diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 03:34:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -111,11 +111,12 @@
             echo " " ;\
             echo compiling ROMIO in directory $$dir ;\
 	    sleep 1;\
-            (cd $$dir && $(MAKE) ;) ;\
+            (cd $$dir && $(MAKE) default ;) ;\
             if [ $$? != 0 ] ; then \
                 echo "Make failed in directory $$dir" ; exit 1 ;\
             fi ;\
          done
+	$(MAKE) -f mpi-io/Makefile shared
 
 profile: 
 	@if [ "@HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS@" = 0 ] ; then \
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_hfs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_hfs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_hfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_hfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@ -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -14,10 +16,14 @@
       ad_hfs_resize.o ad_hfs_seek.o \
       ad_hfs.o
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+dir:
+	mkdir -p $(SODIR)
+
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_HFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_HFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_nfs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_nfs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_nfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_nfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@ -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -14,10 +16,14 @@
       ad_nfs_resize.o \
       ad_nfs_setsh.o ad_nfs_getsh.o ad_nfs.o
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+dir:
+	@mkdir -p $(SODIR)
+
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_NFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_NFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_pfs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_pfs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_pfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_pfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@  -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -14,11 +16,14 @@
       ad_pfs_flush.o ad_pfs_seek.o ad_pfs_resize.o ad_pfs_hints.o \
       ad_pfs.o
 
+dir:
+	@mkdir -p $(SODIR)
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_PFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_PFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_piofs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_piofs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_piofs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_piofs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@ -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -14,11 +16,14 @@
       ad_piofs_seek.o ad_piofs_resize.o ad_piofs_hints.o \
       ad_piofs.o
 
+dir:
+	@mkdir -p $(SODIR)
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_PIOFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_PIOFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_pvfs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_pvfs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_pvfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_pvfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@ -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -14,10 +16,14 @@
       ad_pvfs_flush.o ad_pvfs_seek.o ad_pvfs_resize.o ad_pvfs_hints.o \
       ad_pvfs_delete.o ad_pvfs.o
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+dir:
+	@mkdir -p $(SODIR)
+
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_PVFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_PVFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_sfs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_sfs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_sfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_sfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@ -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -14,10 +16,14 @@
       ad_sfs_flush.o ad_sfs_resize.o \
       ad_sfs.o
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+dir:
+	@mkdir -p $(SODIR)
+
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_SFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_SFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_testfs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_testfs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_testfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_testfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@ -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -15,10 +17,14 @@
 	ad_testfs_seek.o ad_testfs_resize.o ad_testfs_hints.o \
 	ad_testfs_delete.o ad_testfs.o
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+dir:
+	@mkdir -p $(SODIR)
+
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_TESTFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_TESTFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_ufs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_ufs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_ufs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_ufs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@ -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -14,11 +16,14 @@
       ad_ufs_resize.o \
       ad_ufs.o
 
+dir:
+	@mkdir -p $(SODIR)
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_UFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_UFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_xfs/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_xfs/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/ad_xfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/ad_xfs/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
 INCLUDE_DIR = -I@MPI_INCLUDE_DIR@ -I${srcdir}/../include -I../include
@@ -14,10 +16,14 @@
       ad_xfs_resize.o ad_xfs_seek.o ad_xfs_hints.o \
       ad_xfs.o
 
-default: $(LIBNAME)
+dir:
+	mkdir -p $(SODIR)
+
+all: dir $(LIBNAME)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(AD_XFS_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_XFS_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/common/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/common/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/adio/common/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/adio/common/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 04:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
 MPI         = @MPI@
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
@@ -19,8 +21,12 @@
 
 all: $(LIBNAME)
 
+dir:
+	@mkdir -p $(SODIR)
+
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INC) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
-$(LIBNAME): $(AD_OBJECTS)
+$(LIBNAME): dir $(AD_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(AD_OBJECTS)
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/mpi-io/Makefile.in lam-7.1.1/romio/mpi-io/Makefile.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/mpi-io/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/mpi-io/Makefile.in	2005-08-15 03:34:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 CC          = @CC@
 AR          = @AR@
 LIBNAME     = @LIBNAME@
+PICFLAGS    = -fPIC -DPIC
+SOFLAGS     = -shared
+SODIR       = $(addsuffix .libs/,$(dir $(LIBNAME)))
+SONAME      = $(basename $(LIBNAME)).so
 RANLIB      = @RANLIB@
 srcdir      = @srcdir@
 
@@ -55,10 +59,14 @@
 
 all: $(LIBNAME)
 
+dir:
+	mkdir -p $(SODIR)
+
 .SUFFIXES: $(SUFFIXES) .p
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) -c -o $(addprefix $(SODIR),$@) $<
 
 .c.p:
 	@cp $(srcdir)/$*.c _$*.c
@@ -69,8 +77,11 @@
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(MPIO_REAL_POBJECTS)
 	@rm -f _*.o
 
-$(LIBNAME): $(MPIO_OBJECTS)
+$(LIBNAME): dir $(MPIO_OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(LIBNAME) $(MPIO_OBJECTS)
+	
+shared:
+	$(CC) $(SOFLAGS) -o $(SONAME) $(SODIR)/* 
 
 clean:
 	@rm -f *.o
diff -ur lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/util/romioinstall.in lam-7.1.1/romio/util/romioinstall.in
--- lam-7.1.1.orig/romio/util/romioinstall.in	2005-08-15 02:51:08.000000000 +0200
+++ lam-7.1.1/romio/util/romioinstall.in	2005-08-15 03:34:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 # Library files
 dir="$libdir"
 append "$ROMIO_TOP_BUILDDIR/lib/liblammpio.a:$dir/liblammpio.a"
+append "$ROMIO_TOP_BUILDDIR/lib/liblammpio.so:$dir/liblammpio.so"
 
 # Man pages
 dir="$mandir/man3"