Re: [Boost-cmake] Configuration for sonames for the boost dynamic libraries on Unix

Subject: Re: [Boost-cmake] Configuration for sonames for the boost dynamic libraries on Unix
From: Sean Chittenden (sean_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-29 14:30:17

> Boost has no separate interface and implementation versions, so it  
> may be
> best to just set the VERSION property on all libraries and no  
> SOVERSION
> (or vice-versa...each defaults to the other).  Then CMake will only  
> create
>
>  libboost<component>.so -> libboost<component>.so.1.41.0
>  libboost<component>.so.1.41.0
>
> and the SONAME field will be "libboost<component>.so.1.41.0".
>
> It looks like Boost's CMake framework has comments about SOVERSION in
>
>  tools/build/CMake/BoostCore.cmake

For those interested and who haven't dealt with this before, here's a  
great resource for dynamic linker issues (it even comes with ASCII  
art!):

http://www.snow.nl/dist/htmlc/ch14s05.html#id2838038

I'm still coming up to speed on boost's convention for micro versions,  
but couldn't the SONAME be set to "*.so.1.41" instead of "*.1.41.0" ?

-sc

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Sean Chittenden
sean_at_[hidden]