> e.g. The definition of the age field in -version-info > current:revision:age > > age > The difference between the newest and oldest interfaces that this > library implements. In other words, the library implements all the > interface numbers in the range from number current - age to current.
Age indicates how many revisions of the library have been upwards compatible. If you are at revision 7 and still have all the interfaces from revision 6 unchanged, and 6 had the same for 5, and ... 4 for 3, then age is 7 - 3 = 4. YA