diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d458155..29fa8183 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Developers may need to change their code
 
 ### Minor changes
 
+* Support for building static lib: `LINKAGE=static configure`
 * Change comment character to be active anywhere to beginning of _word_ only.
   * See [Change CLIgen comments](https://github.com/clicon/cligen/issues/55)
 * Improved performance of parsing files as described in [Bytewise read() of files is slow #146](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/146), thanks: @hjelmeland
diff --git a/apps/backend/Makefile.in b/apps/backend/Makefile.in
index fdcfabee..a745c031 100644
--- a/apps/backend/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/backend/Makefile.in
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ srcdir  	= @srcdir@
 top_srcdir  	= @top_srcdir@
 CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@ 
+LINKAGE         = @LINKAGE@
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@ -fPIC
+	SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
+else
+	CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@
+	SH_SUFFIX	= a
+endif
 INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 
@@ -52,19 +60,21 @@ sysconfdir	= @sysconfdir@
 includedir	= @includedir@
 HOST_VENDOR     = @host_vendor@
 
-SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
 CLIXON_MAJOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR@
 CLIXON_MINOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR@
 
 # Use this clixon lib for linking
-CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+else
+	CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon.a
+endif
 
 # For dependency. A little strange that we rely on it being built in the src dir
 # even though it may exist in $(libdir). But the new version may not have been installed yet.
 LIBDEPS		= $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) 
 
-LIBS    	= -L$(top_srcdir)/lib/src @LIBS@ $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB)
-CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@ -fPIC
+LIBS    	= -L$(top_srcdir)/lib/src $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) @LIBS@ 
 INCLUDES	= -I. -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/src -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir) @INCLUDES@
 
 # Name of application
@@ -85,9 +95,16 @@ LIBOBJ	= $(LIBSRC:.c=.o)
 
 # Name of lib
 MYNAME		= clixon_backend
+MYLIBDYNAMIC    = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+MYLIBSO         = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
 MYLIBLINK       = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX)
-MYLIB           = $(MYLIBLINK).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
-MYLIBSO         = $(MYLIBLINK).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
+MYLIBSTATIC     = lib$(MYNAME).a
+
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBDYNAMIC)
+else
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBSTATIC)
+endif
 
 all:	  $(MYLIB) $(APPL) test
 
@@ -112,9 +129,11 @@ install:	install-lib	$(APPL)
 install-lib:	$(MYLIB)
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	install -m 0644 $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/clixon/plugins/backend
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
 	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBSO)	   # -l:libclixon_config.so.2
 	ln -sf $(MYLIBSO) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK) # -l:libclixon_config.so
-	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/clixon/plugins/backend
+endif
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/$(APPL)
@@ -138,10 +157,10 @@ test.c	:
 test: 	test.c $(LIBOBJ) $(MYLIB)
 	$(CC) $(INCLUDES) $(LDFLAGS) $< $(LIBOBJ) -L. $(MYLIB) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-$(APPL) : $(APPOBJ) $(MYLIBLINK) $(LIBDEPS)
+$(APPL) : $(APPOBJ) $(MYLIB) $(LIBDEPS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(APPOBJ) -L. $(MYLIB) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-$(MYLIB): $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+$(MYLIBDYNAMIC): $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
 ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -undefined dynamic_lookup -o $@ -lc $(LIBOBJ)
 else
@@ -153,6 +172,9 @@ $(MYLIBLINK) : $(MYLIB)
 #	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $(MYLIBSO)
 #	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $@
 
+$(MYLIBSTATIC) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+	ar -crs $@ $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+
 TAGS:
 	find . -name '*.[chyl]' -print | etags -
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/Makefile.in b/apps/cli/Makefile.in
index 33587a86..cc2bed8a 100644
--- a/apps/cli/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/cli/Makefile.in
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ srcdir  	= @srcdir@
 top_srcdir  	= @top_srcdir@
 CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@ 
+LINKAGE         = @LINKAGE@
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@ -fPIC
+else
+	CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@
+endif
+SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
 INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 
@@ -53,20 +60,23 @@ sysconfdir	= @sysconfdir@
 includedir	= @includedir@
 HOST_VENDOR     = @host_vendor@
 
-SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
 CLIXON_MAJOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR@
 CLIXON_MINOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR@
 
