diff --git a/project/common.mk b/project/common.mk
index f81f2d7..93bffbb 100644
--- a/project/common.mk
+++ b/project/common.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ API_SRCS = \
 	src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_archive.c \
 	src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_argv.c \
 	src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_deps.c \
+	src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_dsolib.c \
 	src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_host.c \
 	src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_implib.c \
 	src/output/slbt_output_config.c \
diff --git a/src/internal/slibtool_linkcmd_impl.h b/src/internal/slibtool_linkcmd_impl.h
index 96eb6fa..4ee6a1a 100644
--- a/src/internal/slibtool_linkcmd_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/slibtool_linkcmd_impl.h
@@ -69,4 +69,11 @@ int slbt_exec_link_create_archive(
 	const char *			arfilename,
 	bool				fpic);
 
+int slbt_exec_link_create_library(
+	const struct slbt_driver_ctx *	dctx,
+	struct slbt_exec_ctx *		ectx,
+	const char *			dsobasename,
+	const char *			dsofilename,
+	const char *			relfilename);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_dsolib.c b/src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_dsolib.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b2ab53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logic/linkcmd/slbt_linkcmd_dsolib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+/*******************************************************************/
+/*  slibtool: a skinny libtool implementation, written in C        */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016--2021  SysDeer Technologies, LLC            */
+/*  Released under the Standard MIT License; see COPYING.SLIBTOOL. */
+/*******************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <slibtool/slibtool.h>
+#include "slibtool_driver_impl.h"
+#include "slibtool_errinfo_impl.h"
+#include "slibtool_linkcmd_impl.h"
+#include "slibtool_mapfile_impl.h"
+#include "slibtool_metafile_impl.h"
+#include "slibtool_snprintf_impl.h"
+#include "slibtool_symlink_impl.h"
+#include "slibtool_spawn_impl.h"
+
+static int slbt_linkcmd_exit(
+	struct slbt_deps_meta *	depsmeta,
+	int			ret)
+{
+	if (depsmeta->altv)
+		free(depsmeta->altv);
+
+	if (depsmeta->args)
+		free(depsmeta->args);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int slbt_exec_link_remove_file(
+	const struct slbt_driver_ctx *	dctx,
+	struct slbt_exec_ctx *		ectx,
+	const char *			target)
+{
+	int fdcwd;
+
+	(void)ectx;
+
+	/* fdcwd */
+	fdcwd = slbt_driver_fdcwd(dctx);
+
+	/* remove target (if any) */
+	if (!unlinkat(fdcwd,target,0) || (errno == ENOENT))
+		return 0;
+
+	return SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx,0);
+}
+
+int slbt_exec_link_create_library(
+	const struct slbt_driver_ctx *	dctx,
+	struct slbt_exec_ctx *		ectx,
+	const char *			dsobasename,
+	const char *			dsofilename,
+	const char *			relfilename)
+{
+	int                     fdcwd;
+	char **                 parg;
+	char **                 xarg;
+	char *	                ccwrap;
+	const char *            laout;
+	const char *            dot;
+	char                    cwd    [PATH_MAX];
+	char                    output [PATH_MAX];
+	char                    soname [PATH_MAX];
+	char                    symfile[PATH_MAX];
+	struct slbt_deps_meta   depsmeta = {0,0,0,0};
+
+	/* initial state */
+	slbt_reset_arguments(ectx);
+
+	/* placeholders */
+	slbt_reset_placeholders(ectx);
+
+	/* fdcwd */
+	fdcwd = slbt_driver_fdcwd(dctx);
+
+	/* input argument adjustment */
+	for (parg=ectx->cargv; *parg; parg++)
+		slbt_adjust_object_argument(*parg,true,false,fdcwd);
+
+	/* .deps */
+	if (slbt_exec_link_create_dep_file(
+			dctx,ectx,ectx->cargv,
+			dsofilename,false))
+		return slbt_linkcmd_exit(
+			&depsmeta,
+			SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx));
+
+	/* linker argument adjustment */
+	for (parg=ectx->cargv, xarg=ectx->xargv; *parg; parg++, xarg++)
+		if (slbt_adjust_linker_argument(
+				dctx,
+				*parg,xarg,true,
+				dctx->cctx->settings.dsosuffix,
+				dctx->cctx->settings.arsuffix,
+				&depsmeta) < 0)
+			return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
+
+	/* --no-undefined */
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_NO_UNDEFINED)
