Re: [Boost-build] Boost library naming scheme

From: Roland Schwarz (roland.schwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-15 06:53:08

Steve M. Robbins schrieb:
> My only comment is: the established convention on linux (and I believe
> some other unix systems) is to use "libfoo.so.x.y.z" rather than
> "libfoo.x.y.z.so".  I don't know why one form was chosen over the
> other.  
>
>   

Could it be that using
libfoo.x.y.z.so

would allow the linker to find the libe by -lfoo.x.y.z

While the linker will not be able to find

libfoo.so.x.y.z

by any means?