 # Use this clixon lib for linking
-CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+else
+	CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon.a
+endif
 
 # For dependency. A little strange that we rely on it being built in the src dir
 # even though it may exist in $(libdir). But the new version may not have been installed yet.
 LIBDEPS		= $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) 
 
-LIBS          = -L$(top_srcdir)/lib/src @LIBS@  $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) #-lpthread
+LIBS          = -L$(top_srcdir)/lib/src $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) @LIBS@ #-lpthread
+
 
-CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@ -fPIC
 INCLUDES	= -I. -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir) @INCLUDES@
 
 # Name of application
@@ -87,9 +97,16 @@ LIBOBJ		= $(LIBSRC:.c=.o)
 
 # Name of lib
 MYNAME		= clixon_cli
+MYLIBDYNAMIC    = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+MYLIBSO         = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
 MYLIBLINK       = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX)
-MYLIB           = $(MYLIBLINK).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
-MYLIBSO         = $(MYLIBLINK).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
+MYLIBSTATIC     = lib$(MYNAME).a
+
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBDYNAMIC)
+else
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBSTATIC)
+endif
 
 all:	 $(MYLIB) $(APPL) test
 
@@ -114,9 +131,11 @@ install: install-lib $(APPL)
 install-lib: $(MYLIB)
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	install -m 0644 $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/clixon/plugins/cli
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
 	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBSO)     # -l:libclixon_cli.so.2
 	ln -sf $(MYLIBSO) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK) # -l:libclixon_cli.so
-	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/clixon/plugins/cli
+endif
 
 install-include:	clixon_cli.h clixon_cli_api.h cli_generate.h
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon
@@ -140,10 +159,10 @@ test.c	:
 test: 	test.c $(LIBOBJ) $(MYLIB)
 	$(CC) $(INCLUDES) $(LDFLAGS) $< $(LIBOBJ) -L. $(MYLIB) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-$(APPL): $(APPOBJ) $(MYLIBLINK) $(LIBDEPS)	
+$(APPL): $(APPOBJ) $(MYLIB) $(LIBDEPS)	
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(APPOBJ) -L. $(MYLIB) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-$(MYLIB) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+$(MYLIBDYNAMIC) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
 ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -undefined dynamic_lookup -o $@ $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBS)
 else
@@ -155,6 +174,9 @@ $(MYLIBLINK) : $(MYLIB)
 #	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $(MYLIBSO)
 #	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $@
 
+$(MYLIBSTATIC) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+	ar -crs $@ $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+
 TAGS:
 	find . -name '*.[chyl]' -print | etags -
 
diff --git a/apps/netconf/Makefile.in b/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
index 08926bd8..605ad796 100644
--- a/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ srcdir  	= @srcdir@
 top_srcdir  	= @top_srcdir@
 CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@ 
+LINKAGE         = @LINKAGE@
 INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 
@@ -57,14 +58,22 @@ CLIXON_MAJOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR@
 CLIXON_MINOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR@
 
 # Use this clixon lib for linking
-CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+else
+	CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon.a
+endif
 
 # For dependency
 LIBDEPS		= $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) 
 
-LIBS          = -L$(top_srcdir)/lib/src @LIBS@ $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB)
+LIBS          = -L$(top_srcdir)/lib/src $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) @LIBS@ 
 
-CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@ -fPIC
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@ -fPIC
+else
+	CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@
+endif
 INCLUDES	= -I. -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/src -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir) @INCLUDES@
 
 # Name of application
@@ -84,9 +93,15 @@ LIBOBJ   = $(LIBSRC:.c=.o)
 
 # Name of lib
 MYNAME		= clixon_netconf
+MYLIBDYNAMIC    = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+MYLIBSO         = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
 MYLIBLINK       = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX)
-MYLIB           = $(MYLIBLINK).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
-MYLIBSO         = $(MYLIBLINK).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
+MYLIBSTATIC     = lib$(MYNAME).a
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBDYNAMIC)
+else
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBSTATIC)
+endif
 
 all:	 $(MYLIB) $(APPL)
 
