diff --git a/libbb/Makefile.in b/libbb/Makefile.in
index 51a162e..3828a42 100644
--- a/libbb/Makefile.in
+++ b/libbb/Makefile.in
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 #
 # Licensed under the GPL v2, see the file LICENSE in this tarball.
 
-ifndef $(LIBBB_DIR)
-LIBBB_DIR:=$(top_builddir)/libbb
-endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/libbb
+objdir=$(top_builddir)/libbb
 
 LIBBB-n:=
 LIBBB-y:= \
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@
 	herror_msg.c herror_msg_and_die.c \
 	human_readable.c inet_common.c inode_hash.c isdirectory.c \
 	kernel_version.c last_char_is.c login.c loop.c \
-	make_directory.c md5.c mode_string.c mtab.c mtab_file.c \
+	make_directory.c md5.c mode_string.c mtab_file.c \
 	obscure.c parse_mode.c parse_number.c perror_msg.c \
 	perror_msg_and_die.c print_file.c get_console.c \
 	process_escape_sequence.c procps.c qmodule.c \
@@ -47,81 +45,76 @@
 LIBBB-$(CONFIG_LOGIN)+= correct_password.c
 
 
-LIBBB-y:=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%,$(LIBBB-y))
+LIBBB-y:=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%,$(LIBBB-y) $(LIBBB-m))
 
 # 1:N objects
 LIBBB_MSRC0:=$(srcdir)/messages.c
-LIBBB_MOBJ0:=full_version.o \
-	memory_exhausted.o invalid_date.o io_error.o \
-	read_error.o write_error.o name_longer_than_foo.o unknown.o \
-	can_not_create_raw_socket.o perm_denied_are_you_root.o \
-	shadow_file.o passwd_file.o group_file.o gshadow_file.o nologin_file.o \
-	securetty_file.o motd_file.o \
-	msg_standard_input.o msg_standard_output.o shell_file.o \
-	bb_dev_null.o bb_common_bufsiz1.o
-LIBBB_MOBJ0:=$(patsubst %,$(LIBBB_DIR)/%, $(LIBBB_MOBJ0))
+LIBBB_M0:=full_version \
+	memory_exhausted invalid_date io_error \
+	read_error write_error name_longer_than_foo unknown \
+	can_not_create_raw_socket perm_denied_are_you_root \
+	shadow_file passwd_file group_file gshadow_file nologin_file \
+	securetty_file motd_file \
+	msg_standard_input msg_standard_output shell_file \
+	bb_dev_null bb_common_bufsiz1
+LIBBB_MOBJ0:=$(patsubst %,$(objdir)/%$(om),$(LIBBB_M0))
 $(LIBBB_MOBJ0):$(LIBBB_MSRC0)
-	$(compile.c) -DL_$(notdir $*)
 
 LIBBB_MSRC1:=$(srcdir)/xfuncs.c
-LIBBB_MOBJ1:=xmalloc.o xrealloc.o xcalloc.o xstrdup.o xstrndup.o \
-	xfopen.o xopen.o xread.o xread_all.o xread_char.o \
-	xferror.o xferror_stdout.o xfflush_stdout.o strlen.o
-LIBBB_MOBJ1:=$(patsubst %,$(LIBBB_DIR)/%, $(LIBBB_MOBJ1))
+LIBBB_M1:=xmalloc xrealloc xcalloc xstrdup xstrndup \
+	xfopen xopen xread xread_all xread_char \
+	xferror xferror_stdout xfflush_stdout strlen
+LIBBB_MOBJ1:=$(patsubst %,$(objdir)/%$(om),$(LIBBB_M1))
 $(LIBBB_MOBJ1):$(LIBBB_MSRC1)
-	$(compile.c) -DL_$(notdir $*)
 
