diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index d273ca3e5..df145300b 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ INSTALL_LOCATION_BIN        = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/bin
 INSTALL_INCLUDE             = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/include
 INSTALL_DOC                 = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/doc
 INSTALL_HTML                = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/html
-INSTALL_MAN                 = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/man
 INSTALL_TEMPLATES           = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/templates
 INSTALL_DBD                 = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/dbd
 INSTALL_CONFIG              = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/configure
@@ -184,6 +183,10 @@ TARGET_LDLIBS = $($(basename $@)_LDLIBS) $($(basename $@)_LDLIBS_$(OS_CLASS))
 TARGET_CPPFLAGS = $($(basename $@)_CPPFLAGS) $($(basename $@)_CPPFLAGS_$(OS_CLASS))
 TARGET_SNCFLAGS = $($(basename $@)_SNCFLAGS) $($(basename $@)_SNCFLAGS_$(OS_CLASS))
 
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Objs filename definition
+OBJSNAME = $(addsuffix $(OBJ),$(OBJS))
+
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Depends flag
 DEPENDS_FLAG = $($(CPLUSPLUS)_DEPENDS_FLAG)
@@ -264,13 +267,6 @@ COMPILE.c = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $(SOURCE_FLAG)
 COMPILE.cpp = $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $(SOURCE_CXXFLAG)
 
 
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------
-# Man pages
-
-MANLIST = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-MAN_DIRECTORY_TARGETS = $(foreach n, $(MANLIST),$(INSTALL_MAN)/man$(n))
-
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Directory targets
 
@@ -292,12 +288,10 @@ INSTALL_DLL_LINK_LIBS+=$(DLL_LINK_LIBNAME_HOST:%=$(INSTALL_LIB)/%)
 INSTALL_TCLLIBS=$(TCLLIBNAME:%=$(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/%)
 INSTALL_TCLINDEX=$(TCLINDEX:%=$(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/%)
 INSTALL_SCRIPTS = $(SCRIPTS:%= $(INSTALL_BIN)/%)
-INSTALL_OBJS = $(OBJS:%= $(INSTALL_BIN)/%)
+INSTALL_OBJS = $(OBJSNAME:%= $(INSTALL_BIN)/%)
 
 INCREC +=$(RECTYPES) $(MENUS)
 INSTALL_INCREC = $(INCREC:%= $(INSTALL_INCLUDE)/%)
-INSTALL_MANS = $(foreach n, \
-        $(MANLIST), $(MAN$(n):%= $(INSTALL_MAN)/man$(n)/%))
 INSTALL_DOCS = $(DOCS:%= $(INSTALL_DOC)/%)
 INSTALL_HTMLS = $(HTMLS:%= $(INSTALL_HTML)/$(HTMLS_DIR)/%)
 
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_SITE b/configure/CONFIG_SITE
index 6af96d6b1..f4d778aaf 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_SITE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_SITE
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ CXXCMPLR=STRICT
 #     NOTE solaris and sun4: If YES then LD_LIBRARY_PATH must
 #     include fullpathname $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/lib/$(HOST_ARCH)
 #     for both the base build and when invoking base executables
-SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
+#SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
+SHARED_LIBRARIES=YES
 
 #  Build client objects statically ?
 #        must be either YES or NO
diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index faaa7b865..e93753e89 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ build : inc
 
 rebuild: clean install
 
-inc: $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_OSINC)
+inc: $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_OSINC) $(INSTALL_INCREC)
 
-build: $(MENUS) $(RECTYPES) $(BPTS) $(OBJS) \
+build: $(MENUS) $(RECTYPES) $(BPTS) $(OBJSNAME) \
 	$(LIBTARGETS) $(PROD) $(TESTPROD) $(TARGETS)
 
 ifdef DBDEXPAND
@@ -166,13 +166,12 @@ buildInstall : \
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPTS) $(INSTALL_PROD) \
 	$(INSTALL_TCLLIBS) $(INSTALL_TCLINDEX) \
 	$(INSTALL_OBJS) \
-	$(INSTALL_MANS) \
 	$(INSTALL_DOCS) \
 	$(INSTALL_HTMLS) \
 	$(INSTALL_TEMPLATE) \
 	$(INSTALL_CONFIGS) \
 	$(INSTALL_DBS) $(INSTALL_BPTS) \
-	$(INSTALL_DBDNAME) $(INSTALL_INCREC)
+	$(INSTALL_DBDNAME)
 
 ifdef BIN_INSTALLS
 buildInstall : binInstalls
@@ -316,7 +315,7 @@ endif # PROD defined
 #  VERY IMPORTANT !!!!
 
