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SOVERSION
---------
-What version number is this target.
+ABI version number of a shared library target.
For shared libraries :prop_tgt:`VERSION` and ``SOVERSION`` can be used to
-specify the build version and API version respectively. When building or
+specify the build version and ABI version respectively. When building or
installing appropriate symlinks are created if the platform supports
symlinks and the linker supports so-names. If only one of both is
specified the missing is assumed to have the same version number.
``SOVERSION`` is ignored if :prop_tgt:`NO_SONAME` property is set.
+.. include:: VERSION_SOVERSION_EXAMPLE.txt
+
Windows Versions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^