diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8799c822..6885a559 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,17 +22,21 @@
 ##### Set global variables #####
 ################################
 
-PREFIX?=/usr/local
+PREFIX?=/usr
+
+INCLUDEDIR=$(PREFIX)/include/dst
+LIBDIR=$(PREFIX)/lib
 BINDIR=$(PREFIX)/bin
 
 # CFLAGS=-std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Isrc/include -Wl,--dynamic-list=src/exported.list -s -O3
 # TODO - when api is finalized, only export public symbols instead of using rdynamic
-# which exports all symbols.
+# which exports all symbols. Saves a few KB in binary.
 
-CFLAGS=-std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Isrc/include -rdynamic -O2
+CFLAGS=-std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Isrc/include -rdynamic -fpic -O2
 CLIBS=-lm -ldl
 PREFIX=/usr/local
 DST_TARGET=dst
+DST_LIBRARY=libdst.so
 DEBUGGER=gdb
 
 # Source headers
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ DST_CORE_SOURCES=$(sort $(wildcard src/core/*.c))
 DST_MAINCLIENT_SOURCES=$(sort $(wildcard src/mainclient/*.c))
 DST_PARSER_SOURCES=$(sort $(wildcard src/parser/*.c))
 
-all: $(DST_TARGET)
+all: $(DST_TARGET) $(DST_LIBRARY)
 
 ###################################
 ##### The code generator tool #####
@@ -70,24 +74,30 @@ src/mainclient/clientinit.gen.h: src/mainclient/init.dst xxd
 src/compiler/dststlbootstrap.gen.h: src/compiler/boot.dst xxd
 	./xxd $< $@ dst_stl_bootstrap_gen
 
-########################################
-##### The main interpreter program #####
-########################################
+##########################################################
+##### The main interpreter program and shared object #####
+##########################################################
 
-DST_ALL_SOURCES=$(DST_ASM_SOURCES) \
+DST_LIB_SOURCES=$(DST_ASM_SOURCES) \
 				$(DST_COMPILER_SOURCES) \
 				$(DST_CONTEXT_SOURCES) \
 				$(DST_CORE_SOURCES) \
-				$(DST_MAINCLIENT_SOURCES) \
 				$(DST_PARSER_SOURCES)
 
+DST_ALL_SOURCES=$(DST_LIB_SOURCES) \
+				$(DST_MAINCLIENT_SOURCES)
+
+DST_LIB_OBJECTS=$(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(DST_LIB_SOURCES))
 DST_ALL_OBJECTS=$(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(DST_ALL_SOURCES))
 
 %.o: %.c $(DST_ALL_HEADERS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
 
 $(DST_TARGET): $(DST_ALL_OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(DST_TARGET) $(DST_ALL_OBJECTS) $(CLIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(DST_TARGET) $^ $(CLIBS)
+
+$(DST_LIBRARY): $(DST_LIB_OBJECTS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared -o $(DST_LIBRARY) $^ $(CLIBS)
 
 ###################
 ##### Testing #####
@@ -108,6 +118,7 @@ test: $(DST_TARGET)
 
 valtest: $(DST_TARGET)
 	valgrind --leak-check=full -v ./$(DST_TARGET) test/suite0.dst
+	valgrind --leak-check=full -v ./$(DST_TARGET) test/suite1.dst
 
 #################
 ##### Other #####
@@ -120,9 +131,16 @@ clean:
 	rm $(DST_GENERATED_HEADERS) || true
 
 install: $(DST_TARGET)
-	cp $(DST_TARGET) $(BINDIR)/dst
+	cp $(DST_TARGET) $(BINDIR)/$(DST_TARGET)
+	mkdir -p $(INCLUDEDIR)
+	cp $(DST_HEADERS) $(INCLUDEDIR)
+	cp $(DST_LIBRARY) $(LIBDIR)/$(DST_LIBRARY)
+	ldconfig
 
 uninstall:
-	rm $(BINDIR)/dst
+	rm $(BINDIR)/$(DST_TARGET)
+	rm $(LIBDIR)/$(DST_LIBRARY)
+	rm -rf $(INCLUDEDIR)
+	ldconfig
 
 .PHONY: clean install repl debug valgrind test valtest install uninstall
diff --git a/src/compiler/stl.c b/src/compiler/stl.c
index ca0922de..c3534198 100644
--- a/src/compiler/stl.c
+++ b/src/compiler/stl.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static const DstReg cfuns[] = {
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
-DstTable *dst_stl_env() {
+DstTable *dst_stl_env(int flags) {
     static uint32_t error_asm[] = {
         DOP_ERROR
     };
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ DstTable *dst_stl_env() {
     /* Run bootstrap source */
     dst_dobytes(env, dst_stl_bootstrap_gen, sizeof(dst_stl_bootstrap_gen));
 
-    dst_gcunroot(dst_wrap_table(env));
+    if (flags & DST_STL_NOGCROOT)
+        dst_gcunroot(dst_wrap_table(env));
 
     return env;
 }
diff --git a/src/include/dst/dst.h b/src/include/dst/dst.h
index f8934966..95f7227e 100644
--- a/src/include/dst/dst.h
+++ b/src/include/dst/dst.h
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ Dst dst_env_resolve(DstTable *env, const char *name);
 DstTable *dst_env_arg(DstArgs args);
 
 /* STL */
-DstTable *dst_stl_env(void);
+#define DST_STL_NOGCROOT 1
+DstTable *dst_stl_env(int flags);
 
 /* C Function helpers */
 int dst_arity_err(DstArgs args, int32_t n, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/src/mainclient/main.c b/src/mainclient/main.c
index 47bcafeb..5923fc58 100644
--- a/src/mainclient/main.c
+++ b/src/mainclient/main.c
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     /* Set up VM */
     dst_init();
-    env = dst_stl_env();
-    dst_gcroot(dst_wrap_table(env));
+    env = dst_stl_env(0);
 
     /* Create args tuple */
     args = dst_array(argc);