Linux on Alpha with gcc knows about shared libraries.

Configure

diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 3400778..d7c3788 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@
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 #					<appro@fy.chalmers.se>
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-"linux-alpha-gcc","gcc:-O3 -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT::SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHUNK DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:asm/alpha.o::",
-"linux-alpha+bwx-gcc","gcc:-O3 -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT::SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR RC4_CHUNK DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:asm/alpha.o::",
+"linux-alpha-gcc","gcc:-O3 -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT:-ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHUNK DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:asm/alpha.o:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC",
+"linux-alpha+bwx-gcc","gcc:-O3 -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT:-ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR RC4_CHUNK DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:asm/alpha.o:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC",
 "linux-alpha-ccc","ccc:-fast -readonly_strings -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT::SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHUNK DES_INT DES_PTR DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:asm/alpha.o::",
 "linux-alpha+bwx-ccc","ccc:-fast -readonly_strings -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT::SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR RC4_CHUNK DES_INT DES_PTR DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:asm/alpha.o::",