diff -Nur pegasus.orig/mak/program-unix.mak pegasus/mak/program-unix.mak
--- pegasus.orig/mak/program-unix.mak	2006-01-30 10:16:23.000000000 -0600
+++ pegasus/mak/program-unix.mak	2007-02-22 14:03:24.000000000 -0600
@@ -30,22 +30,12 @@
 #//==============================================================================
 INCLUDES = -I$(ROOT)/src $(EXTRA_INCLUDES)
 
-ifndef LINK_RPATH
-    LINK_RPATH = -Xlinker -rpath
-endif
-
 LINK_DEST_LIB = -Xlinker $(PEGASUS_DEST_LIB_DIR)
 
 LINK_LIB_DIR = -Xlinker $(LIB_DIR)
 
 LINK_ICU = -Xlinker ${ICU_INSTALL}/lib
 
-ifndef LINK_RPATH_LINK
-    LINK_RPATH_LINK = -Xlinker -rpath-link
-endif
-
-
-
 TMP_OBJECTS = $(foreach i,$(SOURCES),$(OBJ_DIR)/$i)
 
 ifeq ($(OS_TYPE),windows)
@@ -110,17 +100,17 @@
           ifdef ICU_ROOT
             ifdef ICU_INSTALL
               ifdef  PEGASUS_USE_RELEASE_DIRS
-	        $(LINK_WRAPPER) $(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS) $(LINK_RPATH) $(LINK_DEST_LIB) $(LINK_RPATH_LINK) $(LINK_LIB_DIR) $(LINK_RPATH) $(LINK_ICU) -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXE_OUTPUT) $(OBJECTS) $(DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES) $(SYS_LIBS)
+	        $(LINK_WRAPPER) $(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS) $(LINK_ICU) -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXE_OUTPUT) $(OBJECTS) $(DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES) $(SYS_LIBS)
               else
-	        $(LINK_WRAPPER) $(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS) $(LINK_RPATH) $(LINK_LIB_DIR) $(LINK_RPATH) $(LINK_ICU) -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXE_OUTPUT) $(OBJECTS) $(DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES) $(SYS_LIBS)
+	        $(LINK_WRAPPER) $(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS) $(LINK_ICU) -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXE_OUTPUT) $(OBJECTS) $(DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES) $(SYS_LIBS)
               endif
             endif
           endif
         else
           ifdef  PEGASUS_USE_RELEASE_DIRS
-	    $(LINK_WRAPPER) $(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS) $(LINK_RPATH) $(LINK_DEST_LIB) $(LINK_RPATH_LINK) $(LINK_LIB_DIR) -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXE_OUTPUT) $(OBJECTS) $(DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES) $(SYS_LIBS)
+	    $(LINK_WRAPPER) $(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS) -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXE_OUTPUT) $(OBJECTS) $(DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES) $(SYS_LIBS)
           else
-	    $(LINK_WRAPPER) $(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS) $(LINK_RPATH) $(LINK_LIB_DIR) -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXE_OUTPUT) $(OBJECTS) $(DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES) $(SYS_LIBS) 
+	    $(LINK_WRAPPER) $(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS) -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXE_OUTPUT) $(OBJECTS) $(DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES) $(SYS_LIBS) 
           endif
         endif      
       else
diff -Nur pegasus.orig/mak/shared-library-unix.mak pegasus/mak/shared-library-unix.mak
--- pegasus.orig/mak/shared-library-unix.mak	2006-12-01 16:40:22.000000000 -0600
+++ pegasus/mak/shared-library-unix.mak	2007-02-22 11:01:46.000000000 -0600
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@
   ifneq ($(OS),darwin)
    ifdef PEGASUS_USE_RELEASE_DIRS
       LINK_COMMAND = $(CXX) -shared $(LINK_MACHINE_OPTIONS)
-      LINK_ARGUMENTS = -Wl,-hlib$(LIBRARY)$(LIB_SUFFIX)  -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker $(PEGASUS_DEST_LIB_DIR)
+      LINK_ARGUMENTS = -Wl,-hlib$(LIBRARY)$(LIB_SUFFIX)  $(EXTRA_LINK_ARGUMENTS)
    else
       LINK_COMMAND = $(CXX) -shared $(LINK_MACHINE_OPTIONS)
-      LINK_ARGUMENTS = -Wl,-hlib$(LIBRARY)$(LIB_SUFFIX)  -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker $(LIB_DIR) $(EXTRA_LINK_ARGUMENTS)
+      LINK_ARGUMENTS = -Wl,-hlib$(LIBRARY)$(LIB_SUFFIX)  $(EXTRA_LINK_ARGUMENTS)
    endif
   else
     LINK_COMMAND = $(CXX) -dynamiclib
-    LINK_ARGUMENTS = --helplib$(LIBRARY)$(LIB_SUFFIX) -ldl
+    LINK_ARGUMENTS = --helplib$(LIBRARY)$(LIB_SUFFIX) -ldl $(EXTRA_LINK_ARGUMENTS)
   endif
   ifeq ($(PEGASUS_PLATFORM), SOLARIS_SPARC_GNU)
 	LINK_ARGUMENTS = -Wl,-hlib$(LIBRARY)$(LIB_SUFFIX) -Xlinker -L$(LIB_DIR) $(EXTRA_LINK_ARGUMENTS)