@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(kitdll, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-kitdll], [Enable building KitDLL instead of Tclkit (default: no)]), [
 	AS_CASE([$enableval],
 		[yes|kitdll], [
 			TARGET="kitdll"
 		],
+		static, [
+			TARGET="kitdll-static"
+		]
 		no, [
 			true
 		], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT([unknown])
 
@@ -25,10 +28,11 @@
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([Invalid option: $enableval])
 		]
 	)
 ])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$TARGET])
+AC_SUBST(TARGET)
 
 dnl Find the appropriate libraries to link to
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(acos, m,, [ AC_MSG_WARN([Couldn't find acos (normally in libm)!]) ])
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(dlsym, dl,, [ AC_MSG_WARN([Couldn't find dlsym (normally in libdl)!]) ])
 
@@ -49,10 +53,16 @@
 	dnl Determine if we have "objcopy" available to weaken non-Tcl/Tk symbols
 	AC_CHECK_TOOL(OBJCOPY, objcopy, [:])
 
 	dnl Define KitDLL usage
 	AC_DEFINE([TCLKIT_DLL], [1], [Define if you are using a KitDLL rather than a Tclkit])
+
+	dnl Define a static KitDLL
+	AS_IF([test "$TARGET" = "kitdll-static"], [
+		AC_DEFINE([TCLKIT_DLL_STATIC], [1], [Define if you are building a static KitDLL])
+		SHOBJE
+	])
 ])
 
 dnl Figure out how to statically link to libgcc, if needed
 DC_STATIC_LIBGCC