lib/libcurl.soname: provide the SONAME variable separatelybagder/soname

To allow other build systems to use it better.

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 0a263306a..02c2351f0 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = Makefile.m32 config-win32.h config-win32ce.h           \
  config-os400.h setup-os400.h config-symbian.h Makefile.Watcom      \
  config-tpf.h mk-ca-bundle.pl mk-ca-bundle.vbs $(CMAKE_DIST)        \
  firefox-db2pem.sh config-vxworks.h Makefile.vxworks checksrc.pl    \
- setup-win32.h
+ setup-win32.h libcurl.soname
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcurl.la
 
@@ -66,19 +66,8 @@ endif
 # Prevent LIBS from being used for all link targets
 LIBS = $(BLANK_AT_MAKETIME)
 
-VERSIONINFO=-version-info 10:0:6
-# This flag accepts an argument of the form current[:revision[:age]]. So,
-# passing -version-info 3:12:1 sets current to 3, revision to 12, and age to
-# 1.
-#
-# Here's the simplified rule guide on how to change -version-info:
-# (current version is C:R:A)
-#
-# 1. if there are only source changes, use C:R+1:A
-# 2. if interfaces were added use C+1:0:A+1
-# 3. if interfaces were removed, then use C+1:0:0
-#
-# For the full guide on libcurl ABI rules, see docs/libcurl/ABI
+include libcurl.soname
+VERSIONINFO=-version-info $(SONAME)
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DBUILDING_LIBCURL
 AM_LDFLAGS =
diff --git a/lib/libcurl.soname b/lib/libcurl.soname
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5e38b4b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libcurl.soname
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+### File to be included in the build ###
+
+SONAME = 10:0:6
+
+# This variable is set to current[:revision[:age]].
+#
+# Here's the simplified rule guide on how to change it:
+# (current version is C:R:A)
+#
+# 1. if there are only source changes, use C:R+1:A
+# 2. if interfaces were added use C+1:0:A+1
+# 3. if interfaces were removed, then use C+1:0:0
+#
+# For the full guide on libcurl ABI rules, see docs/libcurl/ABI