@@ -111,8 +126,10 @@ install:	install-lib $(APPL)
 install-lib: $(MYLIB)
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	install -m 0644 $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
 	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBSO)     # -l:libclixon_netconf.so.2
 	ln -sf $(MYLIBSO) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK) # -l:libclixon_netconf.so
+endif
 
 install-include:	clixon_netconf.h
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon
@@ -129,10 +146,10 @@ uninstall:
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(INCLUDES) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__PROGRAM__=\"$(APPL)\" $(CFLAGS) -c $<
 
-$(APPL) : $(APPOBJ) $(MYLIBLINK) $(LIBDEPS)
+$(APPL) : $(APPOBJ) $(MYLIB) $(LIBDEPS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(APPOBJ) -L. $(MYLIB) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-$(MYLIB) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+$(MYLIBDYNAMIC) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
 ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -undefined dynamic_lookup -o $@ $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBS)
 else
@@ -144,6 +161,9 @@ $(MYLIBLINK) : $(MYLIB)
 #	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $(MYLIBSO)
 #	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $@
 
+$(MYLIBSTATIC) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+	ar -crs $@ $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+
 TAGS:
 	find . -name '*.[chyl]' -print | etags -
 
diff --git a/apps/restconf/Makefile.in b/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
index 5f24e50e..53976700 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ srcdir  	= @srcdir@
 top_srcdir  	= @top_srcdir@
 CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@ 
+LINKAGE         = @LINKAGE@
 INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 
@@ -66,15 +67,23 @@ CLIXON_MAJOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR@
 CLIXON_MINOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR@
 
 # Use this clixon lib for linking
-CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+else
+	CLIXON_LIB	= libclixon.a
+endif
 
 # For dependency
 LIBDEPS		= $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) 
 
-LIBS          = -L$(top_srcdir)/lib/src @LIBS@ $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB)
+LIBS          = -L$(top_srcdir)/lib/src $(top_srcdir)/lib/src/$(CLIXON_LIB) @LIBS@ 
 #LIBS          += -lpthread -levent -levent_openssl -lssl -lcrypto
 
-CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@ -fPIC
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@ -fPIC
+else
+	CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@
+endif
 
 INCLUDES	= -I. -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/src -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir) @INCLUDES@
 
@@ -111,10 +120,17 @@ LIBOBJ    = $(LIBSRC:.c=.o)
 
 # This lib is very small but used for clixon restconf applications to access clixon restconf lib
 # functions. Mostly for future use
-MYNAME	  = clixon_restconf
-MYLIBLINK = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX)
-MYLIB     = $(MYLIBLINK).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
-MYLIBSO   = $(MYLIBLINK).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
+MYNAME	        = clixon_restconf
+MYLIBDYNAMIC    = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+MYLIBSO         = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
+MYLIBLINK       = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX)
+MYLIBSTATIC     = lib$(MYNAME).a
+
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBDYNAMIC)
+else
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBSTATIC)
+endif
 
 all:	 $(MYLIB) $(APPL)
 
@@ -144,8 +160,10 @@ endif
 install-lib: $(MYLIB)
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	install -m 0644 $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
 	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBSO)     # -l:libclixon_restconf.so.2
 	ln -sf $(MYLIBSO) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK) # -l:libclixon_restconf.so
+endif
 
 install-include:	clixon_restconf.h
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/clixon
@@ -164,7 +182,7 @@ uninstall:
 $(APPL) : $(APPOBJ) $(MYLIBLINK) $(LIBDEPS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(APPOBJ) -L. $(MYLIB) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-$(MYLIB) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+$(MYLIBDYNAMIC) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
 ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -undefined dynamic_lookup -o $@ $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBS)
 else
@@ -174,6 +192,9 @@ endif
 # link-name is needed for application linking, eg for clixon_cli and clixon_config
 $(MYLIBLINK) : $(MYLIB)
 
+$(MYLIBSTATIC) : $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+	ar -crs $@ $(LIBOBJ) $(LIBDEPS)
+
 TAGS:
 	find . -name '*.[chyl]' -print | etags -
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d9dd594a..5a64c060 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ wwwuser
 enable_optyangs
 with_libxml2
 with_restconf
+LINKAGE
 SH_SUFFIX
 CLIXON_DEFAULT_CONFIG
 INSTALLFLAGS
@@ -2224,6 +2225,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 # Default CFLAGS and INSTALLFLAGS unless set by environment
 : ${CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall"}
 : ${INSTALLFLAGS="-s"}
+: ${LINKAGE=dynamic}
 
