Gfortran is slowly growing up. As part of that process, as of gcc 4.2 we should IMHO be more serious about ABI compatibility.
I have a patch forthcoming that bumps the so version and introduces symbol
versioning.
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Summary: libgfortran should use versioned symbols
Product: gcc
Version: 4.2.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: libfortran
AssignedTo: jb at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: jb at gcc dot gnu dot org
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27740