 depends: $(LIBSRCS_IOC) $(LIBSRCS_HOST) $(SRCS) $(COND_PROD_SRCS)
-	$(RM) DEPENDS
+	@$(RM) DEPENDS
 	touch DEPENDS
 	$(DEPENDS_RULE)
 
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ depends: $(LIBSRCS_IOC) $(LIBSRCS_HOST) $(SRCS) $(COND_PROD_SRCS)
 # WIN95/NT source browser
 %.bsc: %.sbr
 	@echo "building source browser archive $@"
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(BAFCMD) $<
 
 #
@@ -446,29 +445,29 @@ $(INSTALL_DBD)/%: ../%
 	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(INSTALL_DBD)
  
 %Record.h: %Record.dbd
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(EPICS_BASE)/bin/$(HOST_ARCH)/dbToRecordtypeH$(HOSTEXE) \
 	        $(DBDFLAGS)  $<
  
 %Record.h: ../%Record.dbd
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(EPICS_BASE)/bin/$(HOST_ARCH)/dbToRecordtypeH$(HOSTEXE) \
 	        $(DBDFLAGS)  $<
  
 menu%.h: menu%.dbd
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(EPICS_BASE)/bin/$(HOST_ARCH)/dbToMenuH$(HOSTEXE) $<
  
 menu%.h: ../menu%.dbd
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(EPICS_BASE)/bin/$(HOST_ARCH)/dbToMenuH$(HOSTEXE) $<
  
 bpt%.dbd: bpt%.data
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(EPICS_BASE)/bin/$(HOST_ARCH)/makeBpt$(HOSTEXE) $<
 
 bpt%.dbd: ../bpt%.data
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(EPICS_BASE)/bin/$(HOST_ARCH)/makeBpt$(HOSTEXE) $<
 
 ifdef DBDEXPAND
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ endif
 
 # rule for lib (archive of object files) creation
 $(LIBNAME_IOC): $(LIBOBJS_IOC)
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(ARCMD) $(LIBOBJS_IOC)
 ifneq ($(RANLIB)xx,xx)
 	$(RANLIB) $@;
@@ -510,7 +509,7 @@ $(DLL_LINK_LIBNAME_IOC) $(SHRLIBNAME_IOC): $(LIBOBJS_IOC)
 
 # rule for lib (archive of object files) creation
 $(LIBNAME_HOST): $(LIBOBJS_HOST)
-	$(RM) $@
+	@$(RM) $@
 	$(ARCMD) $(LIBOBJS_HOST)
 ifneq ($(RANLIB)xx,xx)
 	$(RANLIB) $@;
@@ -573,14 +572,6 @@ $(INSTALL_CONFIG)/%: ../%
 	@echo "Installing config file $@"
 	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
 
-$(addsuffix /%,$(MAN_DIRECTORY_TARGETS)) : % 
-	@echo "Installing man file $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
-
-$(addsuffix /%,$(MAN_DIRECTORY_TARGETS)) : ../% 
-	@echo "Installing man file $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
-
 $(INSTALL_INCLUDE)/os/$(OS_CLASS)/% : %
 	@echo "Installing os dependent include file $@"
 	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
diff --git a/configure/RULES_TOP b/configure/RULES_TOP
index 0d0f66db2..94632a895 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_TOP
+++ b/configure/RULES_TOP
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ distclean: clean uninstall
 
 uninstall: $(addprefix uninstall$(DIVIDER),$(BUILD_ARCHS))
 	@$(RMDIR)  rec.bak rec
-	@$(RMDIR) $(INSTALL_DBD) $(INSTALL_MAN) $(INSTALL_INCLUDE) $(INSTALL_DOC)\
+	@$(RMDIR) $(INSTALL_DBD) $(INSTALL_INCLUDE) $(INSTALL_DOC)\
 		$(INSTALL_HTML) $(INSTALL_JAVA) $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES)
 	@$(MAKE) -f Makefile  cleandirs