diff -up libtheora-1.0alpha8/configure.ac~ libtheora-1.0alpha8/configure.ac
--- libtheora-1.0alpha8/configure.ac~	2007-07-29 14:25:13.000000000 +0200
+++ libtheora-1.0alpha8/configure.ac	2007-07-29 14:25:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ if test "x$lt_cv_prog_gnu_ld" = "xyes"; 
   *)
     ;;
    esac
-   THEORA_LDFLAGS="$THEORA_LDFLAGS SHLIB_VERSION_ARG"
+   THEORA_LDFLAGS="$THEORA_LDFLAGS $SHLIB_VERSION_ARG"
 fi
 
 AC_SUBST(THEORA_LDFLAGS)