Hiding all non-API symbols from the linker by use of --version-script

libisoburn/trunk/configure.ac

@@ -251,6 +251,25 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(XORRISO_DVD_OBS_64K)
 
+dnl ts B00705
+# Library versioning normally serves a complex purpose.
+# Since libisoburn obeys strict ABI backward compatibility, it needs only the
+# simple feature to declare function names "global:" or "local:". Only the
+# global ones are visible to applications at library load time.
+dnl
+dnl >>> TODO:
+dnl >>> make an actual try whether -Wl,--version-script=libburn/libburn.ver
+dnl >>> is accepted by the compiler
+dnl
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(versioned-libs,
+[  --enable-versioned-libs Enable strict symbol encapsulation , default=yes],
+               , enable_versioned_libs=yes)
+if test x$enable_versioned_libs = xyes; then
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--version-script=libisoburn/libisoburn.ver"
+    echo "enabled  strict symbol encapsulation"
+else
+    echo "disabled strict symbol encapsulation"
+fi
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(libburn/libburn.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(libisofs/libisofs.h)