diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5fb8471..9fea65d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ dist:
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/binary/Makefile.Windows \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/library/project.conf \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/library/Makefile.Darwin \
+		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/library/Makefile.Linux \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/library/Makefile.NetBSD \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/library/Makefile.Windows \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tests/object/project.conf \
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 9d66ddc..c44816b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ INSTALL	= install
 
 all: $(TARGETS)
 
-$(OBJDIR)tests.log: binary/project.conf binary/Makefile.Darwin binary/Makefile.NetBSD binary/Makefile.Windows library/project.conf library/Makefile.Darwin library/Makefile.NetBSD library/Makefile.Windows object/project.conf object/Makefile.NetBSD plugin/Makefile.Darwin plugin/Makefile.NetBSD script/project.conf script/Makefile.NetBSD tests.sh
+$(OBJDIR)tests.log: binary/project.conf binary/Makefile.Darwin binary/Makefile.NetBSD binary/Makefile.Windows library/project.conf library/Makefile.Darwin library/Makefile.Linux library/Makefile.NetBSD library/Makefile.Windows object/project.conf object/Makefile.NetBSD plugin/Makefile.Darwin plugin/Makefile.NetBSD script/project.conf script/Makefile.NetBSD tests.sh
 	./tests.sh -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)tests.log"
 
 clean:
diff --git a/tests/library/Makefile.Darwin b/tests/library/Makefile.Darwin
index a9e89ca..6d2292f 100644
--- a/tests/library/Makefile.Darwin
+++ b/tests/library/Makefile.Darwin
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ OBJDIR	=
 PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
 LIBDIR	= $(PREFIX)/lib
+LDFLAGS	= -ldl -lintl  -ltest 
 AR	= ar
 RANLIB	= ranlib
 CCSHARED= $(CC) -dynamiclib
diff --git a/tests/library/Makefile.Linux b/tests/library/Makefile.Linux
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae99aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/library/Makefile.Linux
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+TARGETS	= $(OBJDIR)libtest.a $(OBJDIR)libtest.so.0.0 $(OBJDIR)libtest.so.0 $(OBJDIR)libtest.so
+OBJDIR	=
+PREFIX	= /usr/local
+DESTDIR	=
+LIBDIR	= $(PREFIX)/lib
+LDFLAGS	= -ldl   -ltest 
+AR	= ar
+RANLIB	= ranlib
+CCSHARED= $(CC) -shared
+RM	= rm -f
+LN	= ln -f
+MKDIR	= mkdir -m 0755 -p
+INSTALL	= install
+
+
+all: $(TARGETS)
+
+libtest_OBJS = $(OBJDIR)test.o
+libtest_CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGSF) $(CFLAGS)
+libtest_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS)
+
+$(OBJDIR)libtest.a: $(libtest_OBJS)
+	$(AR) -rc $(OBJDIR)libtest.a $(libtest_OBJS)
+	$(RANLIB) $(OBJDIR)libtest.a
+
+$(OBJDIR)libtest.so.0.0 $(OBJDIR)libtest.so.0 $(OBJDIR)libtest.so: $(libtest_OBJS)
+	$(CCSHARED) -o $(OBJDIR)libtest.so.0.0 -Wl,-soname,libtest.so.0 $(libtest_OBJS) $(libtest_LDFLAGS)
+	$(LN) -s -- libtest.so.0.0 $(OBJDIR)libtest.so.0
+	$(LN) -s -- libtest.so.0.0 $(OBJDIR)libtest.so
+
+$(OBJDIR)test.o: test.c
+	$(CC) $(libtest_CFLAGS) -o $(OBJDIR)test.o -c test.c
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) -- $(libtest_OBJS)
+
+distclean: clean
+	$(RM) -- $(TARGETS)
+
+install: $(TARGETS)
+	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 $(OBJDIR)libtest.a $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libtest.a
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 $(OBJDIR)libtest.so.0.0 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libtest.so.0.0
+	$(LN) -s -- libtest.so.0.0 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libtest.so.0
+	$(LN) -s -- libtest.so.0.0 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libtest.so
+
+uninstall:
+	$(RM) -- $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libtest.a
+	$(RM) -- $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libtest.so.0.0
+	$(RM) -- $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libtest.so.0
+	$(RM) -- $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libtest.so
+
+.PHONY: all clean distclean install uninstall
diff --git a/tests/library/Makefile.NetBSD b/tests/library/Makefile.NetBSD
index 0c7b1d9..82ffaab 100644
--- a/tests/library/Makefile.NetBSD
+++ b/tests/library/Makefile.NetBSD
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ OBJDIR	=
 PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
 LIBDIR	= $(PREFIX)/lib
+LDFLAGS	=  -lintl -lossaudio -ltest 
 AR	= ar
 RANLIB	= ranlib
 CCSHARED= $(CC) -shared
diff --git a/tests/library/Makefile.Windows b/tests/library/Makefile.Windows
index e465165..e883f36 100644
--- a/tests/library/Makefile.Windows
+++ b/tests/library/Makefile.Windows
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ OBJDIR	=
 PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
 LIBDIR	= $(PREFIX)/lib
+LDFLAGS	=  -lintl  -ltest -lws2_32
 EXEEXT	= .exe
 CCSHARED= $(CC) -shared -Wl,-no-undefined -Wl,--enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc
 RM	= rm -f
diff --git a/tests/library/project.conf b/tests/library/project.conf
index 3cea886..e46d4ed 100644
--- a/tests/library/project.conf
+++ b/tests/library/project.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 targets=libtest
+ldflags=-ldl -lintl -lossaudio -ltest -lws2_32
 dist=Makefile
 
