Disabling version suffix/extension in autoconf or makefile

Question

Currently large library i am compiling on Linux outputs shared library as:

libxxx1.1.so.0.0.0

Problem arises when i try to load it in java's System.loadLibrary(..);

What can i do to make compiled so be simple libxxxx.so?

Answer 1

I believe you want the libtool -avoid-version flag... assuming you are using libtool for this.