--- Makefile.SH.orig	Fri May  7 22:06:24 1999
+++ Makefile.SH	Fri May  7 22:26:31 1999
@@ -51,9 +51,18 @@
 	sunos*)
 		linklibperl="-lperl"
 		;;
-	netbsd*|freebsd[234]*)
+	netbsd*)
 		linklibperl="-L. -lperl"
 		;;
+	freebsd*)
+		linklibperl="-L. -lperl"
+		if [ -x /usr/bin/objformat ]; then
+			objformat=`/usr/bin/objformat`
+		else
+			objformat=aout
+		fi
+		[ x$objformat = xelf ] && shrpldflags="${shrpldflags} -Wl,-soname,${libperl}"
+		;;
 	aix*)
 		shrpldflags="-H512 -T512 -bhalt:4 -bM:SRE -bE:perl.exp"
 		case "$osvers" in
@@ -305,12 +314,17 @@
 		$spitshell >>Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!'
 	$(LD) $(SHRPLDFLAGS) -o $@ perl$(OBJ_EXT) $(obj)
 !NO!SUBS!
-		case "$osname" in
-		aix)
+		case "${osname}${osvers}" in
+		aix*)
 			$spitshell >>Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!'
 	rm -f libperl$(OBJ_EXT)
 	mv $@ libperl$(OBJ_EXT)
 	$(AR) qv $(LIBPERL) libperl$(OBJ_EXT)
+!NO!SUBS!
+			;;
+		freebsd*)
+			$spitshell >>Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!'
+	$(LNS) $(LIBPERL) libperl.so
 !NO!SUBS!
 			;;
 		esac