--- trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/smage2.sh	2012/01/13 13:17:21	1630
+++ trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/smage2.sh	2012/01/13 13:20:22	1631
@@ -242,8 +242,24 @@
 	local myopts
 	if [[ ! -z ${CTARGET} ]]
 	then
-		myopts="--target=${CTARGET}"
+		myopts+=" --target=${CTARGET}"
 	fi
+		# if requested disable-static
+		if [[ ! -z $(./configure --help | grep -- '--.*able-static') ]]
+		then
+			if mqueryfeature '!static'
+			then
+				myopts+=" --disable-static"
+			else
+				myopts+=" --enable-static"
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		# always enable shared by default
+		if [[ ! -z $(./configure --help | grep -- '--.*able-shared') ]]
+		then
+			myopts+=" --enable-shared"
+		fi
 
 	if [ -x ./configure ]
 	then