+		*ectx->noundef = "-Wl,--no-undefined";
+
+	/* -soname */
+	dot   = strrchr(dctx->cctx->output,'.');
+	laout = (dot && !strcmp(dot,".la"))
+			? dctx->cctx->output
+			: 0;
+
+	if ((dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_IMAGE_MACHO)) {
+		(void)0;
+
+	} else if (!laout && (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_MODULE)) {
+		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
+				"-Wl,%s",dctx->cctx->output) < 0)
+			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
+
+		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
+		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
+
+	} else if (relfilename && dctx->cctx->verinfo.verinfo) {
+		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
+					"-Wl,%s%s-%s%s.%d%s",
+					ectx->sonameprefix,
+					dctx->cctx->libname,
+					dctx->cctx->release,
+					dctx->cctx->settings.osdsuffix,
+					dctx->cctx->verinfo.major,
+					dctx->cctx->settings.osdfussix) < 0)
+			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
+
+		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
+		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
+
+	} else if (relfilename) {
+		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
+					"-Wl,%s%s-%s%s",
+					ectx->sonameprefix,
+					dctx->cctx->libname,
+					dctx->cctx->release,
+					dctx->cctx->settings.dsosuffix) < 0)
+			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
+
+		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
+		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
+
+	} else if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_AVOID_VERSION) {
+		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
+					"-Wl,%s%s%s",
+					ectx->sonameprefix,
+					dctx->cctx->libname,
+					dctx->cctx->settings.dsosuffix) < 0)
+			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
+
+		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
+		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
+
+	} else {
+		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
+					"-Wl,%s%s%s.%d%s",
+					ectx->sonameprefix,
+					dctx->cctx->libname,
+					dctx->cctx->settings.osdsuffix,
+					dctx->cctx->verinfo.major,
+					dctx->cctx->settings.osdfussix) < 0)
+			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
+
+		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
+		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
+	}
+
+	/* PE: --output-def */
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_IMAGE_PE) {
+		if (slbt_snprintf(symfile,sizeof(symfile),
+					"-Wl,%s",
+					ectx->deffilename) < 0)
+			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
+
+		*ectx->symdefs = "-Wl,--output-def";
+		*ectx->symfile = symfile;
+	}
+
+	/* shared/static */
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_ALL_STATIC) {
+		*ectx->dpic = "-static";
+	} else if (dctx->cctx->settings.picswitch) {
+		*ectx->dpic = "-shared";
+		*ectx->fpic = dctx->cctx->settings.picswitch;
+	} else {
+		*ectx->dpic = "-shared";
+	}
+
+	/* output */
+	if (!laout && dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_MODULE) {
+		strcpy(output,dctx->cctx->output);
+	} else if (relfilename) {
+		strcpy(output,relfilename);
+	} else if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_AVOID_VERSION) {
+		strcpy(output,dsofilename);
+	} else {
+		if (slbt_snprintf(output,sizeof(output),
+					"%s%s.%d.%d.%d%s",
+					dsobasename,
+					dctx->cctx->settings.osdsuffix,
+					dctx->cctx->verinfo.major,
+					dctx->cctx->verinfo.minor,
+					dctx->cctx->verinfo.revision,
+					dctx->cctx->settings.osdfussix) < 0)
+			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
+	}
+
+	*ectx->lout[0] = "-o";
+	*ectx->lout[1] = output;
+
+	/* ldrpath */
+	if (dctx->cctx->host.ldrpath) {
+		if (slbt_exec_link_remove_file(dctx,ectx,ectx->rpathfilename))
+			return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
+
+		if (slbt_create_symlink(
+				dctx,ectx,
+				dctx->cctx->host.ldrpath,
+				ectx->rpathfilename,
+				SLBT_SYMLINK_LITERAL))
+			return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
+	}
+
+	/* cwd */
+	if (slbt_realpath(fdcwd,".",O_DIRECTORY,cwd,sizeof(cwd)))
+		return SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx,0);
+
+	/* .libs/libfoo.so --> -L.libs -lfoo */
+	if (slbt_exec_link_adjust_argument_vector(
