diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index b6c9558a..31ed9521 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ default:
 
 all : default 
 
+install: all
+	cd src && $(MAKE) $@
+	cd doc && $(MAKE) $@
+
+uninstall:
+	cd src && $(MAKE) $@
+	cd doc && $(MAKE) $@
+
 doc: 
 	cd doc && $(MAKE) $@
 
@@ -44,13 +52,16 @@ $(distdir):
 	mkdir -p $(distdir)/src/getdns
 	mkdir -p $(distdir)/src/test
 	mkdir -p $(distdir)/src/example
+	mkdir -p $(distdir)/doc
 	cp $(srcdir)/configure.ac $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/configure $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/Makefile.in $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/install-sh $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/config.sub $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/config.guess $(distdir)
+	cp $(srcdir)/ltmain.sh $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/Makefile.in $(distdir)/src
+	cp $(srcdir)/src/Doxyfile.in $(distdir)/src
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/*.[ch] $(distdir)/src
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/getdns/*.in $(distdir)/src/getdns
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/getdns/*.h $(distdir)/src/getdns
@@ -59,6 +70,8 @@ $(distdir):
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/test/*.can $(distdir)/src/test
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/example/Makefile.in $(distdir)/src/example
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/example/*.c $(distdir)/src/example
+	cp $(srcdir)/doc/Makefile.in $(distdir)/doc
+	cp $(srcdir)/doc/*.in $(distdir)/doc
 
 distcheck: $(distdir).tar.gz
 	gzip -cd $(distdir).tar.gz | tar xvf -
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83bcd51e..843dc94b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,18 +49,25 @@ External Dependencies
 External dependencies are linked outside the getdns API build tree (we rely on configure to find them).  We would like to keep the dependency tree short.
 
 * [libevent](http://libevent.org) version 2.0.21 stable
+Sometimes called libevent2
 * [libldns from NL](https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/ldns/) version 1.6.16 (ldns may require openssl headers and libraries)
 * [libunbound from NL](http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/unbound/) svn revision 3012, configure must be run with the --with-libevent option (recommended to also use --with-libunbound-only).
+* [libexpat](http://expat.sourceforge.net/) for libunbound.
 * [libidn from the FSF](http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/) version 1.
 * Doxygen is used to generate documentation, while this is not technically necessary for the build it makes things a lot more pleasant.
 
-Assuming that the getdns sources are in a diretory named getdns in your home directory, to build libunbound (note that the svn checkout may take a while):
+You have to install the library and also the library-devel (or -dev) for your
+package management system to install the compile time files.  If you checked
+out our git; the configure script is built with autoreconf --install.
+
+Assuming that the getdns sources are in a diretory named getdns in your home directory, to build libunbound:
 ```
 # mkdir unbound
 # cd unbound
-# svn checkout -r 3012 http://unbound.nlnetlabs.nl/svn
-# cd svn/trunk
+# svn export -r 3012 http://unbound.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/trunk
+# cd trunk
 # ./configure --with-libevent --with-libunbound-only
+### add --disable-gost --disable-ecdsa if elliptic curves are disabled for you.
 # make
 # make install
 ```
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 01fb2afe..6446c720 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # @configure_input@
 #
 
-AC_PREREQ([2.68])
+AC_PREREQ([2.56])
 AC_INIT([getdns], [0.1.0], [melinda.shore@nomountain.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/getdns/getdns.h])
 # AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
@@ -24,6 +24,34 @@ esac
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 
+# always use ./libtool unless override from commandline (libtool=mylibtool)
+if test -z "$libtool"; then
+	libtool="`pwd`/libtool"
+fi
+AC_SUBST(libtool)
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+
+dnl Add option to disable the evil rpath. Check whether to use rpath or not.
+dnl Adds the --disable-rpath option. Uses trick to edit the ./libtool.
+AC_DEFUN([ACX_ARG_RPATH],
+[
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(rpath,
+        [  --disable-rpath         disable hardcoded rpath (default=enabled)],
+	enable_rpath=$enableval, enable_rpath=yes)
+if test "x$enable_rpath" = xno; then
+	dnl AC_MSG_RESULT([Fixing libtool for -rpath problems.])
+	AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([disable-rpath], [
+	sed < libtool > libtool-2 \
+	's/^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec.*$'/'hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=" -D__LIBTOOL_RPATH_SED__ "/'
+	mv libtool-2 libtool
+	chmod 755 libtool
+	libtool="./libtool"
+	])
+fi
+])
+ACX_ARG_RPATH
+
 # Checks for libraries.
 found_all_libs=1
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Checking for dependencies libevent, ldns])
@@ -66,6 +94,4 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile src/getdns/Makefile src/example/Makefile
 if [ test -n "$DOXYGEN" ]
     then AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/Doxyfile])
 fi
-
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([src/ src/getdns/ src/example/ src/test/ doc/])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/depcomp b/depcomp
deleted file mode 120000
index 61f3df73..00000000
--- a/depcomp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/local/share/automake-1.12/depcomp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index 1e705add..101cc9e0 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -10,21 +10,42 @@ distdir = $(tarname)-$(version)
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 bindir = @bindir@
+# datarootdir is here to please some checkers
+datarootdir=@datarootdir@
+mandir = @mandir@
+INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 VPATH = @srcdir@
 
