--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PLATS= aix bsd c89 freebsd generic linux
 # What to install.
 TO_BIN= lua$V luac$V
 TO_INC= lua.h luaconf.h lualib.h lauxlib.h lua.hpp
-TO_LIB= liblua$V.a
+TO_LIB= liblua$V.a liblua$V.so.0.0.0
 TO_MAN= lua$V.1 luac$V.1
 
 # Lua version and release.
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ install: dummy
 	cd src && $(INSTALL_EXEC) $(TO_BIN) $(INSTALL_BIN)
 	cd src && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
 	cd src && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_LIB) $(INSTALL_LIB)
+	ln -s liblua$V.so.0.0.0 $(INSTALL_LIB)/liblua$V.so.0.0
+	ln -s liblua$V.so.0.0.0 $(INSTALL_LIB)/liblua$V.so.0
+	ln -s liblua$V.so.0.0.0 $(INSTALL_LIB)/liblua$V.so
 	cd doc && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_MAN) $(INSTALL_MAN)
 
 uninstall:
--- a/src/ldo.h
+++ b/src/ldo.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ LUAI_FUNC int luaD_pcall (lua_State *L,
 LUAI_FUNC int luaD_poscall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId firstResult,
                                           int nres);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_reallocstack (lua_State *L, int newsize);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaD_growstack (lua_State *L, int n);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaD_shrinkstack (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API void luaD_growstack (lua_State *L, int n);
+LUA_API void luaD_shrinkstack (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_inctop (lua_State *L);
 
 LUAI_FUNC l_noret luaD_throw (lua_State *L, int errcode);
--- a/src/lfunc.h
+++ b/src/lfunc.h
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ struct UpVal {
 #define upisopen(up)	((up)->v != &(up)->u.value)
 
 
-LUAI_FUNC Proto *luaF_newproto (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API Proto *luaF_newproto (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC CClosure *luaF_newCclosure (lua_State *L, int nelems);
-LUAI_FUNC LClosure *luaF_newLclosure (lua_State *L, int nelems);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaF_initupvals (lua_State *L, LClosure *cl);
-LUAI_FUNC UpVal *luaF_findupval (lua_State *L, StkId level);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaF_close (lua_State *L, StkId level);
+LUA_API LClosure *luaF_newLclosure (lua_State *L, int nelems);
+LUA_API void luaF_initupvals (lua_State *L, LClosure *cl);
+LUA_API UpVal *luaF_findupval (lua_State *L, StkId level);
+LUA_API void luaF_close (lua_State *L, StkId level);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaF_freeproto (lua_State *L, Proto *f);
-LUAI_FUNC const char *luaF_getlocalname (const Proto *func, int local_number,
+LUA_API const char *luaF_getlocalname (const Proto *func, int local_number,
                                          int pc);
 
 
--- a/src/lgc.h
+++ b/src/lgc.h
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@
 
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_fix (lua_State *L, GCObject *o);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_freeallobjects (lua_State *L);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaC_step (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API void luaC_step (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_runtilstate (lua_State *L, int statesmask);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_fullgc (lua_State *L, int isemergency);
 LUAI_FUNC GCObject *luaC_newobj (lua_State *L, int tt, size_t sz);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaC_barrier_ (lua_State *L, GCObject *o, GCObject *v);
+LUA_API void luaC_barrier_ (lua_State *L, GCObject *o, GCObject *v);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_barrierback_ (lua_State *L, Table *o);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_upvalbarrier_ (lua_State *L, UpVal *uv);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_checkfinalizer (lua_State *L, GCObject *o, Table *mt);
--- a/src/llex.h
+++ b/src/llex.h
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ typedef struct LexState {
 
 
 LUAI_FUNC void luaX_init (lua_State *L);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaX_setinput (lua_State *L, LexState *ls, ZIO *z,
+LUA_API void luaX_setinput (lua_State *L, LexState *ls, ZIO *z,
                               TString *source, int firstchar);
 LUAI_FUNC TString *luaX_newstring (LexState *ls, const char *str, size_t l);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaX_next (LexState *ls);
-LUAI_FUNC int luaX_lookahead (LexState *ls);
-LUAI_FUNC l_noret luaX_syntaxerror (LexState *ls, const char *s);
-LUAI_FUNC const char *luaX_token2str (LexState *ls, int token);
+LUA_API void luaX_next (LexState *ls);
+LUA_API int luaX_lookahead (LexState *ls);
+LUA_API l_noret luaX_syntaxerror (LexState *ls, const char *s);
+LUA_API const char *luaX_token2str (LexState *ls, int token);
 
 
 #endif
--- a/src/lmem.h
+++ b/src/lmem.h
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
 #define luaM_reallocvector(L, v,oldn,n,t) \
    ((v)=cast(t *, luaM_reallocv(L, v, oldn, n, sizeof(t))))
 
-LUAI_FUNC l_noret luaM_toobig (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API l_noret luaM_toobig (lua_State *L);
 
