diff --git a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
index a9dbd7f91..a390b7952 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+++ b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
@@ -43,6 +43,5 @@ OPT_CXXFLAGS_NO = -g
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES = -static
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO =
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES +=  -shared
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_NO +=
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS +=  -shared -fPIC
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
index e80cda913..bede9e57f 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ SHRLIBNAME_YES = $(BUILD_LIBRARY:%=$(LIB_PREFIX)%$(SHRLIB_SUFFIX))
 SHRLIB_DEPLIBS = $(foreach lib,$(SHRLIB_LIBS),$(firstword $(wildcard  \
 $($(lib)_DIR)/$(LIB_PREFIX)$(lib).*)))
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = $(SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_$(strip $(SHARED_LIBRARIES)))
 SHRLIB_LDLIBS = $($*_LDLIBS:%=-l%) $(SHRLIB_LIBS:%=-l%) \
  $($*_SYS_LIBS:%=-l%) $(SYS_SHRLIB_LIBS:%=-l%)
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
index dab2ccd98..6a6a32e1d 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -mcpu=pentium
 
 # Set runtime path for shared libraries
 PROD_LDFLAGS_YES += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%/lib/$(T_A)))
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%/lib/$(T_A)))
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%/lib/$(T_A)))
 PROD_LDFLAGS += $(PROD_LDFLAGS_$(SHARED_LIBRARIES))
 
 ifdef CROSS
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
index da2731d27..a30ec266c 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ AR = ar -rc
 RANLIB=
 LD = ld -r
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES += -fPIC
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc.hpux-parisc b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc.hpux-parisc
index aa47329c3..a52275259 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc.hpux-parisc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc.hpux-parisc
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ STATIC_LDLIBS_YES=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -AA -mt
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -b
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha.osf-alpha b/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha.osf-alpha
index 6f2ef8f24..b678445c4 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha.osf-alpha
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha.osf-alpha
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -shared
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared
 
 #############  ???????????
 #####ACC_SFLAGS_YES= -non_shared
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
index c901c0b2b..c64b13411 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-#SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -G -h $@ -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -G -h $@ -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc.solaris-sparc b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc.solaris-sparc
index 027678569..d7176d346 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc.solaris-sparc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc.solaris-sparc
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ RANLIB =
 
 #Prepare the object code for profiling with prof. (YES or NO)
 PROFILE=NO
+#Prepare the object code for profiling with gprof. (YES or NO)
+GPROF=NO
 
 # Configure OS vendor C compiler
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_ANSI = -Xa -v
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -Xc -v
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_TRAD = -Xs
 PROF_CFLAGS_YES = -p
-PROF_CFLAGS_NO =
-CODE_CFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CFLAGS_$(PROFILE))
+GPROF_CFLAGS_YES = -xpg
+CODE_CFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) $(GPROF_CFLAGS_$(GPROF))
 WARN_CFLAGS_YES =
 WARN_CFLAGS_NO = -w
 OPT_CFLAGS_YES = -xO4
@@ -36,8 +38,8 @@ OPT_CFLAGS_NO = -g
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_NORMAL =
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT =
 PROF_CXXFLAGS_YES = -p
-PROF_CXXFLAGS_NO =
-CODE_CXXFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CXXFLAGS_$(PROFILE))
+GPROF_CXXFLAGS_YES = -xpg
+CODE_CXXFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CXXFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) $(GPROF_CXXFLAGS_$(GPROF))
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_YES = +w
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_NO =
 OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = -O
@@ -48,6 +50,5 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -G -h $@ -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
-
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -G -h $@ -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86.solaris-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86.solaris-x86
index c6941f976..4049bf3fe 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86.solaris-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86.solaris-x86
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ CONFORM_CFLAGS_ANSI = -Xa -v
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -Xc -v
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_TRAD = -Xs
 PROF_CFLAGS_YES = -p
-PROF_CFLAGS_NO =
-CODE_CFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CFLAGS_$(PROFILE))
+GPROF_CFLAGS_YES = -xpg
+CODE_CFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) $(GPROF_CFLAGS_$(GPROF))
 WARN_CFLAGS_YES =
 WARN_CFLAGS_NO = -w
 OPT_CFLAGS_YES = -xO4
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ OPT_CFLAGS_NO = -g
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_NORMAL = 
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT = 
 PROF_CXXFLAGS_YES = -p
-PROF_CXXFLAGS_NO =
-CODE_CXXFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CXXFLAGS_$(PROFILE))
+GPROF_CXXFLAGS_YES = -xpg
+CODE_CXXFLAGS = -KPIC $(PROF_CXXFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) $(GPROF_CXXFLAGS_$(GPROF))
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_YES = +w
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_NO =
 OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = -O
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -G -h $@  -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -G -h $@  -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.sun4-68k.sun4-68k b/configure/os/CONFIG.sun4-68k.sun4-68k
index 4a1ba1ad6..475ce1379 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.sun4-68k.sun4-68k
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.sun4-68k.sun4-68k
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -assert pure-text -h $@
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -assert pure-text -h $@