diff --git a/private/colm/colm.SlackBuild b/private/colm/colm.SlackBuild
index 06a681b..baa966c 100755
--- a/private/colm/colm.SlackBuild
+++ b/private/colm/colm.SlackBuild
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
+patch --verbose -p1 -i $CWD/without-static.patch
+
 autoreconf -fi
 
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   --localstatedir=/var \
   --mandir=/usr/man \
   --docdir=/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION \
+  --disable-static \
   --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 
 make
@@ -105,6 +108,8 @@ mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a $DOCS $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
+rm -f $PKG/usr/lib*/*.la
+
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
 
diff --git a/private/colm/config.log b/private/colm/config.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2839f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/colm/config.log
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
+running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
+
+It was created by colm configure 0.14.7, which was
+generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
+
+  $ /tmp/SBo/colm-0.14.7/configure 
+
+## --------- ##
+## Platform. ##
+## --------- ##
+
+hostname = desktop.caraus.net
+uname -m = x86_64
+uname -r = 5.10.166
+uname -s = Linux
+uname -v = #1 SMP Sat Feb 4 12:53:34 CET 2023
+
+/usr/bin/uname -p = AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor
+/bin/uname -X     = unknown
+
+/bin/arch              = x86_64
+/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
+/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
+/usr/bin/hostinfo      = unknown
+/bin/machine           = unknown
+/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
+/bin/universe          = unknown
+
+PATH: /home/belka/.cabal/bin
+PATH: /home/belka/.ghcup/bin
+PATH: /home/belka/.rbenv/shims
+PATH: /usr/lib64/go1.19.7/go/bin
+PATH: /usr/local/bin
+PATH: /usr/bin
+PATH: /bin
+PATH: /usr/games
+PATH: /usr/lib64/java/bin
+PATH: /usr/lib64/libexec/kf5
+PATH: /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program
+PATH: /usr/lib64/qt5/bin
+PATH: /home/belka/.local/bin
+PATH: /home/belka/.cargo/bin
+PATH: /home/belka/.yarn/bin
+PATH: /home/belka/bin
+
+
+## ----------- ##
+## Core tests. ##
+## ----------- ##
+
+configure:2689: checking for a BSD-compatible install
+configure:2757: result: /usr/bin/ginstall -c
+configure:2768: checking whether build environment is sane
+configure:2823: result: yes
+configure:2974: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
+configure:3013: result: /usr/bin/mkdir -p
+configure:3020: checking for gawk
+configure:3036: found /usr/bin/gawk
+configure:3047: result: gawk
+configure:3058: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
+configure:3080: result: yes
+configure:3109: checking whether make supports nested variables
+configure:3126: result: yes
+configure:3143: error: source directory already configured; run "make distclean" there first
+
+## ---------------- ##
+## Cache variables. ##
+## ---------------- ##
+
+ac_cv_env_CCC_set=''
+ac_cv_env_CCC_value=''
+ac_cv_env_CC_set=''
+ac_cv_env_CC_value=''
+ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=''
+ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=''
+ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=''
+ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=''
+ac_cv_env_CPP_set=''
+ac_cv_env_CPP_value=''
+ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_set=''
+ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_value=''
+ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_set=''
+ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=''
+ac_cv_env_CXX_set=''
+ac_cv_env_CXX_value=''
+ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=''
+ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=''
+ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=''
+ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=''
+ac_cv_env_LT_SYS_LIBRARY_PATH_set=''
+ac_cv_env_LT_SYS_LIBRARY_PATH_value=''
+ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=''
+ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=''
+ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=''
+ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=''
+ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=''
+ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=''
+ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
+ac_cv_path_mkdir='/usr/bin/mkdir'
+ac_cv_prog_AWK='gawk'
+ac_cv_prog_make_make_set='yes'
+am_cv_make_support_nested_variables='yes'
+
+## ----------------- ##
+## Output variables. ##
+## ----------------- ##
+
+ACLOCAL=''
+AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
+AMDEP_FALSE=''
+AMDEP_TRUE=''
+AMTAR=''
+AM_BACKSLASH='\'
+AM_DEFAULT_V='$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY)'
+AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY='1'
+AM_V='$(V)'
+AR=''
+ASCIIDOC=''
+AUTOCONF=''
+AUTOHEADER=''
+AUTOMAKE=''
+AWK='gawk'
+BUILD_MANUAL_FALSE=''
+BUILD_MANUAL_TRUE=''
+BUILD_PROGRAM_FALSE=''
+BUILD_PROGRAM_TRUE=''
+CC=''
+CCDEPMODE=''
+CFLAGS=''
+CPP=''
+CPPFLAGS=''
+CRACK_BIN=''
+CSHARP_BIN=''
+CXX=''
+CXXCPP=''
+CXXDEPMODE=''
+CXXFLAGS=''
+CYGPATH_W=''
+DEFS=''
+DEPDIR=''
+DLLTOOL=''
+DSYMUTIL=''
+DUMPBIN=''
+D_BIN=''
+ECHO_C=''
+ECHO_N='-n'
+ECHO_T=''
