--- festival/speech_tools/config/rules/defaults.mak.orig	2007-03-16 12:39:12.000000000 -0400
+++ festival/speech_tools/config/rules/defaults.mak	2007-03-16 12:39:19.000000000 -0400
@@ -69,15 +69,21 @@
 	MADE_FROM_ABOVE:=$(N)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(SHARED),0)
+    LIBTYPE=so
+else
+    LIBTYPE=a   
+endif
+
 ifndef PROJECT_LIBDEPS
-    PROJECT_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).a)
+    PROJECT_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).$(LIBTYPE))
 endif
 ifndef PROJECT_LIBS
     PROJECT_LIBS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),-L$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l)) -l$(l))
 endif
 
 ifndef REQUIRED_LIBDEPS
-    REQUIRED_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).a)
+    REQUIRED_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).$(LIBTYPE))
 endif
 ifndef REQUIRED_LIBS
     REQUIRED_LIBS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),-L$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l)) -l$(l))