 # where autotool scripts are: install-sh, config.sub, config.guess
 ac_aux_dir=
@@ -3349,6 +3351,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 
+
  # Set to evhtp or fcgi -> compile apps/restconf
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d5022394..9f320fbc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ AC_INIT(lib/clixon/clixon.h.in)
 # Default CFLAGS and INSTALLFLAGS unless set by environment
 : ${CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall"}
 : ${INSTALLFLAGS="-s"}
+: ${LINKAGE=dynamic}
 
 # where autotool scripts are: install-sh, config.sub, config.guess
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ AC_SUBST(INSTALLFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CLIXON_DEFAULT_CONFIG)
 AC_SUBST(LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SH_SUFFIX)
+AC_SUBST(LINKAGE)
 AC_SUBST(with_restconf) # Set to evhtp or fcgi -> compile apps/restconf
 AC_SUBST(with_libxml2)  
 AC_SUBST(enable_optyangs) 
diff --git a/lib/src/Makefile.in b/lib/src/Makefile.in
index 0a6ddd45..ee11274d 100644
--- a/lib/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/src/Makefile.in
@@ -46,15 +46,19 @@ localstatedir	= @localstatedir@
 sysconfdir	= @sysconfdir@
 HOST_VENDOR     = @host_vendor@
 
-SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
-
 CLIXON_VERSION  = @CLIXON_VERSION@
 CLIXON_MAJOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR@
 CLIXON_MINOR    = @CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR@
 
 VPATH       	= @srcdir@
 CC		= @CC@
-CFLAGS  	= -fPIC @CFLAGS@
+LINKAGE         = @LINKAGE@
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	CFLAGS  	= -fPIC @CFLAGS@
+else
+	CFLAGS		= @CFLAGS@
+endif
+SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
 INSTALL		= @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_LIB	= @INSTALL@
 INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@
@@ -97,9 +101,17 @@ GENOBJS  = $(GENSRC:.c=.o)
 # Linker-name: libclixon.so
 # so-name: libclixon.so.2
 # real-name: libclixon.so.2.0
-MYLIB        = libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
-MYLIBSO      = libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
-MYLIBLINK    = libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX)
+MYNAME	     = clixon
+MYLIBDYNAMIC = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
+MYLIBSO      = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR)
+MYLIBLINK    = lib$(MYNAME)$(SH_SUFFIX)
+MYLIBSTATIC  = lib$(MYNAME).a
+
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBDYNAMIC)
+else
+	MYLIB        = $(MYLIBSTATIC)
+endif
 
 all:	 $(MYLIB) $(MYLIBLINK)
 
@@ -225,19 +237,18 @@ build.c:
 	date +"const char CLIXON_BUILDSTR[$(DATELEN)]=\"%Y.%m.%d %H:%M by `whoami` on `hostname`"\"\; > build.c;
 	echo "const char CLIXON_VERSION[64]=\"$(CLIXON_VERSION)\""\; >> build.c;
 
-$(MYLIB) : $(GENOBJS) $(OBJS) 
+$(MYLIBDYNAMIC) : $(GENOBJS) $(OBJS) 
 ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -o $@ $(GENOBJS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -undefined dynamic_lookup -o $@
 else
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -Wl,-soname,$(MYLIBSO) -o $@ $(GENOBJS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -Wl,-soname=$(MYLIBSO)
 endif
 
-# link-name is needed for application linking, eg for clixon_cli and clixon_config
+# link-name is needed for application linking, eg for clixon_backend/clixon_cli
 $(MYLIBLINK) : $(MYLIB)
-#	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $@
 
-#	ar cru $@ $^
-#	ranlib $@
+$(MYLIBSTATIC) :  $(GENOBJS) $(OBJS) 
+	ar -crs $@  $(GENOBJS) $(OBJS)
 
 install: install-lib
 
@@ -246,8 +257,10 @@ install-include:
 install-lib: $(MYLIB)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL_LIB) -m 0644 $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+ifeq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
 	ln -sf $(MYLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBSO)     # -l:libclixon.so.3
 	ln -sf $(MYLIBSO) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK) # -l:libclixon.so
+endif
 
 uninstall: 
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(MYLIBLINK)*