 LIBBB_MSRC2:=$(srcdir)/printf.c
-LIBBB_MOBJ2:=bb_vfprintf.o bb_vprintf.o bb_fprintf.o bb_printf.o
-LIBBB_MOBJ2:=$(patsubst %,$(LIBBB_DIR)/%, $(LIBBB_MOBJ2))
+LIBBB_M2:=bb_vfprintf bb_vprintf bb_fprintf bb_printf
+LIBBB_MOBJ2:=$(patsubst %,$(objdir)/%$(om),$(LIBBB_M2))
 $(LIBBB_MOBJ2):$(LIBBB_MSRC2)
-	$(compile.c) -DL_$(notdir $*)
 
 LIBBB_MSRC3:=$(srcdir)/xgetularg.c
-LIBBB_MOBJ3:=xgetularg_bnd_sfx.o xgetlarg_bnd_sfx.o getlarg10_sfx.o \
-	xgetularg_bnd.o xgetularg10_bnd.o xgetularg10.o
-LIBBB_MOBJ3:=$(patsubst %,$(LIBBB_DIR)/%, $(LIBBB_MOBJ3))
+LIBBB_M3:=xgetularg_bnd_sfx xgetlarg_bnd_sfx getlarg10_sfx \
+	xgetularg_bnd xgetularg10_bnd xgetularg10
+LIBBB_MOBJ3:=$(patsubst %,$(objdir)/%$(om),$(LIBBB_M3))
 $(LIBBB_MOBJ3):$(LIBBB_MSRC3)
-	$(compile.c) -DL_$(notdir $*)
 
 LIBBB_MSRC4:=$(srcdir)/safe_strtol.c
-LIBBB_MOBJ4:=safe_strtoi.o safe_strtod.o safe_strtol.o safe_strtoul.o
-LIBBB_MOBJ4:=$(patsubst %,$(LIBBB_DIR)/%, $(LIBBB_MOBJ4))
+LIBBB_M4:=safe_strtoi safe_strtod safe_strtol safe_strtoul
+LIBBB_MOBJ4:=$(patsubst %,$(objdir)/%$(om),$(LIBBB_M4))
 $(LIBBB_MOBJ4):$(LIBBB_MSRC4)
-	$(compile.c) -DL_$(notdir $*)
 
 LIBBB_MSRC5:=$(srcdir)/bb_pwd.c
-LIBBB_MOBJ5:=bb_xgetpwnam.o bb_xgetgrnam.o bb_getgrgid.o bb_getpwuid.o \
-	bb_getug.o get_ug_id.o
-LIBBB_MOBJ5:=$(patsubst %,$(LIBBB_DIR)/%, $(LIBBB_MOBJ5))
+LIBBB_M5:=bb_xgetpwnam bb_xgetgrnam bb_getgrgid bb_getpwuid \
+	bb_getug get_ug_id
+LIBBB_MOBJ5:=$(patsubst %,$(objdir)/%$(om),$(LIBBB_M5))
 $(LIBBB_MOBJ5):$(LIBBB_MSRC5)
-	$(compile.c) -DL_$(notdir $*)
 
 LIBBB_MSRC6:=$(srcdir)/llist.c
-LIBBB_MOBJ6:=llist_add_to.o llist_add_to_end.o llist_free_one.o llist_free.o
-LIBBB_MOBJ6:=$(patsubst %,$(LIBBB_DIR)/%, $(LIBBB_MOBJ6))
+LIBBB_M6:=llist_add_to llist_add_to_end llist_free_one llist_free
+LIBBB_MOBJ6:=$(patsubst %,$(objdir)/%$(om),$(LIBBB_M6))
 $(LIBBB_MOBJ6):$(LIBBB_MSRC6)
-	$(compile.c) -DL_$(notdir $*)
 
