diff --git a/media-plugins/live/files/config.gentoo b/media-plugins/live/files/config.gentoo
--- a/media-plugins/live/files/config.gentoo
+++ b/media-plugins/live/files/config.gentoo
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
+LIBTOOL_WRAPPER =	libtool --tag=CXX
 COMPILE_OPTS =		$(INCLUDES) -I. -DSOCKLEN_T=socklen_t -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE=1 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 C =			c
-C_COMPILER =		$(CC)
+C_COMPILER =		$(LIBTOOL_WRAPPER) --mode=compile $(CC)
 C_FLAGS =		$(COMPILE_OPTS) $(CFLAGS)
 CPP =			cpp
-CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER =	$(CXX)
+CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER =	$(LIBTOOL_WRAPPER) --mode=compile $(CXX)
 CPLUSPLUS_FLAGS =	$(COMPILE_OPTS) $(CXXFLAGS)
-OBJ =			o
-LINK =			$(CXX) -o
-LINK_OPTS =		-L.
+OBJ =			lo
+LINK =			$(LIBTOOL_WRAPPER) --mode=link $(CXX) -o 
+LINK_OPTS =		$(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 CONSOLE_LINK_OPTS =	$(LINK_OPTS)
-LIBRARY_LINK =		$(LD) -o
-LIBRARY_LINK_OPTS =	$(LINK_OPTS) -r -Bstatic
-LIB_SUFFIX =			a
+LIBRARY_LINK =		$(LIBTOOL_WRAPPER) --mode=link $(CXX) -version-info $(LIVE_ABI_VERSION) -rpath $(LIBDIR) -o 
+LIBRARY_LINK_OPTS =	$(LINK_OPTS)
+LIB_SUFFIX =		la
 LIBS_FOR_CONSOLE_APPLICATION =
 LIBS_FOR_GUI_APPLICATION =
 EXE =
+INSTALL =		install -c 
+
+# rules for libtool's lo files
+%.$(OBJ) : %.$(C)
+	 $(C_COMPILER) -c $(C_FLAGS) $<
+%.$(OBJ) : %.$(CPP)
+	 $(CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER) -c $(CPLUSPLUS_FLAGS) $<