACFLAG=-fPIC ${CFLAGS} -DNO_SACLIB_MACROS" EXTENSION=d
   popd >/dev/null
   pushd >/dev/null  $saclib/lib/objo
   make  CC=$CC "SACFLAG=" EXTENSION=o
--- a/bin/mkmake
+++ b/bin/mkmake
@@ -25,20 +25,16 @@
 #       E.g. if <flag> is -g and <character> is d, the library will be
 #   compiled with the debug option set and the library name will be
 #   "saclibg.a".
-# 
+#
 # REMARK
 #   This file should not be modified. Modify 'mkmake' instead and then use it
-#   to create the new makefile. 
+#   to create the new makefile.
 
 # Macros
 
 SRCDIR   = ${saclib}/src
-TARGET   = ${saclib}/lib/saclib${EXTENSION}.a
-CFLAGS   = -I${saclib}/include -c ${SACFLAG}
-AFLAGS   = -I${saclib}/include -P
-AS       = as
-AR       = ar
-RANLIB   = ranlib
+TARGET   = ${saclib}/lib/${FULLLIBNAME}
+CFLAGS   = -I${saclib}/include ${SACFLAG} -fPIC
 
 # Object files
 
@@ -81,21 +77,13 @@
 #
 
 cat >> $MAKEFILE <<\EOF
- 
+
 
 # Target dependencies
 
-new: ${OBJS1} ${OBJS2a} ${OBJS2b} ${OBJS3} ${OBJS4}
+$(TARGET): ${OBJS1} ${OBJS2a} ${OBJS2b} ${OBJS3} ${OBJS4}
 	rm -f ${TARGET}
-	${AR} cq ${TARGET} ${OBJS1}
-	${AR} cq ${TARGET} ${OBJS2a}
-	${AR} cq ${TARGET} ${OBJS2b}
-	${AR} cq ${TARGET} ${OBJS3}
-	${AR} cq ${TARGET} ${OBJS4}
-#       Use "ar ts" if your system does not have "ranlib".
-#	${AR} ts ${TARGET}
-#       Use "ranlib" if your system's "ar" does not have the option "s".
-	${RANLIB} ${TARGET}
+	$(CXX) ${OBJS1} ${OBJS2a} ${OBJS2b} ${OBJS3} ${OBJS4} ${saclib}/src/gcword.cc -I${saclib}/include -I${saclib}/src -fPIC -shared ${CXXFLAGS} -o $@ ${LDFLAGS} -Wl,-soname,${FULLLIBNAME}
 	@echo "Created '${TARGET}'."
 
 EOF
@@ -113,7 +101,7 @@
 
 
 'ls' *.[c] 2> /dev/null |\
-awk -F. '{printf "%s.o: ${SRCDIR}/%s\n\t${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${SRCDIR}/%s\n",$1,$0,$0}' >>$MAKEFILE
+awk -F. '{printf "%s.o: ${SRCDIR}/%s\n\t${CC} ${CFLAGS} -c ${SRCDIR}/%s\n",$1,$0,$0}' >>$MAKEFILE
 
 'ls' *.[s] 2> /dev/null |\
 awk -F. '{printf "%s.o: ${SRCDIR}/%s\n\t${AS} ${AFLAGS} ${SRCDIR}/%s -o %s.o\n",$1,$0,$0,$1}' >>$MAKEFILE
@@ -123,7 +111,7 @@
 
 #
 ## Done
-# 
+#
 
 'cp' $MAKEFILE $saclib/lib/objd
 popd >/dev/null