 
 # We need the names of the object files built from MSRC for the L_ defines
-LIBBB_ALL_MOBJ:=$(LIBBB_MOBJ0) $(LIBBB_MOBJ1) $(LIBBB_MOBJ2) $(LIBBB_MOBJ3) $(LIBBB_MOBJ4) $(LIBBB_MOBJ5) $(LIBBB_MOBJ6)
+LIBBB_ALL_MDEFS:=$(LIBBB_M0) $(LIBBB_M1) $(LIBBB_M2) $(LIBBB_M3) $(LIBBB_M4) $(LIBBB_M5) $(LIBBB_M6)
+
+# All multi objects
+libbb_MOBJ$(os):=$(LIBBB_MOBJ0) $(LIBBB_MOBJ1) $(LIBBB_MOBJ2) $(LIBBB_MOBJ3) $(LIBBB_MOBJ4) $(LIBBB_MOBJ5) $(LIBBB_MOBJ6)
 
 LIBBB_ALL_MSRC:=$(LIBBB_MSRC0) $(LIBBB_MSRC1) $(LIBBB_MSRC2) $(LIBBB_MSRC3) \
 	$(LIBBB_MSRC4) $(LIBBB_MSRC5) $(LIBBB_MSRC6)
 
-LIBBB-y:=$(sort $(LIBBB-y) $(LIBBB_ALL_MSRC))
-
-LIBBB_AR:=$(LIBBB_DIR)/libbb.a
-libraries-y+=$(LIBBB_AR)
+LIBBB-y:=$(sort $(LIBBB-y))
 
 needcrypt-y:=
 ifneq ($(findstring $(srcdir)/pw_encrypt.c,$(LIBBB-y)),)
 needcrypt-y:=y
-else
+endif
 ifneq ($(findstring $(srcdir)/correct_password.c,$(LIBBB-y)),)
 needcrypt-y:=y
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_FEATURE_FULL_LIBBUSYBOX),y)
+needcrypt-y:=y
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(needcrypt-y),y)
@@ -129,18 +122,27 @@
 endif
 
 # all 1:1 objects
-LIBBB_OBJS:=$(patsubst $(srcdir)/%.c,$(LIBBB_DIR)/%.o, $(LIBBB-y))
-$(LIBBB_DIR)/%.o: $(srcdir)/%.c
-	$(compile.c)
+libbb_OBJ$(os):=$(patsubst $(srcdir)/%.c,$(objdir)/%$(os),$(LIBBB-y))
 
+LIBBB_SRC-y:=$(sort $(LIBBB-y) $(LIBBB_ALL_MSRC))
 LIBBB_SRC-a:=$(wildcard $(srcdir)/*.c)
-LIBRARY_SRC-y+=$(LIBBB-y)
+LIBRARY_SRC-y+=$(LIBBB_SRC-y)
 LIBRARY_SRC-a+=$(LIBBB_SRC-a)
 
 # all defines needed for 1:N objects
-LIBBB_DEFINE-y:=$(patsubst %,-DL_%,$(subst .o,,$(notdir $(LIBBB_ALL_MOBJ))))
+LIBBB_DEFINE-y:=$(patsubst %,-DL_%,$(LIBBB_ALL_MDEFS))
 LIBRARY_DEFINE-y+=$(LIBBB_DEFINE-y)
 LIBRARY_DEFINE-a+=$(LIBBB_DEFINE-y)
 
-$(LIBBB_AR): $(LIBBB_OBJS) $(LIBBB_ALL_MOBJ)
-	$(do_ar)
+ifeq ($(om),.osm)
+# XXX FIXME:
+# also create a pattern for the non-shared case
+$(LIBBB_MOBJ0:.osm=.om): $(LIBBB_MSRC0)
+$(LIBBB_MOBJ1:.osm=.om): $(LIBBB_MSRC1)
+$(LIBBB_MOBJ2:.osm=.om): $(LIBBB_MSRC2)
+$(LIBBB_MOBJ3:.osm=.om): $(LIBBB_MSRC3)
+$(LIBBB_MOBJ4:.osm=.om): $(LIBBB_MSRC4)
+$(LIBBB_MOBJ5:.osm=.om): $(LIBBB_MSRC5)
+$(LIBBB_MOBJ6:.osm=.om): $(LIBBB_MSRC6)
+endif
+