Re: printing library version

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Lorenzo,

* Lorenzo Bettini wrote on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:58:04PM CEST:
> if I want to print the library version from a program I cannot simply
>
> current:revision:age
>
> because that does not correspond to the actual lib file name, e.g.,  
> 2:0:1 corresponds to mylib.so.1.1.0...
>
> is it correct to print 2:0:1 or 1.1.0?

What do your users need the data for?

If this is for purely informational purposes, then it probably doesn't
even matter what you print.  If you need it for a technical reason,
well, I would like to understand that use case then.

Cheers,
Ralf