diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_ADDONS b/configure/CONFIG_ADDONS
index 088513b2b..d0f229344 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_ADDONS
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_ADDONS
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #    OBJS_IOC      ioc system object files to build and install
 #    USR_INCLUDES  include directories
 #    BIN_INSTALLS  binaries to install
+#    LIB_INSTALLS  library binaries to install
 #    RCS           win32 resource files for building libraries and prods
 #    PROD_RCS      win32 resource files for building prods
 #    LIB_RCS       win32 resource files for building libraries
@@ -221,6 +222,14 @@ BIN_INSTALLS+=$(BIN_INSTALLS_DEFAULT)
 endif
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(strip $(LIB_INSTALLS_$(OS_CLASS))),)
+LIB_INSTALLS+=$(subst -nil-,,$(LIB_INSTALLS_$(OS_CLASS)))
+else
+ifdef LIB_INSTALLS_DEFAULT
+LIB_INSTALLS+=$(LIB_INSTALLS_DEFAULT)
+endif
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(strip $(PROD_OBJS_$(OS_CLASS))),)
 PROD_OBJS+=$(subst -nil-,,$(PROD_OBJS_$(OS_CLASS)))
 else
diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 737eaf30a..18cad0455 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ ifdef BIN_INSTALLS
 buildInstall : binInstalls
 endif
 
+ifdef LIB_INSTALLS
+buildInstall : libInstalls
+endif
+
 clean::
 	@echo "Cleaning"
 	@$(RM) *.i *$(OBJ) *.a $(TESTPRODNAME) $(LIBNAME) $(SHRLIBNAME)\
@@ -304,6 +308,10 @@ binInstalls:  $(BIN_INSTALLS)
 	@echo "Installing $(^F)"
 	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 555 $^ $(INSTALL_BIN)
 
+libInstalls:  $(LIB_INSTALLS)
+	@echo "Installing $(^F)"
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 555 $^ $(INSTALL_LIB)
+
 $(INSTALL_BIN)/%: ../os/$(OS_CLASS)/%
 	@echo "Installing os-specific script $@"
 	@$(INSTALL_PRODUCT) -d -m 555 $< $(INSTALL_BIN)
@@ -400,7 +408,7 @@ $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES_SUBDIR)/%: %
 .PRECIOUS: %.i %.o %.c %.nm %.cpp %.cc
 .PRECIOUS: $(COMMON_INC)
 
-.PHONY: all inc build install clean rebuild buildInstall binInstalls
+.PHONY: all inc build install clean rebuild buildInstall binInstalls libInstalls
 
 endif # BASE_RULES_BUILD
 #	EOF RULES_BUILD