diff -r ff1f40a8f9c1 -r c57458bb354d config/kernel.in
--- a/config/kernel.in	Sun Aug 30 16:44:59 2009 +0200
+++ b/config/kernel.in	Sun Jan 17 23:06:02 2010 +0100
@@ -23,4 +23,17 @@
 
 source config.gen/kernel.in
 
+comment "Common kernel options"
+
+config SHARED_LIBS
+    bool
+    prompt "Build shared libraries"
+    depends on KERNEL_SUPPORTS_SHARED_LIBS
+    default y
+    help
+      Say 'y' here, unless you don't want shared libraries.
+      
+      You might not want shared libraries if you're building for a target that
+      don't support it (maybe some nommu targets, for example, or bare metal).
+
 endmenu