diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a1ce54ecd9..3ce83f5eff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ default:
 	@cd lib;    $(MAKE)
 	@cd src;    $(MAKE)
 
+# link in motif libs statically
+static:
+	@cd lib;    $(MAKE)
+	@cd src;    $(MAKE) static
+
 depend:
 	@cd lib;    $(MAKE) depend
 	@cd src;    $(MAKE) depend
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 653019271a..dfc166b048 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ default:
 	@cd lib;    $(MAKE)
 	@cd src;    $(MAKE)
 
+# link in motif libs statically
+static:
+	@cd lib;    $(MAKE)
+	@cd src;    $(MAKE) static
+
 depend:
 	@cd lib;    $(MAKE) depend
 	@cd src;    $(MAKE) depend
diff --git a/README b/README
index bdb9fc1744..664cacf45b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -67,16 +67,35 @@ http://www3.hmc.edu/~rclark/xacc/
 
 Running:
 --------
-If you have a binary version of xacc, just start xacc at the 
-command line with "xacc".   Sample accounts can be found in 
+The binary-only distribution includes two files: 'xacc' and
+'xacc-static'. The former requires a Motif shared library;
+the latter has Motif statically linked in.  If you have Motif,
+then just run xacc.  If you do not have Motif, then copy 
+'xacc-static' to 'xacc'.
+
+Access to the on-line help documentation requires the that
+the environment variable XACC_HELP be set to the 'Docs'
+directory.  For example, for csh/tcsh, 
+
+% setenv XACC_HELP /usr/local/share/xacc/Docs
+
+or, for bash/bsh/ksh/sh
+
+% set XACC_HELP=/usr/local/share/xacc/Docs
+% export XACC_HELP
+
+You can then start xacc at the command-line, with
+"xacc" or "xacc <filename>", where <filename> is an
+xacc account file.  Sample accounts can be found in 
 "data" subdirectory.  *.dat files are xacc accounts that can 
 opened with the "Open File" menu entry.  *.qif files are
 Quicken Import Format files that can be opened with the 
 "Import QIF" menu entry.
 
-To install:
------------
-This step does not apply to binary distributions; only to
+
+Building & Installing:
+----------------------
+These steps does not apply to binary distributions; only to
 source distributions.
 
 Normally, to build and install xacc, all you have to do is:
@@ -97,20 +116,6 @@ single copy of the source tree:
   # make
   # make install
 
-Post-install instructions:
-
-   You have to set the environment variable XACC_HELP to point
-   to the xacc help files.  For example:
-
-      % setenv XACC_HELP /usr/local/share/xacc
-
-   for the tcsh shell, or:
-
-      % set XACC_HELP=/usr/local/share/xacc
-
-   for csh.
-
-
 sorry, no "make install" yet.
 
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 57e5e92b8b..9e0bfd11d9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ LFLAGS   = -O2
 LIBS     = -lXpm -lXm -lXmu -lXt -lXext  -lSM -lICE -lX11  -lpng -ljpeg -lz -lm
 LIBPATH  = -L/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib/.
 TARGET   = ../xacc
+STATIC   = ../xacc-static
 
 # LIBHTMLW = ../lib/libhtmlw/libhtmlw.a
 LIBXMHTML= ../lib/XmHTML-1.1.0/src/libXmHTML.a
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
 	@echo "++++++"
 	$(CC) $(LFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBPATH) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
+static: $(STATIC)
+
+$(STATIC): $(OBJS)
+	@echo "++++++"
+	$(CC) $(LFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBPATH) $(LIBS) -o $@ -static
+
 .c.o:
 	@echo "+++"
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCLPATH) $<
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 206e862c63..9a803f176a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ LFLAGS   = @lflags@
 LIBS     = @LIBS@
 LIBPATH  = -L/lib -L/usr/lib -L@x_libraries@/.
 TARGET   = ../xacc
+STATIC   = ../xacc-static
 
 # LIBHTMLW = ../lib/libhtmlw/libhtmlw.a
 LIBXMHTML= ../lib/XmHTML-1.1.0/src/libXmHTML.a
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
 	@echo "++++++"
 	$(CC) $(LFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBPATH) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
+static: $(STATIC)
+
+$(STATIC): $(OBJS)
+	@echo "++++++"
+	$(CC) $(LFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBPATH) $(LIBS) -o $@ -static
+
 .c.o:
 	@echo "+++"
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCLPATH) $<