diff -Naur eflite-0.3.8.orig/Makefile.in eflite-0.3.8/Makefile.in
--- eflite-0.3.8.orig/Makefile.in	2004-02-20 15:58:35.000000000 -0800
+++ eflite-0.3.8/Makefile.in	2004-03-21 00:39:47.000000000 -0800
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 #CFLAGS+= -DDEBUG=2
 
 # For making releases
-FLITE_LIBS:=$(flite_dir)/lib/libflite_$(FL_VOX).a $(flite_dir)/lib/libflite_$(FL_LEX).a $(flite_dir)/lib/libflite_$(FL_LANG).a $(flite_dir)/lib/libflite.a
+FLITE_LIBS:=-L$(flite_dir)/lib -lflite_$(FL_VOX) -lflite_$(FL_LEX) -lflite_$(FL_LANG) -lflite
 
-eflite: fs.o es.o soccon.o sockopen.o tone.o $(FLITE_LIBS)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -lm $(LIBS)
+eflite: fs.o es.o soccon.o sockopen.o tone.o
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -lm $(LIBS) $(FLITE_LIBS)
 
 fs.o: fs.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I. -I$(flite_include_dir) -DREGISTER_VOX=register_$(subst cmu_us_kal16,cmu_us_kal,$(FL_VOX)) -DSTANDALONE -DEFLITE -c -o $@ $<
diff -Naur eflite-0.3.8.orig/configure.in eflite-0.3.8/configure.in
--- eflite-0.3.8.orig/configure.in	2004-02-20 15:58:35.000000000 -0800
+++ eflite-0.3.8/configure.in	2004-03-21 00:37:08.000000000 -0800
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@
     flite_dir=/usr/src/flite-1.1-release;
   elif test -f /usr/local/src/flite-1.1-release/lib/libflite.a; then
     flite_dir=/usr/local/src/flite-1.1-release;
+  elif test -f /usr/local/lib/libflite.so; then
+    flite_dir=/usr/local
+  elif test -f /usr/lib/libflite.so; then
+    flite_dir=/usr
+  elif test -f /opt/flite/lib/libflite.so; then
+    flite_dir=/opt
+  elif test -f $HOME/flite-1.2-release/lib/libflite.so; then
+    flite_dir=$HOME/flite-1.2-release
+  elif test -f $HOME/flite-1.1-release/lib/libflite.so; then
+    flite_dir=$HOME/flite-1.1-release
+  elif test -f /usr/src/flite-1.1-release/lib/libflite.so; then
+    flite_dir=/usr/src/flite-1.1-release;
+  elif test -f /usr/local/src/flite-1.1-release/lib/libflite.so; then
+    flite_dir=/usr/local/src/flite-1.1-release;
   else
     AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot locate libflite.a.  Please specify flite_dir explicitly (see INSTALL).  If you do not have FLite headers and libraries available, then compile FLite and re-run configure.)
     fi