diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 74a84cacf..105502139 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ GEN_HEADERS = @GEN_HEADERS@
 GEN_OBJECTS = @GEN_OBJECTS@
 VERSION_OBJECTS = @VERSION_OBJECTS@
 
-SDLMAIN_TARGET = libSDL2main.a
+SDLMAIN_TARGET = libSDL2main.la
 SDLMAIN_OBJECTS = @SDLMAIN_OBJECTS@
 
-SDLTEST_TARGET = libSDL2_test.a
+SDLTEST_TARGET = libSDL2_test.la
 SDLTEST_OBJECTS = @SDLTEST_OBJECTS@
 
 WAYLAND_SCANNER = @WAYLAND_SCANNER@
@@ -145,12 +145,10 @@ $(objects)/$(TARGET): $(GEN_HEADERS) $(GEN_OBJECTS) $(OBJECTS) $(VERSION_OBJECTS
 	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(GEN_OBJECTS) $(VERSION_OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(LT_LDFLAGS)
 
 $(objects)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET): $(SDLMAIN_OBJECTS)
-	$(RUN_CMD_AR)$(AR) cru $@ $(SDLMAIN_OBJECTS)
-	$(RUN_CMD_RANLIB)$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) -static -o $@ $(SDLMAIN_OBJECTS) -rpath $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 
 $(objects)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET): $(SDLTEST_OBJECTS)
-	$(RUN_CMD_AR)$(AR) cru $@ $(SDLTEST_OBJECTS)
-	$(RUN_CMD_RANLIB)$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) -static -o $@ $(SDLTEST_OBJECTS) -rpath $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 
 install: all install-bin install-hdrs install-lib install-data
 install-bin:
@@ -171,10 +169,8 @@ install-hdrs: update-revision
 install-lib: $(objects) $(objects)/$(TARGET) $(objects)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET) $(objects)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET)
 	$(SHELL) $(auxdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL) $(objects)/$(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(TARGET)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(objects)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET)
-	$(RANLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(objects)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET)
-	$(RANLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET)
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL) $(objects)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET)
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL) $(objects)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET)
 install-data:
 	$(SHELL) $(auxdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/aclocal
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(srcdir)/sdl2.m4 $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/aclocal/sdl2.m4
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bc6f5c345..6c9bebda8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -24456,16 +24456,16 @@ VERSION_DEPENDS=`echo "$VERSION_DEPENDS" | sed "s,\\([^ ]*\\)/\\([^ ]*\\)\\.rc,\
 
 SDLMAIN_OBJECTS=`echo $SDLMAIN_SOURCES`
 SDLMAIN_DEPENDS=`echo $SDLMAIN_SOURCES`
-SDLMAIN_OBJECTS=`echo "$SDLMAIN_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[^ ]*/\([^ ]*\)\.c,$(objects)/\1.o,g'`
+SDLMAIN_OBJECTS=`echo "$SDLMAIN_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[^ ]*/\([^ ]*\)\.c,$(objects)/\1.lo,g'`
 SDLMAIN_DEPENDS=`echo "$SDLMAIN_DEPENDS" | sed "s,\\([^ ]*\\)/\\([^ ]*\\)\\.c,\\\\
-\\$(objects)/\\2.o: \\1/\\2.c\\\\
+\\$(objects)/\\2.lo: \\1/\\2.c\\\\
 	\\$(RUN_CMD_CC)\\$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile \\$(CC) \\$(CFLAGS) \\$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $DEPENDENCY_TRACKING_OPTIONS -c \\$< -o \\$@,g"`
 
 SDLTEST_OBJECTS=`echo $SDLTEST_SOURCES`
 SDLTEST_DEPENDS=`echo $SDLTEST_SOURCES`
-SDLTEST_OBJECTS=`echo "$SDLTEST_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[^ ]*/\([^ ]*\)\.c,$(objects)/\1.o,g'`
+SDLTEST_OBJECTS=`echo "$SDLTEST_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[^ ]*/\([^ ]*\)\.c,$(objects)/\1.lo,g'`
 SDLTEST_DEPENDS=`echo "$SDLTEST_DEPENDS" | sed "s,\\([^ ]*\\)/\\([^ ]*\\)\\.c,\\\\
-\\$(objects)/\\2.o: \\1/\\2.c\\\\
+\\$(objects)/\\2.lo: \\1/\\2.c\\\\
 	\\$(RUN_CMD_CC)\\$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile \\$(CC) \\$(CFLAGS) \\$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $DEPENDENCY_TRACKING_OPTIONS -c \\$< -o \\$@,g"`
 
 # Set runtime shared library paths as needed
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c4abe53e4..04f293318 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ if test x$enable_libc = xyes; then
     AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv, iconv_open, [LIBS="$LIBS -liconv"; EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -liconv"])
     AC_CHECK_FUNCS(iconv)
 
-    AC_CHECK_MEMBER(struct sigaction.sa_sigaction,[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SA_SIGACTION], 1, [Description])], ,[#include <signal.h>])
+    AC_CHECK_MEMBER(struct sigaction.sa_sigaction,[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SA_SIGACTION], 1, [ ])], ,[#include <signal.h>])
 fi
 
 dnl AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void*)
@@ -3877,16 +3877,16 @@ VERSION_DEPENDS=`echo "$VERSION_DEPENDS" | sed "s,\\([[^ ]]*\\)/\\([[^ ]]*\\)\\.
 
 SDLMAIN_OBJECTS=`echo $SDLMAIN_SOURCES`
 SDLMAIN_DEPENDS=`echo $SDLMAIN_SOURCES`
-SDLMAIN_OBJECTS=`echo "$SDLMAIN_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[[^ ]]*/\([[^ ]]*\)\.c,$(objects)/\1.o,g'`
+SDLMAIN_OBJECTS=`echo "$SDLMAIN_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[[^ ]]*/\([[^ ]]*\)\.c,$(objects)/\1.lo,g'`
 SDLMAIN_DEPENDS=`echo "$SDLMAIN_DEPENDS" | sed "s,\\([[^ ]]*\\)/\\([[^ ]]*\\)\\.c,\\\\
-\\$(objects)/\\2.o: \\1/\\2.c\\\\
+\\$(objects)/\\2.lo: \\1/\\2.c\\\\
 	\\$(RUN_CMD_CC)\\$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile \\$(CC) \\$(CFLAGS) \\$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $DEPENDENCY_TRACKING_OPTIONS -c \\$< -o \\$@,g"`
 
 SDLTEST_OBJECTS=`echo $SDLTEST_SOURCES`
 SDLTEST_DEPENDS=`echo $SDLTEST_SOURCES`
-SDLTEST_OBJECTS=`echo "$SDLTEST_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[[^ ]]*/\([[^ ]]*\)\.c,$(objects)/\1.o,g'`
+SDLTEST_OBJECTS=`echo "$SDLTEST_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[[^ ]]*/\([[^ ]]*\)\.c,$(objects)/\1.lo,g'`
 SDLTEST_DEPENDS=`echo "$SDLTEST_DEPENDS" | sed "s,\\([[^ ]]*\\)/\\([[^ ]]*\\)\\.c,\\\\
-\\$(objects)/\\2.o: \\1/\\2.c\\\\
+\\$(objects)/\\2.lo: \\1/\\2.c\\\\
 	\\$(RUN_CMD_CC)\\$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile \\$(CC) \\$(CFLAGS) \\$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $DEPENDENCY_TRACKING_OPTIONS -c \\$< -o \\$@,g"`
 
 # Set runtime shared library paths as needed