--- cmd/gvedit/Makefile.in.orig	2025-10-19 11:08:31
+++ cmd/gvedit/Makefile.in	2025-11-05 22:18:00
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 PROGRAMS = $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 am_gvedit_OBJECTS = gvedit-main.$(OBJEXT) gvedit-csettings.$(OBJEXT) \
 	gvedit-imageviewer.$(OBJEXT) gvedit-mainwindow.$(OBJEXT) \
-	gvedit-mdichild.$(OBJEXT)
+	gvedit-mdichild.$(OBJEXT) gv_find_me.$(OBJEXT)
 am__objects_1 = gvedit-moc_csettings.$(OBJEXT) \
 	gvedit-moc_imageviewer.$(OBJEXT) \
 	gvedit-moc_mainwindow.$(OBJEXT) gvedit-moc_mdichild.$(OBJEXT) \
@@ -123,10 +123,7 @@
 nodist_gvedit_OBJECTS = $(am__objects_1)
 gvedit_OBJECTS = $(am_gvedit_OBJECTS) $(nodist_gvedit_OBJECTS)
 am__DEPENDENCIES_1 =
-gvedit_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/lib/gvc/libgvc.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/cgraph/libcgraph.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/cdt/libcdt.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/util/libutil_C.la $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) \
+gvedit_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) \
 	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) \
 	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_1)
 AM_V_lt = $(am__v_lt_@AM_V@)
@@ -587,7 +584,8 @@
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/gvc \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/pathplan \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/cgraph \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/cdt
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/cdt \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/util
 
 gvedit_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
@@ -603,10 +601,9 @@
         -DQT_USE_FAST_OPERATOR_PLUS
 
 gvedit_LDADD = \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/gvc/libgvc.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/cgraph/libcgraph.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/cdt/libcdt.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/util/libutil_C.la \
+	-lgvc \
+	-lcgraph \
+	-lcdt \
 	$(QTGUI_LIBS) \
 	$(QTCORE_LIBS) \
 	$(EXPAT_LIBS) $(Z_LIBS)
@@ -897,6 +894,16 @@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CXXDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX@am__nodep@)$(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(gvedit_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o gvedit-qrc_mdi.obj `if test -f 'qrc_mdi.cpp'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'qrc_mdi.cpp'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/qrc_mdi.cpp'; fi`
 
+# libutil_C.a is a temporary internal library, therefore not available
+# for standalone build of gvedit.  Substitute by directly compiling
+# the single necessary source file.
+
+CC_COMPILE = $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
+	$(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+
+gv_find_me.o:
+	$(CC_COMPILE) -c -o $@ ../../lib/util/gv_find_me.c
+
 mostlyclean-libtool:
 	-rm -f *.lo