diff -Naupr SDL_Pango-0.1.2.orig/src/SDL_Pango.c SDL_Pango-0.1.2/src/SDL_Pango.c
--- SDL_Pango-0.1.2.orig/src/SDL_Pango.c	2004-12-10 10:06:33.000000000 +0100
+++ SDL_Pango-0.1.2/src/SDL_Pango.c	2008-12-22 19:12:19.501265024 +0100
@@ -286,6 +286,59 @@ typedef struct _contextImpl {
 } contextImpl;
 
 
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_WHITE_BACK
+= {{{255, 0, 0, 0},
+    {255, 0, 0, 0},
+    {255, 0, 0, 0},
+    {255, 255, 0, 0}}};
+
+/*!
+    Specifies white back and black letter.
+*/
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_WHITE_BACK = &_MATRIX_WHITE_BACK;
+
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_BLACK_BACK
+= {{{0, 255, 0, 0},
+    {0, 255, 0, 0},
+    {0, 255, 0, 0},
+    {255, 255, 0, 0}}};
+/*!
+    Specifies black back and white letter.
+*/
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_BLACK_BACK = &_MATRIX_BLACK_BACK;
+
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER
+= {{{0, 0, 0, 0},
+    {0, 0, 0, 0},
+    {0, 0, 0, 0},
+    {0, 255, 0, 0}}};
+/*!
+    Specifies transparent back and black letter.
+*/
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER;
+
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER
+= {{{255, 255, 0, 0},
+    {255, 255, 0, 0},
+    {255, 255, 0, 0},
+    {0, 255, 0, 0}}};
+/*!
+    Specifies transparent back and white letter.
+*/
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER;
+
+const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER
+= {{{255, 255, 0, 0},
+    {255, 255, 0, 0},
+    {255, 255, 0, 0},
+    {0, 0, 0, 0}}};
+/*!
+    Specifies transparent back and transparent letter.
+    This is useful for KARAOKE like rendering.
+*/
+const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER;
+
+
 /*!
     Initialize the Glib and Pango API.
     This must be called before using other functions in this library,
diff -Naupr SDL_Pango-0.1.2.orig/src/SDL_Pango.h SDL_Pango-0.1.2/src/SDL_Pango.h
--- SDL_Pango-0.1.2.orig/src/SDL_Pango.h	2004-12-10 10:06:33.000000000 +0100
+++ SDL_Pango-0.1.2/src/SDL_Pango.h	2008-12-22 19:09:17.181371664 +0100
@@ -46,57 +46,27 @@ typedef struct _SDLPango_Matrix {
     Uint8 m[4][4];  /*! Matrix variables */
 } SDLPango_Matrix;
 
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_WHITE_BACK
-    = {255, 0, 0, 0,
-       255, 0, 0, 0,
-       255, 0, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,};
-
 /*!
     Specifies white back and black letter.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_WHITE_BACK = &_MATRIX_WHITE_BACK;
-
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_BLACK_BACK
-    = {0, 255, 0, 0,
-       0, 255, 0, 0,
-       0, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,};
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_WHITE_BACK;
 /*!
     Specifies black back and white letter.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_BLACK_BACK = &_MATRIX_BLACK_BACK;
-
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER
-    = {0, 0, 0, 0,
-       0, 0, 0, 0,
-       0, 0, 0, 0,
-       0, 255, 0, 0,};
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_BLACK_BACK;
 /*!
     Specifies transparent back and black letter.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER;
-
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER
-    = {255, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,
-       0, 255, 0, 0,};
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_BLACK_LETTER;
 /*!
     Specifies transparent back and white letter.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER;
-
-const SDLPango_Matrix _MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER
-    = {255, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,
-       255, 255, 0, 0,
-       0, 0, 0, 0,};
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_WHITE_LETTER;
 /*!
     Specifies transparent back and transparent letter.
     This is useful for KARAOKE like rendering.
 */
-const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER = &_MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER;
+extern const SDLPango_Matrix *MATRIX_TRANSPARENT_BACK_TRANSPARENT_LETTER;
 
 /*!
     Specifies direction of text. See Pango reference for detail