--- iulib-0.4.orig/configure.ac	2009-12-17 21:53:06.383969602 +0100
+++ iulib-0.4/configure.ac	2009-12-17 21:53:22.681985480 +0100
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([colib/colib.h])
 
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_CC
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
+AC_DISABLE_STATIC
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_HEADER_SYS_WAIT
--- iulib-0.4.orig/genAM.py	2009-12-17 21:53:06.352967321 +0100
+++ iulib-0.4/genAM.py	2009-12-17 21:53:59.446971301 +0100
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/colib -I$(srcd
 includedir = ${prefix}/include/iulib
 colibdir = ${prefix}/include/colib
 
-lib_LIBRARIES = libiulib.a
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libiulib.la
 """
 
 dirs = """
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ dirs = """
     imgbits
 """.split()
 
-print "libiulib_a_SOURCES = ",
+print "libiulib_la_SOURCES = ",
 for d in dirs:
     print '\\'
     for cc in glob.glob(d + "/*.cc"):
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ print "check_PROGRAMS = " + s.join(" " +
 for t in tests:
     tName = os.path.basename(t)[:-3].replace('-','_')
     print tName + "_SOURCES = $(srcdir)/" + t
-    print tName + "_LDADD = libiulib.a"
+    print tName + "_LDADD = -L$(srcdir) -liulib"
     print tName + "_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/colib -I$(srcdir)/imgio -I$(srcdir)/imglib \
 		-I$(srcdir)/imgbits -I$(srcdir)/utils -I$(srcdir)/vidio"
 
@@ -84,22 +85,22 @@ for t in tests:
 print """
 # conditionals
 if have_sdl
-    libiulib_a_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/utils/dgraphics.cc
-    libiulib_a_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/utils/SDL_lines.cc
+    libiulib_la_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/utils/dgraphics.cc
+    libiulib_la_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/utils/SDL_lines.cc
     include_HEADERS += $(srcdir)/utils/SDL_lines.h
 else
-    libiulib_a_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/utils/dgraphics_nosdl.cc
+    libiulib_la_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/utils/dgraphics_nosdl.cc
 endif
 
 if have_vidio
-    libiulib_a_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/vidio/vidio.cc
+    libiulib_la_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/vidio/vidio.cc
 endif
 
 # We install it always because iulib.h always includes it.
 include_HEADERS += $(srcdir)/vidio/vidio.h
 
 if have_v4l2
-    libiulib_a_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/vidio/v4l2cap.cc
+    libiulib_la_SOURCES += $(srcdir)/vidio/v4l2cap.cc
 endif
 
 # make installation of colib a separate target