diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1615488..ba6f55f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 strops.o
+libstrops.so
 libstrops.a
 tests
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 96ad052..a0b5438 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-tests : libstrops.a
+tests : libstrops.a libstrops.so
 	gcc -ansi -I . -L. -o tests tests.c -Wl,-Bstatic -lstrops -Wl,-Bdynamic
+#	gcc -ansi -I . -L. -o tests tests.c -lstrops
+
+libstrops.so : strops.o
+	gcc -shared -o libstrops.so strops.o
 
 libstrops.a : strops.o
 	ar cr libstrops.a strops.o
-	rm strops.o
 
 strops.o : strops.c strops.h
-	gcc -c -ansi -ggdb -o strops.o strops.c
+	gcc -c -fPIC -ansi -ggdb -o strops.o strops.c
 #	gcc -c -ansi -O2 -pipe -o strops.o strops.c