Re: soname

[Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>]

On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 01:33:27AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> 
> I don't think you understood.  I don't want any files that match the
> name of the soname, if that is stuck at "libpt_linux_x86_r.so.1".
> That's a stupid name, and I think there is no good reason to use it if
> it has to appear in the filesystem.

Well, if you don't expect other people to be using that soname, go ahead.
Otherwise you're stuck with it if you want binary-compatibility.

> But that means that the understanding of behind my previous question
> was incorrect.  I think what I'll do is hack the makefiles to generate
> the library with sane names throughout.

It's your call.
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