Tom Howard writes: > Sorry if I'm being dense, but (after reading the referenced messages) I don't > understand why using the -shared flag will only produce the a .so file. > Won't it still produce a .so.X, .so.X.X.X and .la files as well?
In libtool jargon, ".so file" is a synonym for a shared library. This includes all companion files, but their names and number depend on libtool's configuration and build options. E.g., HP-UX uses .sl instead of .so for the shared library file name extension, but libtool users on HP-UX also talk about .so files, so that libtool users on other systems don't get confused. -- Ralph
