diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb76b26..53c131e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ all:
 		( ./build.sh )
 
 install:
-		( cp ATLAS/install/lib/*.a $(BTREE)/lib )
+		( cp ATLAS/install/lib/* $(BTREE)/lib )
 
 clean:
 		( rm -rf atlas-3.8.2 )
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index d5d5e89..3e55f87 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,15 @@ cd ATLAS
 mkdir build
 mkdir install
 cd build
-../configure  --prefix=../install --with-netlib-lapack=../../lapack-3.1.1/lapack_LINUX.a
+../configure  --prefix=../install --with-netlib-lapack=../../lapack-3.1.1/lapack_LINUX.a -Fa alg -fPIC
 make
 make install
+# make and install shared libraries
+cd lib
+make shared
+make ptshared
+cp *.so ../../install/lib
+
+
 
 
diff --git a/make.inc.gfortran.lapack b/make.inc.gfortran.lapack
index c0034fa..e0db6fc 100644
--- a/make.inc.gfortran.lapack
+++ b/make.inc.gfortran.lapack
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ PLAT = _LINUX
 #  desired load options for your machine.
 #
 FORTRAN  = gfortran 
-OPTS     = -O2
+OPTS     = -O2 -fPIC
 DRVOPTS  = $(OPTS)
-NOOPT    = -O0
+NOOPT    = -O0 -fPIC
 LOADER   = gfortran
 LOADOPTS =
 #