+EGREP=''
+EXEEXT=''
+EXTERNAL_COLM=''
+EXTERNAL_COLM_FALSE=''
+EXTERNAL_COLM_TRUE=''
+EXTERNAL_INC=''
+EXTERNAL_LIBS=''
+FGREP=''
+GNUSTEP_CONFIG=''
+GO_BIN=''
+GREP=''
+INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
+INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
+INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
+INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='$(install_sh) -c -s'
+JAVAC_BIN=''
+JULIA_BIN=''
+LD=''
+LDFLAGS=''
+LIBOBJS=''
+LIBS=''
+LIBTOOL=''
+LINKER_NO_UNDEFINED_FALSE=''
+LINKER_NO_UNDEFINED_TRUE=''
+LIPO=''
+LN_S=''
+LTLIBOBJS=''
+LT_SYS_LIBRARY_PATH=''
+MAKEINFO=''
+MANIFEST_TOOL=''
+MKDIR_P='/usr/bin/mkdir -p'
+NM=''
+NMEDIT=''
+OBJDUMP=''
+OBJEXT=''
+OCAML_BIN=''
+OTOOL64=''
+OTOOL=''
+PACKAGE=''
+PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
+PACKAGE_NAME='colm'
+PACKAGE_STRING='colm 0.14.7'
+PACKAGE_TARNAME='colm'
+PACKAGE_URL=''
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.14.7'
+PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
+PUBDATE='February 2021'
+PYGMENTIZE=''
+RANLIB=''
+RUBY_BIN=''
+RUST_BIN=''
+SED=''
+SED_SUBST=''
+SET_MAKE=''
+SHELL='/bin/sh'
+STRIP=''
+SUBJ_AAPL_CPPFLAGS=''
+SUBJ_COLM_BIN=''
+SUBJ_COLM_CPPFLAGS=''
+SUBJ_COLM_LDFLAGS=''
+SUBJ_RAGEL_BIN=''
+SUBJ_RAGEL_CPPFLAGS=''
+SUBJ_RAGEL_LDFLAGS=''
+SUBJ_RAGEL_LM=''
+VERSION=''
+WITH_RAGEL_KELBT_FALSE=''
+WITH_RAGEL_KELBT_TRUE=''
+aaplincludedir=''
+ac_ct_AR=''
+ac_ct_CC=''
+ac_ct_CXX=''
+ac_ct_DUMPBIN=''
+am__EXEEXT_FALSE=''
+am__EXEEXT_TRUE=''
+am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
+am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
+am__fastdepCXX_FALSE=''
+am__fastdepCXX_TRUE=''
+am__include=''
+am__isrc=' -I$(srcdir)'
+am__leading_dot='.'
+am__nodep=''
+am__quote=''
+am__tar=''
+am__untar=''
+bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
+build=''
+build_alias=''
+build_cpu=''
+build_os=''
+build_vendor=''
+datadir='${datarootdir}'
+datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
+docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
+dvidir='${docdir}'
+exec_prefix='NONE'
+host=''
+host_alias=''
+host_cpu=''
+host_os=''
+host_vendor=''
+htmldir='${docdir}'
+includedir='${prefix}/include'
+infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
+install_sh='${SHELL} /tmp/SBo/colm-0.14.7/install-sh'
+libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
+libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
+libfsmincludedir=''
+localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
+localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
+mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
+mkdir_p=''
+oldincludedir='/usr/include'
+pdfdir='${docdir}'
+prefix='NONE'
+program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
+psdir='${docdir}'
+sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
+sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
+sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
+target_alias=''
+
+## ----------- ##
+## confdefs.h. ##
+## ----------- ##
+
+/* confdefs.h */
+#define PACKAGE_NAME "colm"
+#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "colm"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.14.7"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "colm 0.14.7"
+#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
+#define PACKAGE_URL ""
+
+configure: exit 1
diff --git a/private/colm/without-static.patch b/private/colm/without-static.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64ef872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/colm/without-static.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index aa127b68..fc034f28 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ AC_PROG_CXX
+ AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
+ AC_PROG_RANLIB
+ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
++
+ SED_SUBST=["\
+ 	-e 's|@CXX@|${CXX}|g' \
+ 	-e 's|@CC@|${CC}|g' \
+@@ -420,6 +421,13 @@ test -e src/include/colm || ln -s .. src/include/colm
+ echo "#define VERSION \"$VERSION\"" > src/version.h
+ echo "#define PUBDATE \"$PUBDATE\"" >> src/version.h
+ 
++if test "x$enable_static" = "xyes"; then 
++	AC_DEFINE([LINK_STATIC], [1], [Link static lib when invoking C compile and link])
++fi
++
++if test "x$enable_shared" = "xyes"; then
++	AC_DEFINE([LINK_SHARED], [1], [Link shared lib when invoking C compile and link])
++fi
+ 
+ dnl
+ dnl Wrap up.
+diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
+index 301fae91..8ca395f0 100644
+--- a/src/main.cc
++++ b/src/main.cc
+@@ -485,7 +485,14 @@ void compileOutput( const char *argv0, const bool inSource, char *srcLocation )
+ 				" -I%s/../aapl"
+ 				" -I%s/include"
+ 				" -L%s"
++#if defined(LINK_STATIC)
+ 				" %s/libcolm.a",
++#elif defined(LINK_SHARED)
++				" %s/libcolm.so",
++#else
++#				error "must enabled at least one of shared or static libs"
++#endif
++
+ 				binaryFn, intermedFn, srcLocation,
+ 				srcLocation, location, location );
+ 	}
+diff --git a/src/libfsm/codegen.cc b/src/libfsm/codegen.cc
+index 21edb5ac..1150384e 100644
+--- a/src/libfsm/codegen.cc
++++ b/src/libfsm/codegen.cc
+@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
+ #include <assert.h>
+ #include <iomanip>
+ 
++// Convenience: for checking for the presence of the libfsm.
++extern "C" void libfsm_present() {}
+ 
+ using std::ostream;
+ using std::ostringstream;