--- make.settings.gnu	2008-08-12 07:29:48.000000000 +1000
+++ make.settings.gnu.new	2008-12-05 23:53:52.000000000 +1100
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@
 DEPEXT	 = $(LIBNAME).d # extension of dependency files
 OBJEXT	 = $(LIBNAME).o	# extension of object files
 IIEXT	 = $(LIBNAME).ii
-LIBEXT	 = a		# static library file extension
+LIBEXT	 = so # static library file extension
 EXEEXT	 = $(LIBNAME).bin # executable file extension
 RM	 = rm -f	# remove file command
-LIBGEN	 = ar cr	# library generation
+LIBGEN	 = gcc -shared -Wl,-soname=libstxxl.so.1 -o  # library generation
 OUT	 = -o		# output file option for the compiler and linker
 
 d	?= $(strip $(DEPEXT))