 [libtest]
diff --git a/tests/project.conf b/tests/project.conf
index c83256c..ed72e8a 100644
--- a/tests/project.conf
+++ b/tests/project.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 targets=tests.log
-dist=Makefile,tests.sh,binary/project.conf,binary/Makefile.Darwin,binary/Makefile.NetBSD,binary/Makefile.Windows,library/project.conf,library/Makefile.Darwin,library/Makefile.NetBSD,library/Makefile.Windows,object/project.conf,object/Makefile.NetBSD,plugin/project.conf,plugin/Makefile.Darwin,plugin/Makefile.NetBSD,script/project.conf,script/Makefile.NetBSD
+dist=Makefile,tests.sh,binary/project.conf,binary/Makefile.Darwin,binary/Makefile.NetBSD,binary/Makefile.Windows,library/project.conf,library/Makefile.Darwin,library/Makefile.Linux,library/Makefile.NetBSD,library/Makefile.Windows,object/project.conf,object/Makefile.NetBSD,plugin/project.conf,plugin/Makefile.Darwin,plugin/Makefile.NetBSD,script/project.conf,script/Makefile.NetBSD
 
 [tests.log]
 type=script
 script=./tests.sh
-depends=binary/project.conf,binary/Makefile.Darwin,binary/Makefile.NetBSD,binary/Makefile.Windows,library/project.conf,library/Makefile.Darwin,library/Makefile.NetBSD,library/Makefile.Windows,object/project.conf,object/Makefile.NetBSD,plugin/Makefile.Darwin,plugin/Makefile.NetBSD,script/project.conf,script/Makefile.NetBSD,tests.sh
+depends=binary/project.conf,binary/Makefile.Darwin,binary/Makefile.NetBSD,binary/Makefile.Windows,library/project.conf,library/Makefile.Darwin,library/Makefile.Linux,library/Makefile.NetBSD,library/Makefile.Windows,object/project.conf,object/Makefile.NetBSD,plugin/Makefile.Darwin,plugin/Makefile.NetBSD,script/project.conf,script/Makefile.NetBSD,tests.sh
diff --git a/tests/tests.sh b/tests/tests.sh
index d103cd8..f804fb8 100755
--- a/tests/tests.sh
+++ b/tests/tests.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ _tests()
 	_test "Darwin" "binary"					|| ret=2
 	_test "Darwin" "library"				|| ret=2
 	_test "Darwin" "plugin"					|| ret=2
+	_test "Linux" "library"					|| ret=2
 	_test "NetBSD" "binary"					|| ret=2
 	_test "NetBSD" "library"				|| ret=2
 	_test "NetBSD" "object"					|| ret=2