 /* not to be called directly */
-LUAI_FUNC void *luaM_realloc_ (lua_State *L, void *block, size_t oldsize,
+LUA_API void *luaM_realloc_ (lua_State *L, void *block, size_t oldsize,
                                                           size_t size);
-LUAI_FUNC void *luaM_growaux_ (lua_State *L, void *block, int *size,
+LUA_API void *luaM_growaux_ (lua_State *L, void *block, int *size,
                                size_t size_elem, int limit,
                                const char *what);
 
--- a/src/lobject.h
+++ b/src/lobject.h
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ typedef struct Table {
 #define luaO_nilobject		(&luaO_nilobject_)
 
 
-LUAI_DDEC const TValue luaO_nilobject_;
+LUA_API const TValue luaO_nilobject_;
 
 /* size of buffer for 'luaO_utf8esc' function */
 #define UTF8BUFFSZ	8
@@ -534,15 +534,15 @@ LUAI_FUNC int luaO_int2fb (unsigned int
 LUAI_FUNC int luaO_fb2int (int x);
 LUAI_FUNC int luaO_utf8esc (char *buff, unsigned long x);
 LUAI_FUNC int luaO_ceillog2 (unsigned int x);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaO_arith (lua_State *L, int op, const TValue *p1,
+LUA_API void luaO_arith (lua_State *L, int op, const TValue *p1,
                            const TValue *p2, TValue *res);
 LUAI_FUNC size_t luaO_str2num (const char *s, TValue *o);
 LUAI_FUNC int luaO_hexavalue (int c);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaO_tostring (lua_State *L, StkId obj);
-LUAI_FUNC const char *luaO_pushvfstring (lua_State *L, const char *fmt,
+LUA_API const char *luaO_pushvfstring (lua_State *L, const char *fmt,
                                                        va_list argp);
-LUAI_FUNC const char *luaO_pushfstring (lua_State *L, const char *fmt, ...);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaO_chunkid (char *out, const char *source, size_t len);
+LUA_API const char *luaO_pushfstring (lua_State *L, const char *fmt, ...);
+LUA_API void luaO_chunkid (char *out, const char *source, size_t len);
 
 
 #endif
--- a/src/lopcodes.h
+++ b/src/lopcodes.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ enum OpArgMask {
   OpArgK   /* argument is a constant or register/constant */
 };
 
-LUAI_DDEC const lu_byte luaP_opmodes[NUM_OPCODES];
+LUA_API const lu_byte luaP_opmodes[NUM_OPCODES];
 
 #define getOpMode(m)	(cast(enum OpMode, luaP_opmodes[m] & 3))
 #define getBMode(m)	(cast(enum OpArgMask, (luaP_opmodes[m] >> 4) & 3))
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ LUAI_DDEC const lu_byte luaP_opmodes[NUM
 #define testTMode(m)	(luaP_opmodes[m] & (1 << 7))
 
 
-LUAI_DDEC const char *const luaP_opnames[NUM_OPCODES+1];  /* opcode names */
+LUA_API const char *const luaP_opnames[NUM_OPCODES+1];  /* opcode names */
 
 
 /* number of list items to accumulate before a SETLIST instruction */
--- a/src/lstate.h
+++ b/src/lstate.h
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ union GCUnion {
 
 LUAI_FUNC void luaE_setdebt (global_State *g, l_mem debt);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaE_freethread (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1);
-LUAI_FUNC CallInfo *luaE_extendCI (lua_State *L);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaE_freeCI (lua_State *L);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaE_shrinkCI (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API CallInfo *luaE_extendCI (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API void luaE_freeCI (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API void luaE_shrinkCI (lua_State *L);
 
 
 #endif
--- a/src/lstring.h
+++ b/src/lstring.h
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@
 
 LUAI_FUNC unsigned int luaS_hash (const char *str, size_t l, unsigned int seed);
 LUAI_FUNC unsigned int luaS_hashlongstr (TString *ts);
-LUAI_FUNC int luaS_eqlngstr (TString *a, TString *b);
+LUA_API int luaS_eqlngstr (TString *a, TString *b);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaS_resize (lua_State *L, int newsize);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaS_clearcache (global_State *g);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaS_init (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaS_remove (lua_State *L, TString *ts);
 LUAI_FUNC Udata *luaS_newudata (lua_State *L, size_t s);
-LUAI_FUNC TString *luaS_newlstr (lua_State *L, const char *str, size_t l);
-LUAI_FUNC TString *luaS_new (lua_State *L, const char *str);
-LUAI_FUNC TString *luaS_createlngstrobj (lua_State *L, size_t l);
+LUA_API TString *luaS_newlstr (lua_State *L, const char *str, size_t l);
+LUA_API TString *luaS_new (lua_State *L, const char *str);
+LUA_API TString *luaS_createlngstrobj (lua_State *L, size_t l);
 
 
 #endif
--- a/src/ltable.h
+++ b/src/ltable.h
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
 
