diff --git a/sys-libs/libixp/files/libixp-0.2-shared-object.patch b/sys-libs/libixp/files/libixp-0.2-shared-object.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-libs/libixp/files/libixp-0.2-shared-object.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+diff -uN libixp-0.2.bak/config.mk libixp-0.2/config.mk
+--- libixp-0.2.bak/config.mk	2006-12-27 03:59:09.000000000 -0800
++++ libixp-0.2/config.mk	2007-06-24 11:45:59.000000000 -0700
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
+ # flags
+ CFLAGS = -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
+ LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
++SOFLAGS = -fPIC -shared
+ #CFLAGS = -g -Wall -O2 ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
+ #LDFLAGS = -g ${LIBS}
+ 
+diff -uN libixp-0.2.bak/Makefile libixp-0.2/Makefile
+--- libixp-0.2.bak/Makefile	2006-12-27 03:59:09.000000000 -0800
++++ libixp-0.2/Makefile	2007-06-24 11:45:59.000000000 -0700
+@@ -9,18 +9,23 @@
+ OBJ = ${SRC:.c=.o}
+ OBJIXPC = ${SRCIXPC:.c=.o}
+ 
+-all: options libixp.a ixpc
++all: options libixp.a libixp.so ixpc
+ 
+ options:
+ 	@echo libixp build options:
+ 	@echo "CFLAGS   = ${CFLAGS}"
+ 	@echo "LDFLAGS  = ${LDFLAGS}"
+ 	@echo "CC       = ${CC}"
++	@echo "SOFLAGS  = ${SOFLAGS}"
+ 	@echo "LD       = ${LD}"
+ 
++${OBJIXPC}: 
++	@echo CC ${@:.o=.c}
++	@${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} ${@:.o=.c}
++
+ .c.o:
+ 	@echo CC $<
+-	@${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} $<
++	@${CC} ${SOFLAGS} -c ${CFLAGS} $<
+ 
+ ${OBJ}: config.mk ixp.h
+ 
+@@ -29,6 +34,10 @@
+ 	@${AR} $@ ${OBJ}
+ 	@${RANLIB} $@
+ 
++libixp.so: ${OBJ}
++	@echo CC $@
++	@${CC} ${SOFLAGS} -o $@ ${OBJ}
++
+ ixpc: ${OBJIXPC}
+ 	@echo LD $@
+ 	@${LD} -o $@ ${OBJIXPC} ${LDFLAGS} -lixp
+@@ -36,7 +45,7 @@
+ 
+ clean:
+ 	@echo cleaning
+-	@rm -f ixpc libixp.a ${OBJ} ${OBJIXPC} libixp-${VERSION}.tar.gz
++	@rm -f ixpc libixp.a libixp.so ${OBJ} ${OBJIXPC} libixp-${VERSION}.tar.gz
+ 
+ dist: clean
+ 	@echo creating dist tarball
+@@ -55,6 +64,9 @@
+ 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib
+ 	@cp -f libixp.a ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib
+ 	@chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libixp.a
++	@cp -f libixp.so ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libixp.so.${VERSION}
++	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libixp.so.${VERSION}
++	@ln -s libixp.so.${VERSION} ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libixp.so
+ 	@echo installing ixpc to ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+ 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+ 	@cp -f ixpc ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+@@ -67,8 +79,12 @@
+ uninstall:
+ 	@echo removing header file from ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/include
+ 	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/include/ixp.h
++
+ 	@echo removing library file from ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib
+ 	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libixp.a
++	@echo removing shared object file from ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib
++	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libixp.so
++	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libixp.so.${VERSION}
+ 	@echo removing ipx client from ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+ 	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/ixpc
+ 	@echo removing manual page from ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1