These days, you can do ./configure with the --enable-shared option. It's that easy. I just did it manually.
It would be great if the Debian package included the .so file. I don't care if this .so file comes in a separate package or not: it will be very nice to have it one way or another. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]