 DOCDIRS = html latex man
+MANPAGES = libgetdns.3 getdns_address.3
 
 default: all
 
 all: doc
 
-doc: 
+doc: 	$(MANPAGES)
 	cd ../src && doxygen
 
+libgetdns.3:	libgetdns.3.in
+	cp $< $@
+
+getdns_address.3:	getdns_address.3.in
+	cp $< $@
+
+install:	$(MANPAGES)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 libgetdns.3 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 getdns_address.3 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3
+
+uninstall:
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3/libgetdns.3
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3/getdns_address.3
+
 clean:
-	rm -rf $(DOCDIRS)
+	rm -rf $(DOCDIRS) $(MANPAGES)
 
 distclean : clean
 	rm -f Makefile config.status config.log
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 33fd5d59..abe998c7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -7,9 +7,23 @@ version = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 tarname = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 distdir = $(tarname)-$(version)
 
+# current:revision:age
+# (binary-api-number):(which-binary-api-version):(how-many-nrs-backwardscompat)
+# if api unchanged: no changes
+# if api broken: current++ ; revision = 0; age = 0
+# if programs compiled against existing library work and link with new
+#    version of library with new binary api:  revision++; age++
+libversion = 0:0:0
+
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 bindir = @bindir@
+libdir = @libdir@
+includedir = @includedir@
+# datarootdir is here to please some checkers
+datarootdir=@datarootdir@
+INSTALL = @INSTALL@
+LIBTOOL = @libtool@
 
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 VPATH = @srcdir@
@@ -17,27 +31,44 @@ VPATH = @srcdir@
 CC=gcc
 CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@ -Wall -g -fPIC -I$(srcdir)/ -I/usr/local/include -std=c99
 LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@ -levent_core -lldns -lunbound -lidn
-# PROGRAMS=example-simple-answers example-tree example-all-functions example-synchronous
+GETDNS_OBJ=sync.lo context.lo list.lo dict.lo convert.lo general.lo \
+	hostname.lo service.lo request-internal.lo validate_dnssec.lo \
+	util-internal.lo getdns_error.lo
 
 .SUFFIXES: .c .o .a .lo .h
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
+.c.lo:
+	$(LIBTOOL) --quiet --tag=CC --mode=compile $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
 default: all
 
-all: libgetdns.so
+all: libgetdns.la
 	cd test && $(MAKE) $@
 	cd example && $(MAKE) $@
 
-libgetdns.so: sync.o context.o list.o dict.o convert.o general.o hostname.o service.o request-internal.o \
-	validate_dnssec.o util-internal.o getdns_error.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared -o $@ $? $(LDFLAGS) 
+install:	libgetdns.la
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/getdns
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(srcdir)/getdns/getdns.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/getdns/getdns.h
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install cp libgetdns.la $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=finish $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+
+uninstall:
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/getdns/getdns.h
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=uninstall rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libgetdns.la
+
+libgetdns.la: $(GETDNS_OBJ)
+	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(GETDNS_OBJ) $(LDFLAGS) -rpath $(libdir) -version-info $(libversion) -no-undefined
 
 clean:
 	cd test && $(MAKE) $@
 	cd example && $(MAKE) $@
-	rm -f *.o $(PROGRAMS) libgetdns.so
+	rm -f *.o *.lo $(PROGRAMS) libgetdns.la
+	rm -rf .libs
 
 distclean : clean
 	cd test && $(MAKE) $@
diff --git a/src/example/Makefile.in b/src/example/Makefile.in
index 8ee83bd3..96d5d537 100644
--- a/src/example/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/example/Makefile.in
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ distdir = $(tarname)-$(version)
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 bindir = @bindir@
+LIBTOOL = @libtool@
 
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 VPATH = @srcdir@
 
 CC=gcc
 CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@ -Wall -g -fPIC -I$(srcdir)/ -I$(srcdir)/../ -I/usr/local/include -std=c99
-LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@ -L. -L$(srcdir)/.. -L/usr/local/lib 
+LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@ -L. -L.. -L/usr/local/lib 
 LDLIBS=-lgetdns -lldns -levent_core -lunbound
 PROGRAMS=example_simple_answers example_tree example_all_functions example_synchronous
 
@@ -29,8 +30,21 @@ default: all
 
 all: $(PROGRAMS)
 
+example_simple_answers:	example_simple_answers.o
+	 $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ example_simple_answers.o
+
+example_tree: example_tree.o
+	 $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ example_tree.o
+
+example_all_functions: example_all_functions.o
+	 $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ example_all_functions.o
+
+example_synchronous: example_synchronous.o
+	 $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ example_synchronous.o
+
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(PROGRAMS)
+	rm -rf .libs
 
 distclean : clean
 	rm -f Makefile config.status config.log
diff --git a/src/test/Makefile.in b/src/test/Makefile.in
index d4964d4a..35df2342 100644
--- a/src/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/test/Makefile.in
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ distdir = $(tarname)-$(version)
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 bindir = @bindir@
+LIBTOOL = @libtool@
 
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 VPATH = @srcdir@
 
 CC=gcc
 CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@ -Wall -g -fPIC -I$(srcdir)/ -I$(srcdir)/../ -I/usr/local/include -std=c99 $(cflags)
-LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@ -L. -L$(srcdir)/.. -L/usr/local/lib 
+LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@ -L. -L.. -L/usr/local/lib 
 LDLIBS=-lgetdns -lldns -levent_core -lunbound
 PROGRAMS=tests_dict tests_list tests_stub_async tests_stub_sync
 
@@ -30,15 +31,20 @@ default: all
 all: $(PROGRAMS)
 
 tests_dict: tests_dict.o testmessages.o
+	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ tests_dict.o testmessages.o
 
 tests_list: tests_list.o testmessages.o
+	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ tests_list.o testmessages.o
 
 tests_stub_async: tests_stub_async.o testmessages.o
+	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ tests_stub_async.o testmessages.o
 
 tests_stub_sync: tests_stub_sync.o
+	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ tests_stub_sync.o
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(PROGRAMS)
+	rm -rf .libs
 
 distclean : clean
 	rm -f Makefile config.status config.log