Bruno Haible writes:
> So here we have the classical dilemma between use of advanced GNU tools
> and glibc features, vs. portability.
>
> The portable way to do symbol versioning is through the include file.
> In libgettextpo I have this declaration:
>
> #define po_file_read po_file_read_v3
>
Simon Josefsson wrote:
> > Or is it about allowing multiple versions of the same symbol to exist
> > in the same shared library, something which is supported only by glibc
> > and Solaris [2]?
>
> Yes, that is one reason.
>
> > I'm asking because linker scripts only work with GNU ld (I guess).
>
