--- configure.in.orig	2008-01-03 16:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.in	2008-01-03 16:55:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@
   have_exr="no"
 ]) #end of PKG_CHECK_MODULES
 
-LIBS="${OPENEXR_LIBS} $LIBS"
+##
+# evil hack to create some at least "semi-static" apps ...
+#
+# LIBS="${OPENEXR_LIBS} $LIBS"
+LIBS="/opt/local/lib/liblcms.a /opt/local/lib/libtiff.a /opt/local/lib/libjpeg.a /opt/local/lib/libpng.a /opt/local/lib/libxmi.a /opt/local/lib/libIlmImf.a /opt/local/lib/libIlmThread.a /opt/local/lib/libImath.a /opt/local/lib/libHalf.a /opt/local/lib/libIex.a -lz"
+
 CFLAGS="${OPENEXR_CFLAGS} $CFLAGS"
 CXXFLAGS="${OPENEXR_CFLAGS} $CXXFLAGS"