diff -up libtpcmisc/include/memory_handler.h.shared libtpcmisc/include/memory_handler.h
--- libtpcmisc/include/memory_handler.h.shared	2010-03-24 07:53:57.000000000 -0400
+++ libtpcmisc/include/memory_handler.h	2011-08-08 14:11:39.726676115 -0400
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define DEBUG_BUFFER_BORDER 256
 /*#define DEBUG_MEMORY*/
 #define DEBUG_BUFFER_VALUE 69
+#define DEBUG 0
 
 int init_memory_handler();
 void* allocate_memory( int size );
diff -up libtpcmisc/Makefile.shared libtpcmisc/Makefile
--- libtpcmisc/Makefile.shared	2010-10-27 08:49:40.000000000 -0400
+++ libtpcmisc/Makefile	2011-08-08 14:12:39.759914041 -0400
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ SOURCES 	= substitutions.c backup.c idcr
                   petunits.c datetime.c memory_handler.c libtpcmiscv.c
 OBJECTS 	= ${SOURCES:.c=.o}
 LIBARCHIVE	= ${LIBRARY}.a
+SHLIBSHORT	= ${LIBRARY}.so
+SHLIBMAJOR	= ${SHLIBSHORT}.0
+SHLIBARCHIVE	= ${SHLIBMAJOR}.0.0
 DOXYGEN		= doxygen
 CC		= gcc
-CFLAGS 		= -std=gnu99 -s -Wall -O2 ${INCLUDE} ${ANSI}
+CFLAGS 		= -std=gnu99 -s -Wall -O2 ${INCLUDE} ${ANSI} -fPIC -DPIC
 LIBS 		= ${LDFLAGS} -ltpcmisc -L.
 ZIP		= zip
 PRVERS		= progvers -opt=-b
@@ -61,14 +64,20 @@ endif
 LIBEXEC 	= ${LIBRARY}${EXT}
 
 # ------------- Compilation: --------------------------------------------------#
-compile: ${LIBARCHIVE} ${LIBEXEC}
+compile: ${LIBARCHIVE} ${SHLIBARCHIVE} ${LIBEXEC}
 
-# Compile library
+# Compile static library
 ${LIBARCHIVE}: ${OBJECTS}
 	${AR} -rvs ${LIBARCHIVE} ${OBJECTS}
 
+# Compile shared library
+${SHLIBARCHIVE}: ${OBJECTS}
+	${CC} -shared -o $@ ${OBJECTS} -Wl,-soname=${SHLIBMAJOR} -lm
+	ln -s ${SHLIBARCHIVE} ${SHLIBMAJOR}
+	ln -s ${SHLIBARCHIVE} ${SHLIBSHORT}
+
 # Compile executable
-${LIBEXEC}: ${LIBARCHIVE} ${LIBRARY}.c
+${LIBEXEC}: ${SHLIBARCHIVE} ${LIBRARY}.c
 	${CC} ${LIBRARY}.c -o ${LIBEXEC}  ${CFLAGS} ${LIBS}
 
 ifneq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
@@ -84,8 +93,9 @@ ${LIBRARY}.version: ${LIBEXEC}
 # ------------- Installation: -------------------------------------------------#
 install: libversion libinstall execinstall
 
-libinstall: ${LIBARCHIVE}
+libinstall: ${LIBARCHIVE} ${SHAREDLIBARCHIVE}
 	${ADDDATE} -i=${LIBRARY}.version -o=${PET_LIB} -nodate -copy ${LIBARCHIVE}
+	${ADDDATE} -i=${LIBRARY}.version -o=${PET_LIB} -nodate -copy ${SHLIBARCHIVE}
 
 execinstall: ${LIBEXEC}
 	${ADDDATE} -i=${LIBRARY}.version -o=${PET_BIN} -nodate -copy ${LIBEXEC}
diff -up libtpcmisc/memory_handler.c.shared libtpcmisc/memory_handler.c
--- libtpcmisc/memory_handler.c.shared	2010-03-24 07:53:57.000000000 -0400
+++ libtpcmisc/memory_handler.c	2011-08-08 14:11:39.726676115 -0400
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@
 
 #include "include/memory_handler.h"
 
-extern int DEBUG;
-
-
 /** Structure for one-way list to keep track of used memory */
 struct Memory_handler {
    /** Pointer to next structure */