Well, brute force to disable rpath. Only -hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=$lt_[]_LT_AC_TAGVAR(hardcode_libdir_flag_spec, $1) +#hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=$lt_[]_LT_AC_TAGVAR(hardcode_libdir_flag_spec, $1) should be necessary.... Index: libtool-1.5.10/libtool.m4 =================================================================== --- libtool-1.5.10.orig/libtool.m4 2007-05-27 23:31:51.000000000 +0200 +++ libtool-1.5.10/libtool.m4 2007-05-27 23:50:26.000000000 +0200 @@ -4244,16 +4244,16 @@ hardcode_action=$_LT_AC_TAGVAR(hardcode_action, $1) # Whether we should hardcode library paths into libraries. -hardcode_into_libs=$hardcode_into_libs +hardcode_into_libs=no # Flag to hardcode \$libdir into a binary during linking. # This must work even if \$libdir does not exist. -hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=$lt_[]_LT_AC_TAGVAR(hardcode_libdir_flag_spec, $1) +hardcode_libdir_flag_spec= # If ld is used when linking, flag to hardcode \$libdir into # a binary during linking. This must work even if \$libdir does # not exist. -hardcode_libdir_flag_spec_ld=$lt_[]_LT_AC_TAGVAR(hardcode_libdir_flag_spec_ld, $1) +hardcode_libdir_flag_spec_ld= # Whether we need a single -rpath flag with a separated argument. hardcode_libdir_separator=$lt_[]_LT_AC_TAGVAR(hardcode_libdir_separator, $1)