What are good practices regarding shared libraries on Linux?

Question

I recently read a lot about shared libraries on Linux, and here is what I learnt:

• A shared library should embed a soname including its major versi

Answer 1

Suggested reading:

Ulrich Drepper's How to write shared libraries: http://www.akkadia.org/drepper/dsohowto.pdf

Ulrich Drepper's Good Practices in library design, implementation, and maintenance: http://www.akkadia.org/drepper/goodpractice.pdf

dsohowto is much more detailed. goodpractice is a quick read.