diff -Naur a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac      2016-12-11 04:12:26.000000000 +0000
+++ b/configure.ac      2017-01-10 13:41:24.743162628 +0000
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 AC_PROG_YACC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
-#AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
+AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_AWK
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
@@ -242,16 +242,18 @@
     WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS="${WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS} -lgnutls -lgcrypt -lgpg-error -lz"
     SAMPLE_INCLUDES=
     SAMPLE_SSL_LIBS="-lgnutls -lgcrypt -lgpg-error -lz"
-    WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_LIB="libgsoapssl++.a"
+    WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_STATIC_LIB="libgsoapssl++.a"
+    WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB="libgsoapssl++.la"
   else
     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
     WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DWITH_OPENSSL -DWITH_GZIP"
     # an ugly hack to get httpda and smdevp plugins to conditionally
     # compile with wsdl2h when OPENSSL is available
-    WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS="${WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS} ../plugin/httpda.c ../plugin/smdevp.c ../plugin/threads.c -lssl -lcrypto -lz"
+    WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS="${WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS} ../plugin/httpda.c ../plugin/smdevp.c ../plugin/threads.c -lcrypto"
     SAMPLE_INCLUDES=
     SAMPLE_SSL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto -lz"
-    WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_LIB="libgsoapssl++.a"
+    WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_STATIC_LIB="libgsoapssl++.a"
+    WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB="libgsoapssl++.la"
   fi
   if test -n "$ZLIB"; then
     WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS="-I${ZLIB}/include ${WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS}"
@@ -270,13 +272,15 @@
   WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS=
   SAMPLE_SSL_LIBS=
   SAMPLE_INCLUDES=
-  WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_LIB="libgsoap++.a"
+  WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_STATIC_LIB="libgsoapssl++.a"
+  WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB="libgsoapssl++.la"
 fi
 AC_SUBST(WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SAMPLE_INCLUDES)
 AC_SUBST(SAMPLE_SSL_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_LIB)
+AC_SUBST(WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB)
+AC_SUBST(WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_STATIC_LIB)
 
 # enable the compile of the samples
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(samples,
diff -Naur a/gsoap/Makefile.am b/gsoap/Makefile.am
--- a/gsoap/Makefile.am 2016-12-11 04:12:27.000000000 +0000
+++ b/gsoap/Makefile.am 2017-01-10 13:41:36.487140423 +0000
@@ -49,6 +49,29 @@
 libgsoapssl___a_SOURCES = stdsoap2_ssl_cpp.cpp dom_cpp.cpp
 libgsoapssl___a_CXXFLAGS = $(SOAPCPP2_DEBUG) $(SOAPCPP2_NONAMESPACES) $(SOAPCPP2_IPV6) -D$(platform) $(WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS) -DWITH_DOM -DWITH_COOKIES
 
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgsoap.la libgsoap++.la libgsoapck.la libgsoapck++.la libgsoapssl.la libgsoapssl++.la
+SOVERSION = 0
+libgsoap_la_SOURCES = stdsoap2.c dom.c
+libgsoap_la_CFLAGS = $(SOAPCPP2_DEBUG) $(SOAPCPP2_NONAMESPACES) $(SOAPCPP2_IPV6) -D$(platform)
+libgsoap_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(SOVERSION)
+libgsoap___la_SOURCES = stdsoap2_cpp.cpp dom_cpp.cpp
+libgsoap___la_CXXFLAGS = $(SOAPCPP2_DEBUG) $(SOAPCPP2_NONAMESPACES) $(SOAPCPP2_IPV6) -D$(platform)
+libgsoap___la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(SOVERSION)
+libgsoapck_la_SOURCES = stdsoap2_ck.c dom.c
+libgsoapck_la_CFLAGS = $(SOAPCPP2_DEBUG) $(SOAPCPP2_NONAMESPACES) $(SOAPCPP2_IPV6) -D$(platform) -DWITH_COOKIES
+libgsoapck_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(SOVERSION)
+libgsoapck___la_SOURCES = stdsoap2_ck_cpp.cpp dom_cpp.cpp
+libgsoapck___la_CXXFLAGS = $(SOAPCPP2_DEBUG) $(SOAPCPP2_NONAMESPACES) $(SOAPCPP2_IPV6) -D$(platform) -DWITH_COOKIES
+libgsoapck___la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(SOVERSION)
+libgsoapssl_la_SOURCES = stdsoap2_ssl.c dom.c
+libgsoapssl_la_CFLAGS = $(SOAPCPP2_DEBUG) $(SOAPCPP2_NONAMESPACES) $(SOAPCPP2_IPV6) -D$(platform) $(WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS) -DWITH_DOM -DWITH_COOKIES
+libgsoapssl_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(SOVERSION)
+libgsoapssl_la_LIBADD = -lssl -lcrypto -lz
+libgsoapssl___la_SOURCES = stdsoap2_ssl_cpp.cpp dom_cpp.cpp
+libgsoapssl___la_CXXFLAGS = $(SOAPCPP2_DEBUG) $(SOAPCPP2_NONAMESPACES) $(SOAPCPP2_IPV6) -D$(platform) $(WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS) -DWITH_DOM -DWITH_COOKIES
+libgsoapssl___la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(SOVERSION)
+libgsoapssl___la_LIBADD = -lssl -lcrypto -lz
+
 BUILT_SOURCES = stdsoap2_cpp.cpp dom_cpp.cpp stdsoap2_ck.c stdsoap2_ck_cpp.cpp stdsoap2_ssl.c stdsoap2_ssl_cpp.cpp
 
