--- src/osdep/unix/Makefile.orig	Tue Oct 24 19:59:24 2000
+++ src/osdep/unix/Makefile	Wed Nov  1 18:55:57 2000
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 DEFAULTAUTHENTICATORS=md5 $(SPECIALAUTHENTICATORS) log
 DEFAULTDRIVERS=imap nntp pop3 mh mx mbx tenex mtx mmdf unix news phile
 
+.SUFFIXES: .o .so
 
 # Normally no need to change any of these
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@
  dummy.o pseudo.o netmsg.o flstring.o fdstring.o \
  rfc822.o nntp.o smtp.o imap4r1.o pop3.o \
  unix.o mbox.o mbx.o mmdf.o tenex.o mtx.o news.o phile.o mh.o mx.o
+SOBINARIES=$(BINARIES:.o=.so)
 CFLAGS=$(BASECFLAGS) $(EXTRACFLAGS)
 
 CAT=cat
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@
 RM=rm -rf
 SH=sh
 
+PICFLAG= -fpic
 
 # Primary build command
 
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@
 	 SPOOLDIR=/var \
 	 ACTIVEFILE=/usr/local/news/lib/active \
 	 RSHPATH=/usr/bin/rsh \
-	 BASECFLAGS="-O2 -pipe"
+	 BASECFLAGS="-pipe"
 
 cvx:	# Convex
 	$(BUILD) `$(CAT) SPECIALS` OS=$@ \
@@ -707,19 +710,26 @@
 
 # Build it!
 
+.if defined(NO_SHARED_LIBS) && ${NO_SHARED_LIBS:L} == "yes"
 build:	clean once $(ARCHIVE)
-
 all:	$(ARCHIVE)
+.else
+build:	clean once $(ARCHIVE) $(SHLIB)
+all:	$(ARCHIVE) $(SHLIB)
+.endif
 
 $(ARCHIVE): $(BINARIES)
 	sh -c '$(RM) $(ARCHIVE) || true'
 	@$(CAT) ARCHIVE
 	@$(SH) ARCHIVE
 
+$(SHLIB): $(SOBINARIES)
+	$(CC) -shared $(PICFLAG) -o $(SHLIB) $(SOBINARIES)
+
 # Cleanup
 
 clean:
-	sh -c '$(RM) auths.c crexcl.c flockbsd.c linkage.[ch] siglocal.c osdep*.[ch] *.o ARCHIVE *FLAGS *TYPE $(ARCHIVE) || true'
+	sh -c '$(RM) auths.c crexcl.c flockbsd.c linkage.[ch] siglocal.c osdep*.[ch] *.o *.so ARCHIVE *FLAGS *TYPE $(ARCHIVE) $(SHLIB) || true'
 
 
 # Dependencies
@@ -753,7 +763,7 @@
 
 # OS-dependent
 
-osdep.o:mail.h misc.h env.h fs.h ftl.h nl.h tcp.h \
+OSDEPS=	mail.h misc.h env.h fs.h ftl.h nl.h tcp.h \
 	osdep.h env_unix.h tcp_unix.h \
 	osdep.c env_unix.c fs_unix.c ftl_unix.c nl_unix.c tcp_unix.c \
 	auths.c crexcl.c flock.c flockbsd.c flcksafe.c fsync.c gethstid.c \
@@ -765,7 +775,15 @@
 	write.c \
 	strerror.c strpbrk.c strstr.c strtok.c strtoul.c \
 	OSCFLAGS
+
+osdep.o: $(OSDEPS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) `$(CAT) OSCFLAGS` -c osdep.c
+
+osdep.so: $(OSDEPS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) `$(CAT) OSCFLAGS` $(PICFLAG) -DPIC -c osdep.c -o $@
+
+.c.so: osdep.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAG) -DPIC -c $(@:.so=.c) -o $@
 
 osdep.c: osdepbas.c osdepckp.c osdeplog.c
 	$(CAT) osdepbas.c osdepckp.c osdeplog.c > osdep.c