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VERSION
-------
Version number of a shared library target.
For shared libraries ``VERSION`` and :prop_tgt:`SOVERSION` can be used
to specify the build version and ABI version respectively. When building or
installing appropriate symlinks are created if the platform supports
symlinks and the linker supports so-names. If only one of both is
specified the missing is assumed to have the same version number. For
executables ``VERSION`` can be used to specify the build version. When
building or installing appropriate symlinks are created if the
platform supports symlinks.
.. include:: VERSION_SOVERSION_EXAMPLE.txt
Windows Versions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
For shared libraries and executables on Windows the ``VERSION``
attribute is parsed to extract a ``<major>.<minor>`` version number.
These numbers are used as the image version of the binary.
Mach-O Versions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
For shared libraries and executables on Mach-O systems (e.g. macOS, iOS),
the :prop_tgt:`SOVERSION` property corresponds to the *compatibility version*
and ``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 :prop_tgt:`SOVERSION` will still be used to form the
``install_name`` and both :prop_tgt:`SOVERSION` and ``VERSION`` may also
affect the file and symlink names.
Versions of Mach-O binaries may be checked with the ``otool -L <binary>``
command.