 include_HEADERS = stdsoap2.h
diff -Naur a/gsoap/samples/autotest/Makefile.am b/gsoap/samples/autotest/Makefile.am
--- a/gsoap/samples/autotest/Makefile.am        2016-12-11 04:12:27.000000000 +0000
+++ b/gsoap/samples/autotest/Makefile.am        2017-01-10 13:44:39.954389922 +0000
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 WSDLINPUT=$(srcdir)/examples.wsdl
 SOAPHEADER=$(srcdir)/examples.h
 SOAP_CPP_SRC=soapC.cpp soapServer.cpp
-SOAP_CPP_LIB=$(top_builddir)/gsoap/libgsoap++.a
+SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB=$(top_builddir)/gsoap/libgsoap++.a
 
 $(SOAP_CPP_SRC) : $(WSDLINPUT)
        $(WSDL) $(WSDL_FLAGS) $(WSDLINPUT)
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
 autotest_CPPFLAGS=$(C_DEBUG_FLAGS) -D$(platform)
 autotest_CXXFLAGS=$(WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS)
 autotest_SOURCES=$(SOAP_CPP_SRC) soapTester.cpp duration.cpp long_time.cpp struct_tm.cpp struct_tm_date.cpp
-autotest_LDADD=$(SOAP_CPP_LIB) $(SAMPLE_EXTRA_LIBS)
+autotest_LDADD=$(SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB) $(SAMPLE_EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 CLEANFILES= *~ *.h *.cpp *.xml *.log *.nsmap
diff -Naur a/gsoap/samples/databinding/Makefile.am b/gsoap/samples/databinding/Makefile.am
--- a/gsoap/samples/databinding/Makefile.am     2016-12-11 04:12:27.000000000 +0000
+++ b/gsoap/samples/databinding/Makefile.am     2017-01-10 13:43:51.788258087 +0000
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 WSDLINPUT=$(srcdir)/address.xsd
 SOAPHEADER=$(srcdir)/address.h
 SOAP_CPP_SRC=addressC.cpp
-SOAP_CPP_LIB=$(top_builddir)/gsoap/libgsoap++.a
+SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB=$(top_builddir)/gsoap/libgsoap++.la
 
 $(SOAP_CPP_SRC) : $(WSDLINPUT)
        $(WSDL) $(WSDL_FLAGS) $(WSDLINPUT)
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
 address_CPPFLAGS=$(C_DEBUG_FLAGS) -D$(platform)
 address_CXXFLAGS=$(WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS)
 address_SOURCES=$(SOAP_CPP_SRC) address.cpp
-address_LDADD=$(SOAP_CPP_LIB)
+address_LDADD=$(SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB)
 
 CLEANFILES= *~ address.h *C.cpp *H.h *Stub.h *.nsmap
diff -Naur a/gsoap/wsdl/Makefile.am b/gsoap/wsdl/Makefile.am
--- a/gsoap/wsdl/Makefile.am    2016-12-11 04:12:28.000000000 +0000
+++ b/gsoap/wsdl/Makefile.am    2017-01-10 13:42:08.991078959 +0000
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 AM_LDFLAGS=-L$(srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/gsoap -I$(top_srcdir)/gsoap/plugin
 AM_CPPFLAGS=-I$(top_srcdir)/gsoap -I$(top_srcdir)/gsoap/plugin
 SOAP=$(top_builddir)/gsoap/src/soapcpp2$(EXEEXT)
-SOAP_CPP_LIB=$(top_builddir)/gsoap/$(WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_LIB)
+SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB=$(top_builddir)/gsoap/$(WSDL2H_SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB)
 SOAP_CPP_SRC=wsdlC.cpp
 SOAPHEADER=$(srcdir)/wsdl.h
 SOAP_FLAGS=-SC -pwsdl -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/gsoap/import
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 wsdl2h_CXXFLAGS=$(C_DEBUG_FLAGS) $(WSDL2H_EXTRA_FLAGS) $(WSDL2H_IMPORTPATH)
 wsdl2h_CPPFLAGS=$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(SOAPCPP2_NONAMESPACES) -D$(platform)
 wsdl2h_SOURCES=wsdl2h.cpp wsdl.cpp wadl.cpp schema.cpp types.cpp service.cpp soap.cpp mime.cpp wsp.cpp bpel.cpp $(SOAP_CPP_SRC)
-wsdl2h_LDADD=$(SOAP_CPP_LIB) $(WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS)
+wsdl2h_LDADD=$(SOAP_CPP_SHARED_LIB) $(WSDL2H_EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 CLEANFILES= *~ *C.cpp *H.h *Stub.h *.nsmap