--- include/Make/Shlib.make.shlibver~	2006-02-10 16:31:42.000000000 +0100
+++ include/Make/Shlib.make	2007-02-07 08:55:42.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # common dependencies and rules for building shared libraries
 
+GRASS_MAJOR=6
+GRASS_MINOR=2
+
 ifdef MINGW
 SHLIB = $(ARCH_LIBDIR)/$(SHLIB_NAME)$(SHLIB_SUFFIX)
 else
-SHLIB = $(ARCH_LIBDIR)/$(SHLIB_PREFIX)$(SHLIB_NAME).$(GRASS_VERSION_NUMBER)$(SHLIB_SUFFIX)
+SHLIB = $(ARCH_LIBDIR)/$(SHLIB_PREFIX)$(SHLIB_NAME)$(SHLIB_SUFFIX).$(GRASS_VERSION_NUMBER)
 endif
 
 #for i18N support
@@ -15,7 +18,11 @@
 LDFLAGS += $(SHLIB_LDFLAGS)
 
 $(SHLIB): $(SHLIB_OBJS)
-	$(SHLIB_LD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(EXTRA_LIBS) && if [ -z "${MINGW}" ] ; then ln -f -s $(notdir $@) $(patsubst %.$(GRASS_VERSION_NUMBER)$(SHLIB_SUFFIX),%$(SHLIB_SUFFIX),$@); fi
+	$(SHLIB_LD) -o $@ -Wl,-soname,lib$(SHLIB_NAME)$(SHLIB_SUFFIX).$(GRASS_MAJOR).$(GRASS_MINOR) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(EXTRA_LIBS) && \
+	if [ -z "${MINGW}" ] ; then \
+		ln -f -s $(notdir $@) $(patsubst %$(SHLIB_SUFFIX).$(GRASS_VERSION_NUMBER),%$(SHLIB_SUFFIX),$@); \
+		ln -f -s $(notdir $@) $(patsubst %$(SHLIB_SUFFIX).$(GRASS_VERSION_NUMBER),%$(SHLIB_SUFFIX).$(GRASS_MAJOR).$(GRASS_MINOR),$@); \
+	fi
 
 shlib: $(SHLIB)