How do I configure/construct Makefile.am to either: 1) tell libtool to use the --preserve-dup-deps flag or: 2) be able to switch in the linker flag --whole-archive/no-whole-archive in the right places. Everything I tried doesn't seem to work -- beyond hand hacking makefiles or hand hacking libtool. marty mleisner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Don't confuse education with schooling. Milton Friedman to Yogi Berra