diff --git a/c/Makefile.am b/c/Makefile.am
index 3f77957..658c680 100644
--- a/c/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-SUBDIRS = xlib
+SUBDIRS = xlib libs
 
-EXTRA_DIST= \
-	xt/resource.c \
-	xt/widget.c \
-	libs/xrender.c \
-	libs/xft.c \
-	libs/xft.h \
-	libs/xpm.c \
-	libs/xrender.h
+libsys_LTLIBRARIES = libscx.la
+
+libscx_la_SOURCES = 
+
+libscx_la_LIBADD = xlib/libscxx11.la libs/libscxxft.la
+# EXTRA_DIST= \
+# 	xt/resource.c \
+# 	xt/widget.c \
+# 	libs/xrender.c \
+# 	libs/xft.c \
+# 	libs/xft.h \
+# 	libs/xpm.c \
+# 	libs/xrender.h
diff --git a/c/libs/Makefile.am b/c/libs/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e6377e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/libs/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+INCLUDES = -I@top_srcdir@/c/xlib -I@top_srcdir@/c/libs -I@x_includes@ \
+	-I@top_srcdir@/c -I@scsh_includes@
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libscxxft.la
+
+libscxxft_la_SOURCES = \
+	xft.c xrender.c
+
+libscxxft_la_LIBADD = $(X_LIBS) -lXft
+libscxxft_la_LDFLAGS= -avoid-version -module
diff --git a/c/xlib/Makefile.am b/c/xlib/Makefile.am
index bab05ec..f85ec68 100644
--- a/c/xlib/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/xlib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 INCLUDES = -I@top_srcdir@/c/xlib -I@top_srcdir@/c/libs -I@x_includes@ \
 	-I@top_srcdir@/c -I@scsh_includes@
 
-libsys_LTLIBRARIES = libscx.la
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libscxx11.la
 
-libscx_la_SOURCES = \
+libscxx11_la_SOURCES = \
         client.c colormap.c cursor.c display.c error.c event-types.c \
 	event.c font.c gcontext.c grab.c graphics.c init.c key.c \
 	pixmap.c property.c region.c text.c types.c util.c visual.c window.c \
 	wm.c xlib.h
 
-libscx_la_LIBADD = $(X_PRE_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(X_EXTRA_LIBS) -lX11
-libscx_la_LDFLAGS= -avoid-version -module
+libscxx11_la_LIBADD = $(X_PRE_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(X_EXTRA_LIBS) -lX11
+libscxx11_la_LDFLAGS= -avoid-version -module
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d0bd923..503218d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@
 	AC_SUBST(x_libraries)
 	AC_SUBST(extra_objects)
 
-AC_OUTPUT([Makefile c/Makefile c/xlib/Makefile scheme/Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT([Makefile c/Makefile c/xlib/Makefile c/libs/Makefile scheme/Makefile])
diff --git a/scheme/Makefile.am b/scheme/Makefile.am
index 5c07e08..262e14b 100644
--- a/scheme/Makefile.am
+++ b/scheme/Makefile.am
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ CLEANFILES= load-scx.scm
 load-scx.scm: $(srcdir)/load-scx.scm.in
 	sed -e "s|@scxschemedir@|`pwd`/$(srcdir)|g" \
 	    -e "s|@scxhost@||g" \
-	    -e "s|@scxlibdir@|`pwd`/../c/xlib/.libs|g" $< > $@
+	    -e "s|@scxlibdir@|`pwd`/../c/xlib/.libs|g" \
+	    -e "s|@scxload_xft_packages@|$(load_xft_packages)|g" $< > $@
 
 install-data-hook:
 	sed -e "s|@scxschemedir@|$(schemedir)|g" \
 	    -e "s|@scxhost@|(host)|g" \
 	    -e "s|@scxlibdir@|$(libdir)|g" \
+	    -e "s|@scxload_xft_packages@|$(load_xft_packages)|g" \
 		$(srcdir)/load-scx.scm.in \
 		> $(DESTDIR)/$(schemedir)/load-scx.scm
diff --git a/scheme/load-scx.scm.in b/scheme/load-scx.scm.in
index 8f38a4c..8cf4aba 100644
--- a/scheme/load-scx.scm.in
+++ b/scheme/load-scx.scm.in
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@
 (run '(let ((initializer-name "scx_init_xlib")
             (module-file (string-append "@scxlibdir@/" @scxhost@ "/libscx.so")))
         (dynamic-load module-file)
-        (call-external (get-external initializer-name))))
+        (call-external (get-external initializer-name))
+        (if (string=? "@scxload_xft_packages@" "yes")
+        (begin
+          (call-external (get-external "scx_xft_init"))
+          (call-external (get-external "scx_xrender_init"))))))
 (config)
 (load "@scxschemedir@/xlib/xlib-interfaces.scm")
 (load "@scxschemedir@/xlib/xlib-packages.scm")
+(load "@scxschemedir@/libs/libs-interfaces.scm")
+(load "@scxschemedir@/libs/libs-packages.scm")