%general-entities; ]> Bzip2 32 Bit make -f Makefile-libbz2_so CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" CXX="g++ ${BUILD32}" make clean Recompile the package using a non-shared library: make CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" CXX="g++ ${BUILD32}" libbz2.a To test the results, issue: make CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" CXX="g++ ${BUILD32}" check . Install the libraries and make a necessary symbolic link: cp -v libbz2.a /usr/lib cp -av libbz2.so* /lib ln -sv ../../lib/libbz2.so.1.0 /usr/lib/libbz2.so