+			dctx,ectx,&depsmeta,cwd,true))
+		return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
+
+	/* using alternate argument vector */
+	ccwrap        = (char *)dctx->cctx->ccwrap;
+	ectx->argv    = depsmeta.altv;
+	ectx->program = ccwrap ? ccwrap : depsmeta.altv[0];
+
+	/* sigh */
+	if (slbt_exec_link_finalize_argument_vector(dctx,ectx))
+		return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
+
+	/* step output */
+	if (!(dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_SILENT))
+		if (slbt_output_link(dctx,ectx))
+			return slbt_linkcmd_exit(
+				&depsmeta,
+				SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx));
+
+	/* spawn */
+	if ((slbt_spawn(ectx,true) < 0) && (ectx->pid < 0)) {
+		return slbt_linkcmd_exit(
+			&depsmeta,
+			SLBT_SPAWN_ERROR(dctx));
+
+	} else if (ectx->exitcode) {
+		return slbt_linkcmd_exit(
+			&depsmeta,
+			SLBT_CUSTOM_ERROR(
+				dctx,
+				SLBT_ERR_LINK_ERROR));
+	}
+
+	return slbt_linkcmd_exit(&depsmeta,0);
+}
diff --git a/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c b/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
index 4741a08..2fa1050 100644
--- a/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
+++ b/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
@@ -109,245 +109,6 @@ static void slbt_emit_fdwrap_dl_path_fixup(
 	strncat(dpfixup,"/",dpfixup_size-1);
 }
 
-static int slbt_exec_link_remove_file(
-	const struct slbt_driver_ctx *	dctx,
-	struct slbt_exec_ctx *		ectx,
-	const char *			target)
-{
-	int fdcwd;
-
-	(void)ectx;
-
-	/* fdcwd */
-	fdcwd = slbt_driver_fdcwd(dctx);
-
-	/* remove target (if any) */
-	if (!unlinkat(fdcwd,target,0) || (errno == ENOENT))
-		return 0;
-
-	return SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx,0);
-}
-
-static int slbt_exec_link_create_library(
-	const struct slbt_driver_ctx *	dctx,
-	struct slbt_exec_ctx *		ectx,
-	const char *			dsobasename,
-	const char *			dsofilename,
-	const char *			relfilename)
-{
-	int                     fdcwd;
-	char **                 parg;
-	char **                 xarg;
-	char *	                ccwrap;
-	const char *            laout;
-	const char *            dot;
-	char                    cwd    [PATH_MAX];
-	char                    output [PATH_MAX];
-	char                    soname [PATH_MAX];
-	char                    symfile[PATH_MAX];
-	struct slbt_deps_meta   depsmeta = {0,0,0,0};
-
-	/* initial state */
-	slbt_reset_arguments(ectx);
-
-	/* placeholders */
-	slbt_reset_placeholders(ectx);
-
-	/* fdcwd */
-	fdcwd = slbt_driver_fdcwd(dctx);
-
-	/* input argument adjustment */
-	for (parg=ectx->cargv; *parg; parg++)
-		slbt_adjust_object_argument(*parg,true,false,fdcwd);
-
-	/* .deps */
-	if (slbt_exec_link_create_dep_file(
-			dctx,ectx,ectx->cargv,
-			dsofilename,false))
-		return slbt_exec_link_exit(
-			&depsmeta,
-			SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx));
-
-	/* linker argument adjustment */
-	for (parg=ectx->cargv, xarg=ectx->xargv; *parg; parg++, xarg++)
-		if (slbt_adjust_linker_argument(
-				dctx,
-				*parg,xarg,true,
-				dctx->cctx->settings.dsosuffix,
-				dctx->cctx->settings.arsuffix,
-				&depsmeta) < 0)
-			return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
-
-	/* --no-undefined */
-	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_NO_UNDEFINED)
-		*ectx->noundef = "-Wl,--no-undefined";
-
-	/* -soname */
-	dot   = strrchr(dctx->cctx->output,'.');
-	laout = (dot && !strcmp(dot,".la"))
-			? dctx->cctx->output
-			: 0;
-
-	if ((dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_IMAGE_MACHO)) {
-		(void)0;
-
-	} else if (!laout && (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_MODULE)) {
-		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
-				"-Wl,%s",dctx->cctx->output) < 0)
-			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
-
-		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
-		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
-
-	} else if (relfilename && dctx->cctx->verinfo.verinfo) {
-		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
-					"-Wl,%s%s-%s%s.%d%s",
-					ectx->sonameprefix,
-					dctx->cctx->libname,
-					dctx->cctx->release,
-					dctx->cctx->settings.osdsuffix,
-					dctx->cctx->verinfo.major,
-					dctx->cctx->settings.osdfussix) < 0)
-			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
