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@@ -3993,6 +3993,12 @@ LDCONFIG_DIRS= %%PREFIX%%/lib/foo %%PREFIX%%/lib/bar</programlisting>
library should have their <makevar>PORTREVISION</makevar> incremented,
to force recompilation with the new library version.</para>
+ <para>If the port installs shared libraries with long version numbers,
+ e.g. <filename>libfoo.so.0.2.9</filename>, the ports infrastructure
+ will try to rename the files. Define
+ <makevar>NO_FILTER_SHLIBS</makevar> to disable this
+ functionality.</para>
+
</sect1>
<sect1 id="porting-restrictions">