rpm handling of new library symbols

[Kevin Kofler]

Julian Sikorski wrote:
> Is that the same as bumping soname whenever new symbols are introduced?

No, it's not. It's better. Symbol versioning is per symbol, not per shared 
object, so only the new symbols get new versions and it's all backwards-
compatible. Unfortunately, not all targets support symbol versioning, so 
upstreams are often reluctant to using it. :-(

        Kevin Kofler