-
-		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
-		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
-
-	} else if (relfilename) {
-		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
-					"-Wl,%s%s-%s%s",
-					ectx->sonameprefix,
-					dctx->cctx->libname,
-					dctx->cctx->release,
-					dctx->cctx->settings.dsosuffix) < 0)
-			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
-
-		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
-		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
-
-	} else if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_AVOID_VERSION) {
-		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
-					"-Wl,%s%s%s",
-					ectx->sonameprefix,
-					dctx->cctx->libname,
-					dctx->cctx->settings.dsosuffix) < 0)
-			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
-
-		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
-		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
-
-	} else {
-		if (slbt_snprintf(soname,sizeof(soname),
-					"-Wl,%s%s%s.%d%s",
-					ectx->sonameprefix,
-					dctx->cctx->libname,
-					dctx->cctx->settings.osdsuffix,
-					dctx->cctx->verinfo.major,
-					dctx->cctx->settings.osdfussix) < 0)
-			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
-
-		*ectx->soname  = "-Wl,-soname";
-		*ectx->lsoname = soname;
-	}
-
-	/* PE: --output-def */
-	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_IMAGE_PE) {
-		if (slbt_snprintf(symfile,sizeof(symfile),
-					"-Wl,%s",
-					ectx->deffilename) < 0)
-			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
-
-		*ectx->symdefs = "-Wl,--output-def";
-		*ectx->symfile = symfile;
-	}
-
-	/* shared/static */
-	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_ALL_STATIC) {
-		*ectx->dpic = "-static";
-	} else if (dctx->cctx->settings.picswitch) {
-		*ectx->dpic = "-shared";
-		*ectx->fpic = dctx->cctx->settings.picswitch;
-	} else {
-		*ectx->dpic = "-shared";
-	}
-
-	/* output */
-	if (!laout && dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_MODULE) {
-		strcpy(output,dctx->cctx->output);
-	} else if (relfilename) {
-		strcpy(output,relfilename);
-	} else if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_AVOID_VERSION) {
-		strcpy(output,dsofilename);
-	} else {
-		if (slbt_snprintf(output,sizeof(output),
-					"%s%s.%d.%d.%d%s",
-					dsobasename,
-					dctx->cctx->settings.osdsuffix,
-					dctx->cctx->verinfo.major,
-					dctx->cctx->verinfo.minor,
-					dctx->cctx->verinfo.revision,
-					dctx->cctx->settings.osdfussix) < 0)
-			return SLBT_BUFFER_ERROR(dctx);
-	}
-
-	*ectx->lout[0] = "-o";
-	*ectx->lout[1] = output;
-
-	/* ldrpath */
-	if (dctx->cctx->host.ldrpath) {
-		if (slbt_exec_link_remove_file(dctx,ectx,ectx->rpathfilename))
-			return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
-
-		if (slbt_create_symlink(
-				dctx,ectx,
-				dctx->cctx->host.ldrpath,
-				ectx->rpathfilename,
-				SLBT_SYMLINK_LITERAL))
-			return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
-	}
-
-	/* cwd */
-	if (slbt_realpath(fdcwd,".",O_DIRECTORY,cwd,sizeof(cwd)))
-		return SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx,0);
-
-	/* .libs/libfoo.so --> -L.libs -lfoo */
-	if (slbt_exec_link_adjust_argument_vector(
-			dctx,ectx,&depsmeta,cwd,true))
-		return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
-
-	/* using alternate argument vector */
-	ccwrap        = (char *)dctx->cctx->ccwrap;
-	ectx->argv    = depsmeta.altv;
-	ectx->program = ccwrap ? ccwrap : depsmeta.altv[0];
-
-	/* sigh */
-	if (slbt_exec_link_finalize_argument_vector(dctx,ectx))
-		return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
-
-	/* step output */
-	if (!(dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_SILENT))
-		if (slbt_output_link(dctx,ectx))
-			return slbt_exec_link_exit(
-				&depsmeta,
-				SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx));
-
-	/* spawn */
-	if ((slbt_spawn(ectx,true) < 0) && (ectx->pid < 0)) {
-		return slbt_exec_link_exit(
-			&depsmeta,
-			SLBT_SPAWN_ERROR(dctx));
-
-	} else if (ectx->exitcode) {
-		return slbt_exec_link_exit(
-			&depsmeta,
-			SLBT_CUSTOM_ERROR(
-				dctx,
-				SLBT_ERR_LINK_ERROR));
-	}
-
-	return slbt_exec_link_exit(&depsmeta,0);
-}
-
 static int slbt_exec_link_create_executable(
 	const struct slbt_driver_ctx *	dctx,
 	struct slbt_exec_ctx *		ectx,