 
 LUAI_FUNC const TValue *luaH_getint (Table *t, lua_Integer key);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaH_setint (lua_State *L, Table *t, lua_Integer key,
+LUA_API void luaH_setint (lua_State *L, Table *t, lua_Integer key,
                                                     TValue *value);
 LUAI_FUNC const TValue *luaH_getshortstr (Table *t, TString *key);
 LUAI_FUNC const TValue *luaH_getstr (Table *t, TString *key);
 LUAI_FUNC const TValue *luaH_get (Table *t, const TValue *key);
 LUAI_FUNC TValue *luaH_newkey (lua_State *L, Table *t, const TValue *key);
-LUAI_FUNC TValue *luaH_set (lua_State *L, Table *t, const TValue *key);
-LUAI_FUNC Table *luaH_new (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API TValue *luaH_set (lua_State *L, Table *t, const TValue *key);
+LUA_API Table *luaH_new (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaH_resize (lua_State *L, Table *t, unsigned int nasize,
                                                     unsigned int nhsize);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaH_resizearray (lua_State *L, Table *t, unsigned int nasize);
--- a/src/ltm.h
+++ b/src/ltm.h
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ typedef enum {
 LUAI_DDEC const char *const luaT_typenames_[LUA_TOTALTAGS];
 
 
-LUAI_FUNC const char *luaT_objtypename (lua_State *L, const TValue *o);
+LUA_API const char *luaT_objtypename (lua_State *L, const TValue *o);
 
 LUAI_FUNC const TValue *luaT_gettm (Table *events, TMS event, TString *ename);
-LUAI_FUNC const TValue *luaT_gettmbyobj (lua_State *L, const TValue *o,
+LUA_API const TValue *luaT_gettmbyobj (lua_State *L, const TValue *o,
                                                        TMS event);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaT_init (lua_State *L);
 
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ LUAI_FUNC void luaT_callTM (lua_State *L
                             const TValue *p2, TValue *p3, int hasres);
 LUAI_FUNC int luaT_callbinTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1, const TValue *p2,
                               StkId res, TMS event);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaT_trybinTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1, const TValue *p2,
+LUA_API void luaT_trybinTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1, const TValue *p2,
                               StkId res, TMS event);
-LUAI_FUNC int luaT_callorderTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1,
+LUA_API int luaT_callorderTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1,
                                 const TValue *p2, TMS event);
 
 
--- a/src/lundump.h
+++ b/src/lundump.h
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 #define LUAC_FORMAT	0	/* this is the official format */
 
 /* load one chunk; from lundump.c */
-LUAI_FUNC LClosure* luaU_undump (lua_State* L, ZIO* Z, const char* name);
+LUA_API LClosure* luaU_undump (lua_State* L, ZIO* Z, const char* name);
 
 /* dump one chunk; from ldump.c */
-LUAI_FUNC int luaU_dump (lua_State* L, const Proto* f, lua_Writer w,
+LUA_API int luaU_dump (lua_State* L, const Proto* f, lua_Writer w,
                          void* data, int strip);
 
 #endif
--- a/src/lzio.h
+++ b/src/lzio.h
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ struct Zio {
 };
 
 
-LUAI_FUNC int luaZ_fill (ZIO *z);
+LUA_API int luaZ_fill (ZIO *z);
 
 #endif
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ MYOBJS=
 PLATS= aix bsd c89 freebsd generic linux macosx mingw posix solaris
 
 LUA_A=	liblua$V.a
+LUA_SO=	liblua$V.so.0.0.0
 CORE_O=	lapi.o lcode.o lctype.o ldebug.o ldo.o ldump.o lfunc.o lgc.o llex.o \
 	lmem.o lobject.o lopcodes.o lparser.o lstate.o lstring.o ltable.o \
 	ltm.o lundump.o lvm.o lzio.o
@@ -43,8 +44,9 @@ LUAC_T=	luac$V
 LUAC_O=	luac.o
 
 ALL_O= $(BASE_O) $(LUA_O) $(LUAC_O)
-ALL_T= $(LUA_A) $(LUA_T) $(LUAC_T)
+ALL_T= $(LUA_A) $(LUA_SO) $(LUA_T) $(LUAC_T)
 ALL_A= $(LUA_A)
+ALL_SO= $(LUA_SO)
 
 # Targets start here.
 default: $(PLAT)
@@ -55,14 +57,25 @@ o:	$(ALL_O)
 
 a:	$(ALL_A)
 
+so:	$(ALL_SO)
+
 $(LUA_A): $(BASE_O)
 	$(AR) $@ $(BASE_O)
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 
-$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A)
-	$(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
+$(LUA_SO): $(CORE_O) $(LIB_O)
+	$(CC) -o $@ -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -shared -Wl,-soname="$@" $?
+	ln -fs $@ liblua$V.so.0.0
+	ln -fs $@ liblua$V.so.0
+	ln -fs $@ liblua$V.so
+
+$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O) $(LUA_SO)
+	$(CC) -o $@ -L. -llua$V $(MYLDFLAGS) $(LUA_O) $(LIBS)
+
+$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_SO)
+	$(CC) -o $@ -L. -llua$V $(MYLDFLAGS) $(LUAC_O) $(LIBS)
 
-$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A)
+$(LUAC_T)-host: $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
 
 clean: