diff --git a/backends/common/ChangeLog b/backends/common/ChangeLog
index 0f43e9f8..c88e7e3c 100644
--- a/backends/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/backends/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2000-01-12  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Install everything in $(LIBGTOP_BACKEND_DIR).
+
+	* libgtop-common.backend: New file.
+
+	* backend-common.c (glibtop_backend_common): Renamed to
+	`LibGTopBackendInfo'.
+
 2000-01-12  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
 	Initial version of the "glibtop-backend-common" backend.
diff --git a/backends/common/Makefile.am b/backends/common/Makefile.am
index ae9d5443..79e7c8a5 100644
--- a/backends/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/backends/common/Makefile.am
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ LINK		= $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 INCLUDES	= @INCLUDES@
 
+backenddir	= @LIBGTOP_BACKEND_DIR@
+
+backend_DATA = \
+	libgtop-common.backend
+
 noinst_HEADERS = \
 	glibtop-backend-private.h
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = \
+backend_LTLIBRARIES = \
 	libgtop_backend_common.la
 
 libgtop_backend_common_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -13,7 +18,7 @@ libgtop_backend_common_la_SOURCES = \
 	marshal.c
 
 libgtop_backend_common_la_LDFLAGS = \
-	$(LT_VERSION_INFO)
+	$(LT_VERSION_INFO) -export-dynamic
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = \
 	marshal.c
diff --git a/backends/common/backend-common.c b/backends/common/backend-common.c
index ed09b97a..1b2f158b 100644
--- a/backends/common/backend-common.c
+++ b/backends/common/backend-common.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ _close_common (glibtop *, glibtop_backend *);
 
 extern glibtop_call_vector glibtop_backend_common_call_vector;
 
-glibtop_backend_info glibtop_backend_common = {
+glibtop_backend_info LibGTopBackendInfo = {
     "glibtop-backend-common", _open_common, _close_common,
     &glibtop_backend_common_call_vector
 };
diff --git a/backends/common/libgtop-common.backend b/backends/common/libgtop-common.backend
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..daa36527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/common/libgtop-common.backend
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- -*-xml-*- -->
+<libgtop:Backends xmlns:libgtop="http://www.home-of-linux.org/libgtop/1.1">
+
+  <libgtop:Backend>
+    <libgtop:Name>glibtop-backend-common</libgtop:Name>
+    <libgtop:Location>
+      <libgtop:LibtoolName>libgtop_backend_common.la</libgtop:LibtoolName>
+      <libgtop:ShlibName>libgtop_backend_common.so</libgtop:ShlibName>
+    </libgtop:Location>
+  </libgtop:Backend>
+
+</libgtop:Backends>