diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c01c48f6c07f1e4dd97a98ba338b1ee8c3fe1660..98c38f3815100e317ca71baaec9b758b19e23ffc 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
 	config.h.in \
 	config.h.in~ \
 	compile \
+	ltmain.sh \
 	missing \
 	aclocal.m4 \
 	install-sh
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index d5a808e8e944a4be0379cb26557bd37fc7fd734d..b49fda3244058bda5cb46d890baae3ecbb2ef44e 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 aclocal \
 && autoheader \
+&& libtoolize --automake \
 && automake --foreign --add-missing --copy \
 && autoconf
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a6177e1d9d60fb9c46e942f470c25fba4ed0ff2d..8256adb7b1158a56ebec0138a0860ac4388b8c31 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CC_C99
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 # Look for environ alternatives.  Possibility #1: is environ in unistd.h or stdlib.h?
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for environ in unistd.h and stdlib.h])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3cbfd3e49e3c4ae3da1dc893deea4e7979782c6b..c785e2acd7d80375283f674492c26fc5241e418a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+SUBDIRS = helper jtag xsvf svf target server flash pld
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libopenocd.la
 bin_PROGRAMS = openocd
 
 if ECOSBOARD
@@ -6,7 +9,10 @@ else
 MAINFILE = main.c
 endif
 
-openocd_SOURCES = $(MAINFILE) openocd.c
+openocd_SOURCES = $(MAINFILE) 
+openocd_LDADD = libopenocd.la
+
+libopenocd_la_SOURCES = openocd.c
 
 # set the include path found by configure
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
@@ -21,22 +27,21 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/pld
 
 # pass path to prefix path
-openocd_CPPFLAGS = \
+libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS = \
  -DPKGLIBDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)\" \
  -DPKGBLDDATE=\"`date +%F-%R`\"
 
 if RELEASE
-openocd_CPPFLAGS += -DRELSTR=\"Release\" -DPKGBLDREV=\"\"
+libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += -DRELSTR=\"Release\" -DPKGBLDREV=\"\"
 else
-openocd_CPPFLAGS += -DRELSTR=\"svn:\" -DPKGBLDREV=\"`$(top_srcdir)/guess-rev.sh $(top_srcdir)`\"
+libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += -DRELSTR=\"svn:\" -DPKGBLDREV=\"`$(top_srcdir)/guess-rev.sh $(top_srcdir)`\"
 endif
 
 # add default CPPFLAGS
-openocd_CPPFLAGS += $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS)
+libopenocd_la_CPPFLAGS += $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS)
 
 # the library search path.
-openocd_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) 
-SUBDIRS = helper jtag xsvf svf target server flash pld
+libopenocd_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) 
 
 if IS_MINGW
 MINGWLDADD = -lwsock32
@@ -72,16 +77,19 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-openocd_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/xsvf/libxsvf.a $(top_builddir)/src/svf/libsvf.a \
-	$(top_builddir)/src/target/libtarget.a $(top_builddir)/src/jtag/libjtag.a \
-	$(top_builddir)/src/helper/libhelper.a \
-	$(top_builddir)/src/server/libserver.a $(top_builddir)/src/helper/libhelper.a \
-	$(top_builddir)/src/flash/libflash.a $(top_builddir)/src/target/libtarget.a \
-	$(top_builddir)/src/pld/libpld.a \
+libopenocd_la_LIBADD = \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/xsvf/libxsvf.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/svf/libsvf.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/pld/libpld.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/jtag/libjtag.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/flash/libflash.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/target/libtarget.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/server/libserver.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/helper/libhelper.la \
 	$(FTDI2232LIB) $(MINGWLDADD) $(LIBUSB)
 
 if HTTPD
-openocd_LDADD += -lmicrohttpd
+libopenocd_la_LIBADD += -lmicrohttpd
 endif
 
 nobase_dist_pkglib_DATA = \
diff --git a/src/flash/Makefile.am b/src/flash/Makefile.am
index db24001ae09e3ced718dd1794b26da65dc4595f8..7895edc85af55127ad43c7749f7f539c4efb06ad 100644
--- a/src/flash/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/flash/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/target
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libflash.a
-libflash_a_SOURCES = \
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libflash.la
+libflash_la_SOURCES = \
 	flash.c lpc2000.c cfi.c non_cfi.c at91sam7.c \
 	str7x.c str9x.c aduc702x.c nand.c nand_ecc.c \
 	lpc3180_nand_controller.c stellaris.c str9xpec.c stm32x.c tms470.c \
diff --git a/src/helper/Makefile.am b/src/helper/Makefile.am
index afe26b8106b53d274306c21cd38c629208c1c590..a55827830b5756872ab86c2047ac20f3f1fc204e 100644
--- a/src/helper/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/helper/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DPKGLIBDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)\"
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libhelper.a
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libhelper.la
 
 if ECOSBOARD
 CONFIGFILES = 
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ endif
 
 
 
-libhelper_a_SOURCES = \
+libhelper_la_SOURCES = \
 	binarybuffer.c $(CONFIGFILES) configuration.c \
 	log.c command.c time_support.c \
 	replacements.c fileio.c startup_tcl.c
 
 if IOUTIL
-libhelper_a_SOURCES += ioutil.c
+libhelper_la_SOURCES += ioutil.c
 endif
 
-libhelper_a_CFLAGS =
+libhelper_la_CFLAGS =
 if IS_MINGW
 # FD_* macros are sloppy with their signs on MinGW32 platform
-libhelper_a_CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-compare
+libhelper_la_CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-compare
 endif
 
 noinst_HEADERS = binarybuffer.h configuration.h types.h log.h command.h \
diff --git a/src/jtag/Makefile.am b/src/jtag/Makefile.am
index 45883121956a0c027c6b488d611aced1c7618a2e..7ee59076b18e805af6fc40c94725cbc055c449a7 100644
--- a/src/jtag/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/jtag/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/target
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libjtag.a
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libjtag.la
 
 if BITBANG
 BITBANGFILES = bitbang.c
@@ -109,8 +109,12 @@ else
 ARMJTAGEWFILES =
 endif
 
