[Evolution] Evolution 1.5.90 compile woes

["AG" <agreen bkaeg org>]

Running slackware 9.1 (2.6.4).
I am not able to compile the 'evo-data-server' cleanly:

/*Begin errors */

gcc: /usr/lib/.libs/libORBitCosNaming-2.so: No such file or directory
make[2]: *** [test-source-list] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/evolution-data-server-0.0.96/
libedataserver'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/evolution-data-server-0.0.96'
make: *** [all] Error 2
/* End errors */

Apparently, 'gcc' is looking for the above lib in '/usr/lib/' when it is
actually located in '/usr/local/lib'

See below:

agreen rufnek:/usr/local/lib/orbit-2.0$ locate libORBitCosNaming-2.so
/usr/local/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.0.0
/usr/local/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0
/usr/local/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so
/usr/local/ORBit2-2.9.8/src/services/name/.libs/
libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.0.0
/usr/local/ORBit2-2.9.8/src/services/name/.libs/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0
/usr/local/ORBit2-2.9.8/src/services/name/.libs/libORBitCosNaming-2.so
/usr/local/ORBit2-2.9.8/src/services/name/.libs/
libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.0.0T

Why are the libs located in a hidden directory /.libs ??  Should I use
symlinks to resolve this problem?

If so, which symlinks need to be created ?

-- 
AG