diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 7f8e5ce..604baeb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ FFLAGS = -fd-lines-as-comments -fbackslash -std=legacy
 # for linux we need -static, OSX does not
 UNAME := $(shell uname)
 # linux needs -static but OSX needs -static-libgfortran
-ifeq ($(UNAME), Linux)
-   FFLAGS +=  -static
-endif
+#ifeq ($(UNAME), Linux)
+#   FFLAGS +=  -static
+#endif
 ifeq ($(UNAME), Darwin)
    FFLAGS +=  -static-libgfortran
 endif
diff --git a/tarball.sh b/tarball.sh
index c1a087b..d6649ab 100755
--- a/tarball.sh
+++ b/tarball.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # command used to packup distribution tar ball
 UNAME=`uname`-`uname -m` # for instance Linux-x86_64
 FNAME=hole2/hole2
-FNAME+=-$HoleBuild # for instance NotForProfit
-FNAME+=-$HoleVersion # for instance 2.004
 FNAME+=-$UNAME  # for instance Linux-x86_64
 FNAME+=.tar.gz 
 echo "tarball name $FNAME"