-libjtag_a_SOURCES = jtag.c $(BITBANGFILES) $(PARPORTFILES) $(DUMMYFILES) $(FT2232FILES) $(AMTJTAGACCELFILES) $(EP93XXFILES) \
-	$(AT91RM9200FILES) $(GW16012FILES) $(BITQFILES) $(PRESTOFILES) $(USBPROGFILES) $(ECOSBOARDFILES) $(JLINKFILES) $(RLINKFILES) $(VSLLINKFILES) $(ARMJTAGEWFILES)
+libjtag_la_SOURCES = jtag.c \
+	$(BITBANGFILES) $(PARPORTFILES) $(DUMMYFILES) \
+	$(FT2232FILES) $(AMTJTAGACCELFILES) $(EP93XXFILES) \
+	$(AT91RM9200FILES) $(GW16012FILES) $(BITQFILES) \
+	$(PRESTOFILES) $(USBPROGFILES) $(ECOSBOARDFILES) \
+	$(JLINKFILES) $(RLINKFILES) $(VSLLINKFILES) $(ARMJTAGEWFILES)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = bitbang.h jtag.h bitq.h rlink/dtc_cmd.h rlink/ep1_cmd.h rlink/rlink.h rlink/st7.h
 
diff --git a/src/pld/Makefile.am b/src/pld/Makefile.am
index 7fab855e0d19ce2ea7d67cde2810856308ea06f4..24e2c3d9395e40a50e69cdd5bf99bf6c38755c85 100644
--- a/src/pld/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/pld/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/jtag
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libpld.a
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libpld.la
 noinst_HEADERS = pld.h xilinx_bit.h virtex2.h
-libpld_a_SOURCES = pld.c xilinx_bit.c virtex2.c
+libpld_la_SOURCES = pld.c xilinx_bit.c virtex2.c
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
diff --git a/src/server/Makefile.am b/src/server/Makefile.am
index 34957a6d7b673865440f66fba8b304e94e96b7cd..4c8a3dce1477a0604ba3a9af97b73cfa385b3ffc 100644
--- a/src/server/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/server/Makefile.am
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DPKGLIBDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)\"
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libserver.a
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libserver.la
 noinst_HEADERS = server.h telnet_server.h gdb_server.h
-libserver_a_SOURCES = server.c telnet_server.c gdb_server.c
+libserver_la_SOURCES = server.c telnet_server.c gdb_server.c
 
 if HTTPD
-libserver_a_SOURCES += httpd.c
+libserver_la_SOURCES += httpd.c
 endif
 
-libserver_a_CFLAGS =
+libserver_la_CFLAGS =
 if IS_MINGW
 # FD_* macros are sloppy with their signs on MinGW32 platform
-libserver_a_CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-compare
+libserver_la_CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-compare
 endif
 
 # tcl server addons
 noinst_HEADERS += tcl_server.h
-libserver_a_SOURCES += tcl_server.c
+libserver_la_SOURCES += tcl_server.c
 
 if HTTPD
 nobase_dist_pkglib_DATA = $(wildcard $(srcdir)/httpd/*.tcl $(srcdir)/httpd/*.css $(srcdir)/httpd/menu_cuts/*.png)
diff --git a/src/svf/Makefile.am b/src/svf/Makefile.am
index 73edd43f33f5821a374ec95619da4df6ec8b9ed2..2709788f8f2b184d4d2b28887bbdcf3e0e6fc542 100644
--- a/src/svf/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/svf/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/jtag
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libsvf.a
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libsvf.la
 noinst_HEADERS = svf.h
-libsvf_a_SOURCES = svf.c
+libsvf_la_SOURCES = svf.c
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
diff --git a/src/target/Makefile.am b/src/target/Makefile.am
index 640ff4a6b84f49f2465d7a7924652b7a8e1eb3a0..90796180e4f2146ed9b213547f862253a25b3185 100644
--- a/src/target/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/target/Makefile.am
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/xsvf
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libtarget.a
-libtarget_a_SOURCES = target.c register.c breakpoints.c armv4_5.c embeddedice.c etm.c arm7tdmi.c arm9tdmi.c \
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libtarget.la
+libtarget_la_SOURCES = target.c register.c breakpoints.c \
+	armv4_5.c embeddedice.c etm.c arm7tdmi.c arm9tdmi.c \
 	arm_jtag.c arm7_9_common.c algorithm.c arm920t.c arm720t.c armv4_5_mmu.c armv4_5_cache.c arm_disassembler.c \
 	arm966e.c arm926ejs.c feroceon.c etb.c xscale.c arm_simulator.c image.c armv7m.c cortex_m3.c cortex_a8.c arm_adi_v5.c \
 	etm_dummy.c $(OOCD_TRACE_FILES) target_request.c trace.c arm11.c arm11_dbgtap.c mips32.c mips_m4k.c \
diff --git a/src/xsvf/Makefile.am b/src/xsvf/Makefile.am
index 3553a7af596b2548302b2d34d837c3bf91b10281..abc6b482b2d64bd0535b0773ddf5c13ef9e9defc 100644
--- a/src/xsvf/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/xsvf/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/jtag
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libxsvf.a
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libxsvf.la
 noinst_HEADERS = xsvf.h
-libxsvf_a_SOURCES = xsvf.c
+libxsvf_la_SOURCES = xsvf.c
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in