--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ BUILD_COMMAND_STATIC   =  $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -static -I $(IN
 INSTALL_COMMAND        =  $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install cp
 INSTALL_FINISH_COMMAND =  $(LIBTOOL) --mode=finish
 
-OBJ_EXT                =  lo
-LIB_EXT                =  la
+OBJ_EXT                =  o
+LIB_EXT                =  so
 
 ######################################################################
 #  You should not need to make modifications below this line         #
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ default:
 # Compile the library and examples
 #
 all:	$(LIB) $(BIN) $(SOURCE) $(HEADERS) \
-		$(LIB)/libCVector.$(LIB_EXT) \
-		$(BIN)/CVectorBasicTest
+		$(LIB)/libCVector.$(LIB_EXT)
 		
 install:  all $(INSTALL_PREFIX) $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/lib $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/include \
           $(INC) $(LIB)/libCVector.$(LIB_EXT)  $(INC)/CVector.h
@@ -232,8 +231,8 @@ $(BIN):
 # CVector library
 #
 $(LIB)/libCVector.$(LIB_EXT): $(SOURCE) $(HEADERS) $(COMMONDEP)
-	$(COMPILE_COMMAND) -c $(SOURCE)
-	$(LIBRARY_LINK_COMMAND) -o $(LIB)/libCVector.$(LIB_EXT) *.$(OBJ_EXT) 
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c $(SOURCE) -o CVector.o -I.
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,--soname,libCVector.so.1 -shared -o libCVector.so.$(RELEASE) *.$(OBJ_EXT) -lm 
 
 #
 # CVectorBasicTest example program