--- Makefile.top.orig	Mon Nov 20 05:58:05 2000
+++ Makefile.top	Thu Feb  8 01:21:42 2001
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 # Misc Compiling Stuff
 CC	        = @CC@
 # version number is prefixed by a 0 for a better shared library version number
-LIB_LD_CMD      = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -rpath $(libdir) -release 0.$(VERSION) -o
+LIB_LD_CMD      = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -rpath $(libdir) -release $(VERSION).0 -version-info 4 -o
 LIB_EXTENSION   = la
 LIB_VERSION     =
 LIB_LDCONFIG_CMD = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=finish $(libdir)