Index: neon-config.in
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--- neon-config.in	(revision 1570)
+++ neon-config.in	(working copy)
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@
 	;;
 
     --la-file)
-	echo ${libdir}/libneon.la
+	if [ -f "/etc/lsb-release" ] && test -n "`cat /etc/lsb-release | grep buntu`"; then
+		echo ${libdir}/libneon.so
+	else
+		echo ${libdir}/libneon.la
+	fi
 	;;
 
     --support)