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diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/SOVERSION.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/SOVERSION.rst index d6f8a94..b377f22 100644 --- a/Help/prop_tgt/SOVERSION.rst +++ b/Help/prop_tgt/SOVERSION.rst @@ -21,9 +21,17 @@ Mach-O Versions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ For shared libraries and executables on Mach-O systems (e.g. macOS, iOS), -the ``SOVERSION`` property is a fallback to -:prop_tgt:`MACHO_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION` property which corresponds to -*compatiblity version* and :prop_tgt:`VERSION` is a fallback to -:prop_tgt:`MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION` which corresponds to *current version*. -See the :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK` target property for an example. Versions -of Mach-O binaries may be checked with the ``otool -L <binary>`` command. +the ``SOVERSION`` property corresponds to the *compatibility version* and +:prop_tgt:`VERSION` corresponds to the *current version* (unless Mach-O +specific overrides are provided, as discussed below). +See the :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK` target property for an example. + +For shared libraries, the :prop_tgt:`MACHO_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION` and +:prop_tgt:`MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION` properties can be used to +override the *compatibility version* and *current version* respectively. +Note that ``SOVERSION`` will still be used to form the ``install_name`` +and both ``SOVERSION`` and :prop_tgt:`VERSION` may also affect the file +and symlink names. + +Versions of Mach-O binaries may be checked with the ``otool -L <binary>`` +command. |