Re: PROPOSAL: libtool archive (`*.la) files in `-dev' packages

[Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au>]

In article <87d80ezl4q.fsf@odin.cc.pdx.edu> you write:
>>>>>> "Joel" == Joel Klecker <jk@espy.org> writes:
>
>    Joel> I suggest not using the term versioning to refer to sonames,
>    Joel> it is too easy to confuse it with symbol versioning.
>
> Where may we read about symbol versioning and things of that nature,
> please?

If you have libtool installed, try looking at

/usr/doc/libtool/libtool.html

or

info libtool

under the section "Library interface versions". This explains some
things (but I am not sure if it covers everything).